1. Be your best Presented by Arathy V Kurup Vineeth K N

2. Know yourself Find out how you think? What it is: Our brains are divided in to quadrants which each have different functions and abilities:- Right frontal : best at creative tasks and ideas. Right basal : deals with feelings and intuition. Left frontal : best at logic and reasoning. Left basal : best at organizing the world, sorting, arranging and filing, keeping order and maintaining routine

3. Each of us possesses all four to some extent and 95% of us use some parts more than others. Men tend to use more of their left brain. Women use more of their right. How to use it :

4. Determine what you value Values are the things underpin and influence our behavior and the way we react. Source is deep-seated and complex. It is very hard to change values The tool used to rate your values is simple questionnaire. How to use it Assess each of the personal values on both scale A and scale B. Add the two to come up with an overall score.

5. Which of your 5 values are being relatively well satisfied at present? Which of your most important values are not being met? What effect does this have on you and those around you? Identify any ways that you can think of to change your current position to satisfy more of your values? Hint : The more your life is in tune with your values, the less stress you will suffer.

6. Be clear what drives you People who own and manage their own careers are energized by motives which drive them. Career drivers are inner forces which determine what you want and need from your working life. Career drivers are derived from your personality, abilities, values and self image. Awareness of your own career drivers will help you to do things which really suits you. Drivers are not fixed

8. To what extent does your current role satisfy your career drivers?Hint : Career drivers are the unseen hand which guides personal decision making

9. Audit your skills A skill is something you can do. This tool gives you the opportunity to focus on what you are good at. Knowing your skills will increase your self confidence and assertiveness and help you make the most of new opportunities. How to use it The first step is to stimulate your thoughts by making a list of experiences. Search out any additional information you have on your skills

10. Use all this data to list: your skills as a manager, team member, technical expert, project role. Where possible, indicate to what standard you can perform these skills? Now, review your answers to identify your skills and interests. Describe your personality Personality describes the behavior and mental characteristics that make each of us unique. The tool used is not a fully blown personality assessment tool

11. How to use it Review the scales and plot where you feel you are on each scale. Identify other words/phrases which describe your personality. Ask someone else who knows you well to rate you against the scales. This will test the accuracy of your self perception. Reflect on the consequences of your personality. Hint : Others often have a more accurate perception of your personality than you do seek feedback from people you trust.

12. 2) Plan your life Take a process view Career or life planning can be viewed as a process just like any other activity. This tool outlines the main steps in the process and the questions to be answered. How to use it Review the process map Where you are on the map Are you happy with the position/do you want to move forward? Identify which specific tools can help you

13. Paint your future This tool will give you an idea of what you want to be in future Your vision of the future needs to be: based on realistic assumptions, in sufficient detail to be clear to you, exciting and optimistic, realistic, grounded in your values and beliefs. How to use it