Soft Skills and Personality Development

  FOREWORD   A nice article that I compiled about John D Rockfeller in two languages.  This article highlights the fact that though his doctors told he will die when he was 54 years, due to his change of attitude, and enormous charity that he did, he lived till 98 years.   - Ezhilarasan Venkatachalam TAMIL TRANSLATION / தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு Part 1 Summary By age 25, he had one of the largest oil refineries in the United States. He was 31 when he became the world’s largest oil refiner. At 38, he controlled 90% of the oil refined in the United States.  At fifty, John was America’s richest man.  Part 2  1. John D. Rockefeller’s health issues had a profound impact on his perspective on life.  2. When he fell seriously ill in his early 50s, he faced severe physical pain and the emotional toll of losing all his hair due to alopecia. 3. His health deteriorated to the point where he could only eat simple foods like soup and crackers. 4. When he w...

[=] Here are about 60 ways to make others happy, presented in bullet points with a target summary length of approximately 555 words: ~1 Offer genuine compliments: A sincere compliment can brighten someone's day significantly. ~2 Listen attentively:  Sometimes, the greatest gift is simply being heard without interruption or judgment. ~3 Express gratitude:  Regularly thank people for their efforts, big or small. ~4 Be kind and compassionate:  Show empathy and understanding towards others' struggles. ~5 Help with a task: Offer assistance with chores, errands, or work-related duties. 6 Share a smile: A simple smile is contagious and can uplift spirits. 7 Give a thoughtful gift: It doesn't have to be expensive; the thought behind it matters most. https://www.happierhuman.com/make-someone-happy/ 8 Write a thank-you note: A handwritten note adds a personal touch. 9 Be patient: Allow others the time they need to process or complete something. 10 Offer encouragement:  Support...

 Nice videos collection [links] . . . . . . . . . . [151 to 200 in REVERSE ORDER] 200 = -வகுப்பறையில் என் பேச்சை  கண்டித்த ஆசிரியர் திடுக்கிடும்படி, அதே  பள்ளியிற்கு நான் முதன்மை விருந்தினராகச் சென்றுவந்தேன். நான் ஒருபோதும் வாழ்க்கையில் உயரமாட்டேன்  என்று அவர் சொல்லியிருந்தார்.  https://youtube.com/shorts/a_effXfeXzE?feature=share  -=-= (Part 4) == Links 101 to 150 (part 3) ==  LINKS 51 to 100 (part 2) ==  LINKS 25 to 50  (part 1) ==  LINKS 1 to 25   200 - I went to the school as Chief Guest and startled the teacher, who had scolded me for my talkative behaviour in the classroom. She had told I will never come up in my life.  https://youtube.com/shorts/a_effXfeXzE?feature=share   -=-= 199 - உண்மையை அறியாமல் மற்றவர்களைக் குறை கூற வேண்டாம் என்று திருமதி.பர்வீன் சுல்தானா நமக்கு அறிவுறுத்துகிறார்.  https://youtube.com/shorts/hHIIOVMjF8g -=-= 199 - Parveen Sultana instructs us not to accuse others without knowing the ...

TTR ID CARD - Real life incident in a train travel.   1] Around 1998, I was travelling as a support person to attend an arbitration case at Chennai.  [TAMIL TRANSLATION, AT THE bottom] 2] This was relating to a civil construction company in Salem. 3] We were forced to travel in a train ticket WITH DIFFERENT NAMES. 4] Somehow the TTR located us and woke us up in the middle of the night. 5]Then he asked my name. 6] Pretending to be innocent, I took my ticket from my bag and read out my name. 7] Undaunted, I asked the ID-CARD of the TTR ! 8] Then the TTR levied SPOT FINE on us. 9] He would have been a very nice human being. 10] He told my senior colleague -- "BETTER ASK THAT GUY (ME) TO BE QUIET. 11] I COULD HAVE DERAILED YOU BOTH IN THE NEXT STATION. 12] TAKING HIS PHYSICAL NATURE INTO CONSIDERATION, I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT!" 13] There are really many good human beings in the world! Ezhilarasan Venkatachalam Salem [=நிஜ வாழ்க்கை சம்பவம். ASKING TTR I...

 MANAGEMENT TIPS that I learnt from KSM SIR . Tamil translation / தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு  . (version 2) I learned many life skills and management tips from my mentor, KSM. I owe him a lot.  I worked at M/s.Premier mills, HOSUR for 8 years. But my last 365 days or so, under KSM Sir was unforgettable.  He meticulously molded me from a clay to a beautiful statue (to use an analogy). MY GATE PASS ERROR Once our dot matrix printer was under repair. We had some urgent printing to be done. Since the HCL Engineer didn't complete it in time, I had to take the printer urgently in our company car to HOSUR (HCL Engineer's room) from our factory 12 kms away. In the urgency, I forgot to fill out a mandatory form called, GATE PASS. It declares many things about the machinery taken out -- like manufacturing serial no.   model, taken out reason replacement or repair, person taking it out,  department (computer department) etc, etc. It may be returned in a day or even afte...

sandwich - COUNSELLING A 35 YEAR OLD ENGINEER. -- . COUNSELLING  A 35 YEAR OLD ENGINEER and my ex English student or SISYA (2010) and restoring his shipwrecked life.  35 வயது பொறியாளர் மற்றும் எனது முன்னால் ஆங்கில மாணவர் (அ)  சிஷ்யனின்ண திசைமாறிய வாழ்க்கையை பேசிப் பேசியே மீட்ட நிகழ்வு (2010) SAME MATTER TAMIL =TOP -- ENGLISH =BOTTOM VERSION   Around Dec 2009, for almost 20 days I was pumping positive thinking into one of my sishyas whom I liked  very much.  டிசம்பர் 2009 வாக்கில், கிட்டத்தட்ட 20 நாட்களுக்கு, நான் என் சிஷ்யனின் மூளைக்குள் மிகுந்த முயற்சியுடன் நேர்மறை சிந்தனைகளை (positive thinking) விதைத்துக் கொண்டு இருந்தேன்.  He has lot of reverence towards me as a Guru. He had learnt English from me for about four months, a year ago.  அவர் என்னை ஒரு  நல்ல குருவாக  கருதி, என்னிடம்  பயபக்தியுடன் ஒரு வருடம் முன்பு சுமார் நான்கு மாதங்கள் ஆங்கிலம் கற்றுக்கொண்டார்.  He was around 35 years old and a bachelor.  அவருக்கு சுமார் 35...

 My working experiences  Part [1] -   Teaching in a Village School (Near Uthamasolapuram) A few years ago, I happen to work as a Senior Teacher in a village school in Salem. It was an unique experience for me in life. The school management had in fact cheated me. But I digested that injustice and took classes to the young buds with great involvement and self motivation.  The school Principal, Mr.Muthukmar was a terrific gentleman. He gave me a free hand to explore and experiment in many areas in education. I was “almost” working as an Assistant Headmaster. In fact, today I can challenge that the students to whom I took classes can hardly meet another motivating teacher as me in their lifetime. I had worked with so much dedication and devotion.  The school was exactly 8 kms. from my house. Daily I went in a moped. I will have to travel 4 kms in town traffic and another 4 kms in National Highway traffic. Hence, I will have to follow two different styles in my driv...