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EC WITH PROBs Ex.

In this exercise asked the students to make words by using all the letters of the word "P R O B L E M" only once.

Then defined P R O B L E M as an opportunity for:

P: Patience (to think)

R: Reading (the situation carefully)

O: Orientation (of your thoughts, considering negative and positive factors)

B: Being cool, calm and in control.

L: Looking for alternatives at every stage.

E: Ever in control of your ego.

M: Making it a learning adventure for future.

Afterwards asked them to talk about a person-related(interpersonal) problem and how they responded/addressed that issue and tried to save/strengthen the relationship.

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DREAMS vs DOING...DREAMING vs LOVING.

While talking about their dreams most of the participants spoke about becoming college lecturers, govt. employees, working abroad etc. A simple logic to be followed here while following your dreams is to keep your focus on your efforts/steps/actions that you are taking now or going to take, thinking of that dream/direction/vision. Achieving the dream is not that important. More important is focusing on your present moments and being in love with what you are doing now for the realization of that aim/mission/goal. 

For eg., if a person wants to become a singer in life, if that's what is her goal, then her dream  instead of becoming a singer can be to keep improving her abilities and skills as a singer, to be a more versatile singer, to look for opportunities to participate/compete and assess her qualities vis-a-vis other participants etc. Having a goal is important but focusing on the efforts in that direction is more important. More than thinking about your dream/day dreaming one should be enthusiastic/energetic/passionate about the actions required for realizing the vision.

One can even dare to say that "I don't want to be a singer...who cares whether I become a singer or not...But nothing can stop me from being in love with singing. For me it's all about experiencing the pure joy, the moment of self realization, the happiness of reaching out and uniting with the universe and touching the heights of excellence within me by finding the real me. The journey is all inside, not outside. 

Here you are defining your dream, you are in control, you have the power and responsibility, you are in driver's seat. And above all you live every moment, with happiness.

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LAUGHING AT SELF Ex.

In this exercise asked the students to narrate a personal experience which they think is funny or laughable. The experience should be their own experience and they have to make fun of themselves by sharing that experience. This can be a learning process of the audience also. So the speaker should tell about the early days of their entering a college/joining a company/learning a skill/visiting a place etc for the first time  and committing a lot of mistakes.

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LISTENING (with awareness and love) EXERCISE

In this exercise asked the students to first find a listening partner. Then they should stand facing each other. The listener should make their mind-thoughts clear/free of these four things:

1. Biases & Prejudices

2. Assumptions & Limitations

3. Beliefs based on past experiences 

4. Fears and Desires

(Having an awareness of the above four types of thoughts will also help in listening with love)

The time given to the speaker to express their thoughts on a topic : 3 minutes

Topic given for sharing their thoughts: A dream/goal/ambition in my life and the barriers/hurdles I have to overcome to realise that dream/goal/ambition.

The time for the listener to prepare a written summary of the speech: 5 minutes

The time for the speaker to read the speech summary: 2 minutes

The total time for a pair of students: 10 minutes

Message of this exercise: We see things as we are, not as they are.

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EC GRAPHOLOGY

Graphology is the study/analysis of handwriting to assess/understand a person's true nature.

While studying a person's handwriting, the following qualities can  be considered:

Slant: A moderate left slant means the person is shy, inhibited, introvert, choosy, reflective, withdrawn and independent. Depressed, fearful and anxious. Non-communicative. Non-sympathetic, non-compassionate, unaffectionate, insensitive and unfriendly.

Size of letters: Large letters mean that the person is bold and aggressive. Ambitious for name, fame and recognition. Enthusiastic, boastful and extrovert. Sometimes lacks concentration and discipline. Confident, optimistic and strongly motivated, a good leader too.

Letter spacing: Wide spaced means the person is sympathetic, a spendthrift, considerate and extrovert, reasonable, self-confident, non-adventurous, amiable, well balanced.

Pressure: Light Pressure means sensitive, tender, forgiving, adaptable, tolerant, and spiritual.

Physically weak and fragile. Passively indifferent, weak willed, non-committed and lacks vitality.

Connecting strokes: A moderate arcade shows one to be creative, artistic, meditative, gentle, protective, poised, shy, formal, proud and authoritative.

Position of dot of small letter - i : Left of stem indicates that the person is a fast thinker, impulsive and impatient.

Letter-g resembling number 8: Shows that the person is intelligent, altruistic, adaptable and understanding.

Parochial-r: It shows that the person is artistic, musical and suppressed thinking.

Loops: Exaggerated loops suggest that the person is an extrovert, sympathetic, social, intuitive, impulsive and compassionate.

Connected and disconnected: A disconnected handwriting shows the person to be perceptive, intuitive, imaginative, observant, inventive and sensitive. It also show some negative qualities in the person like being aloof, lonely, insecure, moody, selfish, suspicious, shy, restless, inconsistent, illogical and impractical.

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BREAK THE RULES Ex.

In this role play based exercise asked the participants to enact a situation from real life where they obey the social/conventional/traditional rules. In the second round they have to break some rules and enact the same situation. And then there can be a discussion about the possibilities and consequences of changing the long standing rules.

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