INTRODUCTION FOR JAGPRASIDDHA VHA- “JAGPRASIDDHA VHA” IS A UNIQUE BOOK ON PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT. IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION, WE ARE FACING FIERCE COMPETITION IN EVERY SECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT AND PROFESSION. BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND TOP LEVEL MANAGEMENT OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS FOCUS ON THE QUALITY OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES. QUALITY HAS TWO ASPECTS; TECHNICAL OR JOB RELATED SKILLS AND THE BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS. OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM GIVES THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE TECHNICAL SKILLS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY ATTITUDINAL AND BEHAVIOURAL TRAINING IS MISSING FROM THE SCHOOL AND THE COLLEGE CURRICULUMS. INCULCATION OF THESE SKILLS IS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR SUCCESS IN ANY PROFESSION. “JAGPRASIDDHA VHA” ATTEMPTS TO REVEAL THE FIVE ASPECTS OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT. IN THE PHYSICAL PERSONALITY ONE HAS TO CONCENTRATE ON “HOW DO I LOOK?”, “HOW DO I PRESENT MYSELF?” AND “HOW DO I MAINTAIN MY HEALTH?” AUTHOR EMPHASIZES THE FACT THAT INTELLECTUAL PERSONALITY DOES NOT DEPEND UPON THE INTELLIGENCE INHERITED BY YOU BUT HOW DO YOU SHARPEN YOUR INTELLECTUAL CAPACITIES. VARIOUS METHODS AND TECHNIQUES HAVE BEEN SUGGESTED FOR THE GROWTH OF THE INTELLECTUAL PERSONALITY. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT ARE THE KEY WORDS IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE, TEAM BUILDING AND LEADERSHIP QUALITIES BUT RARELY PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO IMBIBE AND NURTURE THIS ATTITUDE AND QUALITIES IN ONESELF. THIS BOOK HAS GIVEN SIMPLE BUT IN-DEPTH EXPLANATION ON BUILDING UP YOUR EMOTIONAL PERSONALITY. IN THE DAYS OF “SOCIAL NETWORKING” YOUR TRUE SUCCESS LIES ON THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF YOUR PERSONALITY. SOCIETY OR THE PEOPLE AROUND US INFLUENCE OUR PERSONALITY WITH POSITIVE AS WELL AS THE NEGATIVE STROKES AND COMMENTS. HOW TO RECOGNIZE THESE STIMULI? HOW TO REACT AND HOW TO DRAW BENEFIT OF THESE STROKES IS THE FOCUS OF THE SOCIAL PERSONALITY. NOTHING CAN BE ACHIEVED UNLESS YOU HAVE A STRONG SPIRITUAL BASE. THE CHAPTER ON “SPIRITUAL PERSONALITY” DISCUSSES THE CORE VALUES AND BELIEF WHICH GIVES STRENGTH TO YOUR PERSONALITY. ULTIMATELY, PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT IS A PROCESS. IN ANY AGE GROUP YOU CAN START IT. WITH APPROPRIATE EXAMPLES, STORIES, QUESTIONNAIRE, CHARTS AND ANECDOTES, THE PROCESS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE. READER FEELS AS IF THE AUTHOR IS PERSONALLY TALKING TO YOU AND THE BOOK IS WRITTEN JUST FOR YOU.
आपण यशस्वी व्हावे, पैसा-प्रसिद्धी मिळवावी, जगप्रसिद्ध व्हावे ही सर्वांचीच इच्छा असते. पण यासाठी आपल्या व्यक्तिमत्त्वाची जडणघडण कशी करायची, व्यक्तिमत्त्वाचे विविध पैलू, आपली गुण-वैशिष्ट्ये, कौशल्ये, क्षमता यांचा विकास करण्यासाठी नक्की काय करायचे हे समजत नाही. याचे मार्गदर्शन एकत्रित कोठेच मिळत नाही. व्यक्तिमत्त्व विकास आणि वर्तनकौशल्य विकास हा एक संस्कार आहे. व्यक्तिमत्त्वाचे शारीरिक, बौद्धिक, भावनिक, सामाजिक आणि अध्याात्मक असे महत्त्वाचे घटक आहेत. या घटकांच्या विकासाबरोबरच संभाषण कौशल्य, नियोजन क्षमता, संघटन बांधणीचे कौशल्य, नेतृत्त्वगुण या क्षमतांचाही विकास शास्त्रशुद्ध पद्धतीने कसा करायचा हा या पुस्तकाचा प्रमुख विषय आहे. अनेक समर्पक उदाहरणे देऊन सोप्या पण मनोवेधक पद्धतीने या विषयाची मांडणी केलेली आहे. शाळा-कॉलेजातील विद्यार्थी, वंपन्यांमधील अधिकारी आणि कर्मचारी यांचेपासून सर्व वयोगटातील यशस्वी होऊ इाच्छणा-या व्यक्तींना ‘जगप्रसिद्ध व्हा’ हे पुस्तक मार्गदर्शक ठरेल.