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CORNERSTONE

• IMAGE
• MANAGEMENT
• PRESENTS

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SOCIAL ALIENATIONOF THESEAFARER BY

CAPT. AUGUSTIN PARACKAL
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SEAFARING AS A CAREER

• INTERESTING REWARDING
• A LIFE OF ADVENTURE FREEDOM
• TAKES ITS TOLL ON FAMILY SOCIAL LIFE

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HOME IS THE BASE

• INDEPENDENT OF RANK
• EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR CAPTAIN CREW
• SENSE OF BELONGING SECURITY

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A LIFE OF ISOLATION

• SEAFARERS LIVE LIVES OF CONTINUAL
• ISOLATION
• THEY ARE CONSTANT STRANGERS
• - STRANGERS ON MULTI- CULTURAL
• AND MULTI- ETHNIC
  VESSELS
• -STRANGERS IN THE PORTS WHICH
• THEY CALL
• -STRANGERS AT HOME

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RESULT?

• SOCIAL
• ALIENIATION

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WHAT IS IT?

• SOCIAL ALIENATION
• IS A FEELING
• OF NOT BELONGING TO
• OR BEING PART OF ONES SURROUNDINGS
• REJECTION

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SYMPTOMS

• LONELINESS, HOMESICKNESS BURNOUT SYNDROME 3
  MAIN PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
• LACK OF CONCENTRATION
• INSOMNIA
• TENSION NERVOUS EXHAUSTION
• NO JOB SATISFACTION
• EMOTIONAL IMBALANCE WHICH INCREASES WITH LENGTH
  OF STAY

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WHAT CAUSES ALIENATION?

• 1 ON BOARD
• 2 ON HOME FRONT

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CAUSES ON BOARD

• SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SEPARATION FROM HOME LOVED
  ONES
• INCREASED AUTOMATION REDUCED CREW SIZE
• CONTAINERIZATION, QUICK TURNAROUND
• RESTRICTED MOVEMENT IN PORT
• NO TIME FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
• STORMY SEAS AND ADVERSE CONDITIONS AFFECT THE
  HUMAN SPIRIT
• FAMILY NOT ALLOWED ON BOARD

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CAUSES ON BOARD

• LACK OF COMMUNICATION FOR LONG PERIODS
• RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOME WORK
• IRRECONCILABLE EMOTIONAL DISTANCES BETWEEN
  SPOUSES DUE TO SEPARATION
• ISOLATED FROM VALUES REPRESENTED BY HOME WARMTH,
  SAFETY COMPASSION
• LOSS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL FAMILY

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CAUSES HOME FRONT

• MARITAL FAMILY PROBLEMS
• NO CONTACT DURING EMERGENCIES
• LACK OF COMPANY SUPPORT
• DEMANDS ON LEAVE TIME
• LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ESTABLISH SOCIAL CONTACT
  WHEN ON LEAVE
• NOTHING TO DO WHEN HE COMES HOME
• WORKING WIFE CHILDREN AT SCHOOL

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CAUSES HOME FRONT

• WIFE HANDLING HOME FRONT AND
• CHILDREN DEPEND ON HER DECISIONS
• FAMILY ROUTINE IS DISTURBING
• ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE ANYTHING CAUSES
• STIFF RESISTANCE
• CONVERSATION NOT OF COMMON INTEREST
• FAMILY UNABLE TO GIVE 100 ATTENTION
• FEELS OUT OF SIGHT IS OUT OF MIND
• AN INTRUDER MONEY MACHINE

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OTHER HIDDEN CAUSES

• DEPENDS ON FAMILY, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS,
• CULTURAL VALUES
• INFERIORITY COMPLEX INABILITY TO
• ADJUST TO NEIGHBORS, KITH AND KIN
• NEGATIVE CHARACTER TRAITS,
• UNPLEASANT NATURE

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3 LEVELS OF THE MIND

• CONSCIOUS MIND
• SUBCONSCIOUS MIND
• AND
• UNCONSCIOUS MIND

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WOMB TO TOMB SYNDROME

• EVERY WOUND SCAR FROM THE PAST
• HAS THE POWER
• TO DOMINATE YOUR THOUGHTS
• SUPPRESS PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL FREEDOM

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A BALANCED LIFE

• CAN A SEAFARER
• HAVE A BALANCED LIFE
• ON SEA LAND?

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SOLUTIONS ON BOARD

• MANAGERIAL SKILLS OF THE MASTER
• WALK THE TALK
• ORGANIZATION CULTURE
• SWOT ANALYSIS OF CREW
• PSP FAMILY AWAY FROM FAMILY
• CATER TO EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL
• PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS OF SHIP-FAMILY
• UNDERSTAND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR- HR MGR

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SOLUTIONSON BOARD

• TEAM
• INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS
• EMPOWER OR OVERPOWER?
• DELEGATE
• APPRECIATE, NOT DEPRECIATE
• PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT
• PLAN YOUR CAREER PATH AND LOOK AT YOUR STAY ON
  BOARD AS A STEPPING STONE TO SUCESS

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EMPLOYERS ROLE

• COMPANY SUPPORT TO SEAFARERS FAMILY
• OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILY TO SAIL
• IMPROVED ACCESS TO CHEAPER COMMUNICATION
• INCREASED CONTACT BETWEEN SEAFARERS PARTNERS AND
  THEIR EMPLOYERS
• OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEAFARERS FAMILIES TO MAKE
  CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER WHILE CREW ARE AT SEA.

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EMPLOYERS ROLE

• SHORTER TRIPS (4 MONTHS MAX.)
• PAID LEAVE OF A COMPARABLE LENGTH TO SEA TIME
• CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT, RATHER THAN EMPLOYMENT BY
  VOYAGE
• TRAINING TIME TO BE ADDED TO LEAVE PERIOD
• TRAINING PROGRAM FOR WIVES

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SEAFARERS ROLE

• THE SEAFARERS CONTRIBUTION
• IS
• EQUALLY IMPORTANT

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WHEN AT SEA

• THE SEAFARER MUST
• COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILY REGULARLY
• CALL ON IMPORTANT DATES OF THE FAMILY- EXAMS,
  BIRTHDAYS
• KEEP CALLING AND BECOME EVERPRESENT
• UNFAITHFULNESS IS LIKE A SNAKE IN THE
• POCKET-DONT PLAY WITH FIRE
  
• DONT FLING AWAY YOUR PEACE

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WHEN ON LAND

• AT HOME
• DONT POLICE YOUR WIFE- GIVE HER SPACE
• DONT FIGHT IN FRONT OF THE KIDS DADS
  COME, FIGHTS COME.
• APPRECIATE YOUR WIFE CHILDREN
• HOME IS NOT A SHIP- TAKE A BREAK!

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WHEN ON LAND

• OUTSIDE HOME
• LEARN ART OF GETTING ALONG WITH PEOPLE BY
  ENGAGING IN SMALL TALK
• DEVELOP YOUR BRAND IMAGE (PERSONALITY
  DEVELOPMENT , PUBLIC SPEAKING, SOCIAL ETIQUETTE)
• SOCIAL NETWORKING
• USE IMPORTANCE PRINCIPLE

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IMPORTANCE PRINCIPLE

• WHENEVER YOU TALK TO ANOTHER PERSON, MAKE HIM/HER
  THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN YOUR LIFE FOR THAT
  MOMENT
• TALK IN TERMS OF THE OTHERS INTEREST OR WHAT
  HE/SHE WANTS TO HEAR
• DO THINGS FOR PEOPLE THEY DONT EXPECT
• NEVER LET A DAY GO BY WITHOUT MAKING SEVERAL
  COMPLIMENTS
• SHOW OTHERS YOU HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THEIR
  ABILITIES

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IMPORTANCE PRINCIPLE

• RECOGNIZE, RESPECT WHEN APPROPRIATE, OVERLOOK
  THE OTHER MANS QUIRKS WHIMS
• GIVE THE OTHER PERSON CREDIT SPECIALLY WHEN HE
  DOESNT EXPECT IT
• BUILD UP THEIR SELF-CONFIDENCE
• FRIENDLY PERSUASION IS LIFES BEST LUBRICANT FOR
  SMOOTH SUCCESSFUL HUMAN RELATIONSHIP

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JUST PONDER

• THE THOUGHTS, IDEAS CONCEPTS
• THAT LODGE IN OUR MINDS
• RESULT IN
• ATTITUDES BELIEFS
• THESE IN TURN DETERMINE
• WHETHER WE EXPERIENCE
• FAILURE OR SUCCESS

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WHATS THE DIFFERENCE?

• VE THINKER
• IS A BELIEVER
• IS ENDOWED WITH SELF-CONFIDENCE

• -VE THINKER
• IS A DISBELIEVER
• IS FULL OF SELF-DOUBT

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CULTIVATE VE ATTITUDE

• CULTIVATE
• A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
• TO CAREER FAMILY
• -VE THOUGHT-VE EMOTIONS -VE HABITS
• -VE CHARACTER
• -VE CHARACTER DEFINES YOUR DESTINY

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A LITTLE EFFORT NEEDED

• RE-TRAIN YOUR THOUGHT PROCESSES BY USING
  CONSTRUCTIVE AUTO-SUGGESTION
• FEED YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND WITH VE THOUGHTS

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ARE YOU IN CONTROL?

• EVERY VE FORCE
• CAN EXERT A CONTROLLING INFLUENCE IN OUR LIVES
• DIMINISH OUR CAPACITY
• TO BE FREE, OPEN LOVING PEOPLE
• OVERCOME EVERY VE FORCE
• WITH A VE EQUIVALENT

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RECONNECTION EXERCISES

• NEVER FEEL REJECTED IF CHILDREN ATTACHED TO WIFE-
  ITS NORMAL
• ENCOURAGE EMPOWER WIFE TO TAKE IMPORTANT
  DECISIONS AND DISCIPLINE CHILDREN
• BOND WITH THEM TO MAKE UP FOR TIME LOST AT SEA
• GET INVOLVED IN CHILDRENS STUDIES PROJECTS,
  TAKE THEM OUT

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CARVE YOUR OWN NICHE

• YOU CANNOT CHANGE PEOPLE
• YOU CAN BE A ROLE MODEL FOR CHANGE
• PART-TIME JOB IN TRAINING INSTITUTES ETC.
• OPPORTUNITIES ASHORE
• JOIN A CLUB, NGO LET GO SEA ROUTINE
• CONTRIBUTE YOUR TALENTS TO SOCIETY
• BENEFIT CONCEPT GO THE EXTRA MILE
• PEOPLE SHOULD AWAIT YOUR RETURN

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EXAMPLES

• KISHORE JOE
• WHO IS THE SEAFARER YOU ADMIRE?
• DEAD SEA VS SEA OF GALILEE
• THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT!
• A POSITIVE ATTITUDE COUPLED WITH FAITH IN THE
  ALMIGHTY WILL MAKE WHAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO YOU
  INTO
• I AM POSSIBLE

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THE BRAND YOU

• YOU ARE
• YOUR OWN
• BRAND AMBASSADOR

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A QUOTE

• THE STONE
• WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED
• HAS BECOME
• THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE