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5 things U dont Know about google..........!!

Google was originally called BackRub
Like many other booming internet companies, Google has an interesting upbringing, one that is marked by a lowly beginning. Google began as a research project in January 1996 by cofounder Larry Page, a 24-year-old Ph.D. student at Standford University. Page was soon joined by 23-year-old Sergey Brin, another Ph.D. student, forming a duo that seemed destined for failure. According to Google’s own corporate information, Brin and Page argued about every single topic they discussed. This incessant arguing, however, may have been what spurred the duo to rethink web-searching and develop a novel strategy that ranked websites according to the number of backlinks (i.e., according to the number of web pages that linked back to a web page being searched), and not based on the number of times a specific search term appeared on a given web page, as was the norm.

5 Things You Didn't Know about Google

Because of this unique strategy, another thing you didn’t know about Google is that Page and Brin nicknamed the search engine BackRub. Thankfully, in 1998, Brin and Page dropped the sexually suggestive nickname, and came up with “Google,” a term originating from a common misspelling of the word “googol,” which refers to 10100.
The word “google” has become so common, it was entered into numerous dictionaries in 2006, referring to the act of using the Google search engine to retrieve information via the internet.
Google scans your e-mails

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Nothing in life is perfect — or without controversy — and Google is no exception. Google scans your e-mails (at Gmail) through a process called “content extraction.” All incoming and outgoing e-mail is scanned for specific keywords to target advertising to the user. The process has brewed quite a storm of controversy, but Google has yet to back down on its stance.
Google has remained similarly headstrong about other criticisms; in an attempt to remain partisan to local governments, Google removes or does not include information from its services in compliance with local laws. Perhaps the most striking example of this is Google’s adherence to the internet censorship policies of China (at Google.cn) so as not to bring up search results supporting the independence movement of Tibet and Taiwan, or any other information perceived to be harmful to the People’s Republic of China.
Google Street has further been cited for breaching personal privacy. The service provides high-resolution street-view photos from around the world and has, on numerous occasions, caught people committing questionable acts. Moving from street to satellite, Google Earth has also come under fire from several Indian state governments about the security risks posed by the details from Google Earth’s satellite imaging. When all is said and done, there are a lot of criticisms about Google and these few examples merely scratch the surface.
Google spends $72 million a year on employee meals

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Seventy-two million dollars a year — that works out to about $7,530 per Googler (a term Google uses to identify employees). While the exact details vary depending on location (the Google empire spans the globe), employees at Google’s California headquarters, aptly entitled the Googleplex, are welcome to at least two free meals a day from 11 different gourmet cafeterias. As if that weren’t enough, another thing you didn’t know about Google is that in addition to the cafeterias, Google offers numerous snack bars that are chock-full of healthy morsels to munch on.
And that’s certainly not all. Is your car in a bit of a rut? Not to worry; Google offers on-site car washes and oil changes. The list of perks for working at Google is never-ending, making it no surprise that it’s considered the No. 1 place to work, offering: on-site haircuts, full athletic facilities, massage therapists, language classes, drop-off dry cleaning, day cares, and on-site doctors, just to name a few. Oh, and if your dog is stuck at home and feeling a little lonely, just bring him to work — Google doesn’t mind.
Google loses $110 million a year through “I’m Feeling Lucky”

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There’s not much to see on Google’s main search page, and perhaps simplicity is one of the keys to Google’s success. When searching Google, you are given two options: “Google Search” or “I’m Feeling Lucky.” By clicking the former, you are given that familiar list of search results; by clicking the latter, however, you are automatically redirected to the first search result, bypassing the search engine’s results page.
besides the fun factor, the idea behind the “I’m Feeling Lucky” feature is to provide the user with instant connection to the precise page they are searching for, thus saving them time that would normally be spent perusing endless search results. Sounds harmless enough, right? Not so fast. Because “I’m Feeling Lucky” bypasses all advertising, it is estimated that Google loses about $110 million per year in advertising-generated revenue. So why in the world would any Fortune 500 company not patch such a gaping leak? “It’s possible to become too dry, too corporate, too much about making money. I think what’s delightful about ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ is that it reminds you there are real people here,” Google Executive Marissa Mayer told Valleywag, an online tech-blog.
Google has a sense of humor

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Google also offers full language support for Pig Latin, Klingon and even Elmer Fudd. Anyone else still feeling lucky? Try typing, “French military victories” and clicking “I’m Feeling Lucky.” Behold the result.
Some might remember the “miserable failure” fiasco when one typed those words and clicked “I’m Feeling Lucky,” and they were instantly connected to a biography of President George W. Bush on the White House website. Now, before you jump to conclusions, this trick — which no longer works — was carried out by members of the online community through the art of “Google bombing.” Google bombing works because of Google’s backlink search strategy.

Gossip and Nit-Picking..................

This is one habit that many enjoy. Gossip, nit-picking, criticizing and shredding someone’s reputation to pieces. At a party, you are likely to find groups of people who are enjoying nothing than maligning others. Malicious gossip gives them immense pleasure. At work, home or elsewhere, such people revel in finding faults in everything and everyone. Who is perfect? No one! Therefore, we have no right to criticize anyone.
It is easier to grow close to someone when neither person spends time judging the other. Being judged all the time makes it impossible to share. Sometimes, it is difficult to visualize the good in a person or a situation because they seem thoroughly bad to us. But that just our perspective. There is always a good side to everything and everyone; it is for us to spot it.
Its easy to blame, criticism and find the bad and wrong in others. It helps us feel better as it shadows the odds in our lives. What’s difficult is to see the brighter side of everything and everyone and appreciate.
Blaming the government, an organisation or our company is of no use if we, as individuals, contribute nothing towards making a change in the system. We have the duty to change things for the better, instead of nit-picking or blaming the system. While we blame others, there will always be others doing the same about us.
I believe in the Law of Karma that says ‘what goes around comes around.’ Karma doesn’t only apply to physical actions we do but to every intentionally action done by us be it in thoughts, spoken words or deeds. Whatever negative vibrations we throw into the universe will eventually find their way to us. Be good. Be true. Spread Smiles and Find Peace.

21 Things to Avoid!.........

Here is a list of 21 things to avoid so you can focus on things that matter and make your life better.

1. Over committing your time, energy, or brain power.
2. Saying yes when you want to say no.
3. Allowing your “have to do” list overshadow your “want to do” list.
4. Letting external influences make your decisions for you.
5. Expecting others to make you feel happy, satisfied, or loved.
6. Allowing work to dominate your thoughts or conversation on days off.
7. Thinking that there’s not enough time to eat right, or get some exercise.
8. Spending your free time doing things you don’t want to do.
9. Comparing yourself to others.
10. Stressing over things you can’t control or change.
11. Obsessing over the personal decisions that others make.
12. Getting involved in things that are none of your business.
13. Focusing your conversations or thoughts on problems.
14. Projecting negative expectations.
15. Saying “I told you so” when your advice has been ignored.
16. Letting fads or trends dictate your preferences.
17. Blaming others for your current reality.
18. Buying things you don’t need just because they’re cool.
19. Inventing distractions to avoid responsibilities.
20. Working hard without knowing what you want to achieve or become.
21. Trying to hide from or make excuses for your real feelings.

SMILE PLEASE :-)............

Notice yourself right now. While you are reading this mail, your eyes absolutely concentrated to the monitor. Even at this moment there is a certain minor level of unnoticeable stress.
Now, just SMILE a bit and continue reading.
SMILE PLEASE
You yourself feel the change. Whatever you do, wear a smile on your face. Whatever emotion you are acting at the moment, you will probably feel better and relieved on smiling. Moreover, smile is contagious, hence, if you smile, chances are that those around you will too. Keep Smiling.

Compliment Yourself..........

Yes. It is very important to compliment yourself at once each day. Many a time we dress up well or spray a nice perfume and are expecting someone to compliment. Well, dont’t wait for others to compliment you. Do it yourself. This helps you in loving yourself more and more each day and the more you love yourself, you become happy and your confidence is also boosted. There are many good qualities and positivity in you but maybe you have given so much importance you the odds in your life that the positivity has taken a back seat. Now, realize yourself – the pure, good and positive YOU and compliment yourself for it. Keep yourself happy and you shall soon find the peace and calmness inside you that you are actually searching outside. Keep Smiling

Demonstrate Listening.....

Peace comes through shared understanding, and shared understanding comes through listening. If you hear things incorrectly, or not at all, you’re likely to proceed on false assumptions which are likely to give way later and cause conflict. The best way to ensure good listening is to demonstrate it.
Practical Tip: Are you listening? Prove it. After you have heard someone say something, demonstrate to them that you heard them and understood what they said. Saying “I understand” is not a demonstration. 1. As you listen, show that you are paying attention with silent expressions and perhaps an encouraging word or two. 2. After hearing, reflect back what you heard. Ideally, repeat the main points, use a mix of the actual words that they used and some of your own words, and try to name their feelings. Like, “My, that must have made you feel ________.” Let them judge if you got it right. And if you missed, no problem; try different words and talk it through until you “get it,” and they agree that you get it.
The ultimate demonstration: act in ways that prove that you listened and understood.

Universe Works – Law of Attraction..!!!

We work hard and do not get the results that we desire. We expect something but it turns out to be absolutely different from our expectation. There have been situations when you worked hard on a project. You did all that you could. But, somehow, the end result was a disappointment. You trained hard for a running event. You were confident of victory. But, somehow, you lost by a few seconds. You attended an interview. You were hopeful. But, somehow you did not land the job.

Yes, it is be disheartening and frustrating. You have done your part well so what went wrong? Relax. Stay cool. It is going to be fine. Focus on your breathing. Inhale and exhale slowly. Relax your heart. Relax your head. Relax your shoulders. Relax your body. And just let go. Understand that for everything there is a reason and for everything there is a season.

There is an invisible force in the works and a greater plan to be unveiled at an appropriate time. Be patient. Follow the flow. Do not force the outcome. Do not time the outcome. Remember the time that a caterpillar takes to turn into a beautiful butterfly? Yes, when the time is ripe. When the internal works are completed, the butterfly will struggle through the cocoon and fly out. If we intervene the process by breaking the cocoon, the butterfly will emerge but it cannot fly and cannot survive long.

You know that the earth rotates even though you cannot feel it. The same goes. Have trust in the guiding hand of the Universe even though you cannot see the magnificent works in the background. Have faith that the Universe is all loving and has a better plan for you that will manifest at just the right time.

What you can do then is, work hard and play your part well, let go and let the Universe take over. For everything there is a reason and for everything there is a season.

Remembering Names....

Always Associate
Examples:-
Renu might like to run.
Prasoon might have monsoon as his favourite season.
Cathy might love cats.

• When introduced, ask for the name to be repeated. Use the name yourself as often as possible (without overdoing it!). If you find the name to be unusual, ask how it is spelled, or where it comes from. If it is similar to a name you know, a friend’s or relative’s or if you’ve never heard a name like it before, mention it. The more often you hear the say the name, the more likely it is to sink in.
• If not sure of the spelling or the pronunciation, try to spell it. Either you’ll spell it correctly and flatter the person, or he’ll correct you and be flattered by your interest. Either way, you’ve helped to ‘knock’ that name into your memory.
• Always use the name when you good-bye. That should help you in remembering the name till you meet the person the next time.

Activate the Weaker Side.......

Using your non-dominant hand to open the door to your house might unlock a stifled memory.
Have you ever tried to write your signature with your non-dominant hand? Remember how hard you had to focus to get even your first name down on the page. By struggling through an activity that normally comes very easily to you, you are activating under-used pathways in your brain that are just waiting to be tapped.
Pick any activity that you naturally do with one hand or the other: brushing your teeth, buttoning a shirt, tying your shoes, dealing cards. When you do it with the opposite hand, the brain registers the immediate contrast to your normal modus operandi. Opposing brain hemispheres, normally unchallenged when doing this task, are activated by the sensory and motor information sent by that different hand or foot which means major gains in brain circuit development.
Try to incorporate several nondominant hand tasks into your daily habits. Like any lifestyle change, you may not feel immediate results, but they will gradually accrue over time.
Naturally, though this challenge is just for risk-free tasks, I’d be a little cautious about using your nondominant hand for certain things. You don’t want to cut steaks or use power tools or chain saw.

Speed Reading...........

One of the best ways to save time is to do speed reading. When you read fast, you can get a rough idea of what material is presented to be read. Remember, speed reading is not an alternative to normal reading, but actually an exercise to make normal reading more effective.
How to read faster? The technique of speed reading involves the use of your finger. You need to train your eyes initially to follow your finger and after that as you increase the speed of your finger, you will be able to read faster.
To start with, take any book with only textual information and turn it upside down. Now keep your finger just below the line you are starting with. Move your finger as you read. Do this at least 10 minutes and then start increasing the speed of your finger, soon there will be no need to take the finger from one end to the other-you will just be able to keep it in the centre of the lines.
Now put the book straight again and use your finger to read. Will you be able to read faster? Of course! Measurements of word speeds indicate up to 50% increase in speed.
Do this 20 minutes exercise for a week. Your mind may not initially be able to cope up with this, but soon it will get used to.
Well, we don’t necessarily read at super speeds. But by being able to cope with fast speeds, one can grasp more at slower reading speeds. This makes reading effective as well as interesting.

Constructive Forgetting............................!!!!!!!

Forgetting can have some major benefits in our lives. It’s important to know when to forget. This is best learned early so that old age is not filled with frivolous, negative memories. We are constructive when we carefully choose which memories should be discarded.
Nature provides us with some basic forgetting skills. Without them, we would hold ourselves back. For example, a one year old is learning to walk. He falls and hurts his head. Fortunately, he forgets this injury the next time he has the urge to walk. If toddlers didn’t forget such bumps they’d never master the skill of walking in an upright position. Women forget the pain of childbirth and eagerly plan another pregnancy. A young boy the pain of losing a mate and decides to marry again.
Yet certain pains must be remembered, and we use our judgment in deciding what should be remembered. Touching a hot pot on the stove is a memory worth recalling so that burned fingers don’t become a habit.
For many, work is a haven for forgetting the pressure of a chaotic home life or a lonely, barren social life. We block out disturbing memories by immersing ourselves in a demanding schedule or task. Such escape gives us a short-term solution to our problems.
Amnesia, a disease frequently manifested on soap operas, is the blocking out of all memory by people facing unbearable tragedy.
Most of us learn to handle traumatic experiences in a less dramatic way.
A technique worth learning early in life is to mix sad and vexing images with happy and satisfying memories to gain perspective. After a time, the unpleasant memories can be forgotten instead of your constantly going over them. This is an important survival tool.
Selective forgetting is helpful. It’s the trait that separates you from a computer. Learn how to pick through your memories the way you pick through a display of apples. The firm, ripe ones can nourish you emotionally, as well as physically. And you know what one bad apple can do to a barrelful.

Improve Your Vocabulary......

Mirth, genial, convivial, enraptured, blithe, unalloyed, delirious, exhilarated, rhapsodic, enrapt, beatific, bonny, exultant, rollicking, jaunty, elysian, chipper, cavort, carousing, revelling.
Isn’t it interesting to discover that a normally used word ‘happy’ has so many synonyms?
Won’t it be a delight to know most of these words – so that it is easier for you to comprehend most of the text you read?
Have you ever read a book, a magazine or a newspaper where in you could not enjoy it completely, because you couldn’t understand or comprehend a particular word? Or have you some time left reading something; may be some article because you got stuck up with a word? Or for that matter, did you sometimes feel the problem of not laughing at the punch line of a joke, because you couldn’t understand a vocabulary word in the punch line? Or you couldn’t follow a piece of conversation because you were not able to understand the words spoken by the speakers! Doesn’t this all make it a mandate for all of us to be reasonably good (if not very good) with vocabulary? In a nut shell – to read, to enjoy, to converse, to understand – for almost everything, you require a good vocabulary.
You can always use the various techniques mentioned in this book like the link method, imagination, visualization, rhyming and others to learn and register new words in the vocabulary bank of your memory. However, here is another interesting way to do the same.
Have you tried relating the new vocabulary words to some person? Say you don’t like an acquaintance because you think he is foolish & gives sudden stupid statements. You can give him another name as a ‘dolt’ whose dumb remarks come in a bolt (dolt = dumb + bolt). Try using cognates (words directly related to the word in question) & things will be easier for you. For example, semper fidelis (“Always faithful”) is the motto of US marines. Cognate of ‘fidelis’ is fidelity. Isn’t that interesting?
(Caution: The cognate is rarely the exact equivalent of the meaning of the original word).
You should also try inserting the new words you learn into sentences you often use. (Doing this with foreign words will be special fun). Like now, we know ‘semper’ is ‘always’. So, the sentences could be:-

• I will ‘semper’ have trouble with vocabulary unless I give time to it.
• Two & two semper make four-SEMPER!

There is a wonderful key letter or key-sound technique to practice for your vocabulary improvement. Think of a word, based on the first (or very prominent) syllable of the word (or in the sound of the word & then create a story or a phrase, involving both these words (the made – up one) & the meaning of the original word. For example, semper might suggest the sound of simmer. Think of a volcano that is ALWAYS “SIMMERING”. Hold the image. To fix the association of ‘always’ & ‘simmering’, you might make up a story about visiting Sicily, Hawaii or Japan & not being able to see a volcano because it is active. (I am sure that after reading this piece of text, you will now semper remember the meaning of SEMPER J

Use the Time..............

Imagine you had a bank that credited you with Rs.86, 400 every morning. You would have a freedom to use as much of this money as you like. But there would be just one condition – at the end of the day, whatever balance is left will simply be taken away. What would u do in such a case? Obviously make full use of all the money.
Sadly, most of us don’t realize that this is what we must do with time. Every day has 86,400 seconds that you can use as you like. An ordinary, common person tends to waste most of the time he has for unimportant things. For achieving one must learn time management. In one word, time management is prioritizing.
All the things that you do in the day can be divided into categories on basis of urgency and importance. The four categories thus derived would be.
Urgent and Important: Jobs which are really close to deadlines – like submissions of projects, test preparations – you have no choice but to do these important things.
Urgent but not important: Any task that you HAVE to do, though not important because if you don’t do it now, the time to do will be gone. Like answering a door bell.
Not urgent but important: Tasks that are to be done by some distant deadline, like doing a project by the end of vacations.
Neither Urgent nor Important: Watching TV, Computer games, chatting on phone and any other tasks that you tend to do just for passing your time.
The essence of time management lies in devoting maximum time to the not urgent but important task are handle! One should understand and importance of work and remember to allocate time last to the neither Urgent nor Important category.
So now immediately make a list of all the things that you do in the normal course of the day and classify them in these different categories. Now you know where to give time to!

Avoid Rounding Off...........Time Management!

Be it adjusting television volume or counting number of stairs we climb – A common tendency among all of us is being obsessed with round figures. And this becomes especially true when we have to do a particular work.
You decided, for example to start your work at 4:30. However, because you were talking on phone, you realized that you have already passed that time line. What would you do then? Something that all of us would do given this situation – decide to start at 5:00pm instead. You lost 25 precious minutes of your day.
In such cases we lose time even after planning it. We all have a habit to round off the time that we plan. This tendency is really harmful for anyone aspiring to be successful. It’s not important to just know the value of time, its even more important to use it efficiently.
This also applies to the other end. If you had decided to work till 6:00pm you will get up at 6. If your work gets completed say 10 minutes before six, you will get up. But if it demands extra time, you’ll still get up at 6 and plan to do the remainder later. It is not necessary to have round figures all the time, especially when it is wasting your time or making you lazy.
This kind of tendency not only wastes your time, but it also makes you less energetic and enthusiastic towards your job. This deviates you from your goal and destination. Therefore, be firm on your schedule and abide by the time you fix for your work. Even if it gets a little late, don’t make it too late.
It doesn’t matter you start your work at 8:00 or 8:10, all that matters is YOU START.
“There is never a wrong time to do a right thing”

Effective to-do lists – Work Planning............

It is not enough to know what is important and what are the priorities. You also need to know how long it would take to complete a task – how much time you would have to devote to them. Therefore, when preparing your to-do list, add a column where you mention the estimated time each task should take and an adjacent column with the cumulative total.


Then do a simple time study. As you do each task, write down what you did and the start and end times. Keep track for an entire day. Then repeat it a couple weeks later on a different day. It isn’t an exhaustive survey by any measurement, but it will give you some insight. If you work 10 hours a day, you will notice that the important tasks on your list require only four hours which gives you remaining six hours for other tasks. If you feel that much of your day is taken up by interruptions – dealing with events that happened, crises that came up, or problems that had to be solved, then on average these interruptions consumed four hours a day, you still have six hours a day for the things on your to do list.


Each night, before you leave the office or before you go to bed, update your to do list. Delete the things that you have completed, delegated, or downgraded, add the new things that had come up, rearrange the priorities to get the most important tasks on top, and assign estimated time to each. Then go down the list to the six hour mark and draw a line. That becomes your target for the next day.

Tick Tock Tick Tock… The clock is ticking........................

How often do you find yourself procrastinating? That the project due next week can wait. That the fun time with your family can wait. That the visit to your elderly parents can wait. That the health screening can wait. That the meal with your best friend can wait. That your reading can wait. That your dreams can wait.
Our time on earth is limited. We do not live forever. Yet, we seem to forget this and live as if there is always a tomorrow. We postpone the things we need to do, the time we need to spend with our friends and loved ones as well as our dreams, thinking that time is always on our side. And we tell ourselves that, one of these fine days, we will find a time to do it.
It is common for students to wait till the last minute before preparing for examination. It is common for tax payers to file their tax return on the very day of the deadline. It is not surprising to see passengers arriving at the boarding gate seconds before the gate closes. (By the way, this comes to my mind as I am typing this article sitting at the airport waiting for my flight which has been delayed by an hour) However, the problem is, we do not know when the gate will close on us. There is no guarantee that we will live up to a ripe age of 80 years old, or for that matter, any age.
Don’t gamble with time. The clock is ticking, better hurry. Don’t get busy over things that will not matter at the end of the journey. Do the things that are close to your heart. Make time for your loved ones. If there is something that you have always wanted to do, but have not done so for one reason or another, hesitate no further. Do it before it’s too late as there will not be a last call for boarding to your next destination.

Why in a hurry?........‘Time Management’

It was in the city of Kozhikode (Calicut, Kerela) where I was staying in the Hotel Malabar Palace last month (February, 2011) and the room given to me was on the seventh floor. I were there to conduct my seminars and workshop titled ‘Conquer Yourself’. The window of the room opened to the view of the city. Having my morning glass of milk, as I looked out of the window at the city roads, I noticed everyone is rushing around. Typical of major cities, visitors always ask, “Where is everyone running to?” Actually, the question should be, “Why is everyone in such a hurry?” It’s all about time. She’s late for lunch; he’s going to miss the train or bus home; we’ll be late for dinner. No one ever stops to think about the amount of time wasted worrying about it. The realization that proper planning is the key to saving time has somehow eluded us. It’s important, then, to discuss time management techniques to effectively yield positive results.
Preparation
Make a daily list of things to do, appointments to keep, and so on.
Don’t Be Late
If you have an appointment, leave an hour earlier. Together with traffic delays and phone call interruptions, you’ll have plenty of time to arrive at your destination.
Throw Perfectionism out the Window
If you have an important engagement, wedding or other function to attend; don’t waste so much time over the minor things which will cause you to be late. You know the old saying, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” It happens to be true. Conversely, if you expect company for the holidays, don’t freak out because your kitchen floor isn’t spotless. No one cares but you. Friends are coming to your home to see you, not the floor.
Don’t ProcrastinateIf you’ve started a home project, but you have to pick up a friend at a certain time; drop what you are doing and go. If that doesn’t work, have your friend call you every 15 minutes until you’ve left the house.
Don’t Be Afraid to Say, “Sorry, I Can’t.”
Perhaps you are working on a project at work, and you must leave on time to pick up your children this particular day. Your boss asks if you can stay an extra hour. You feel torn about saying no for fear you may upset your boss. Stop! You are a hard worker; you’re very efficient, and you’ve always been there when your boss needed you. It’s time to think of you. Simply say, “Sorry, I can’t today.”

Time Management

Time is important to everyone. It is a basic and important component in how we conduct our business; our lives, and even our free time. It should not be wasted nor squandered; but used for preparing our daily routines; our work habits; and our family responsibilities.

Avoid mood swings......

Believe it or not, your success in whatever you do is linked to your mood. You are the way you feel and you act in a similar manner. As a result of these feelings, you react badly to your clients, you nag at your spouse, you don’t go to work early, and you are not listening to the lecturer in class. You do all these things because of the way you feel at that time- your mood. Before, I paint ‘mood’ as a bad thing, allow me to explain that whether good or bad, it is entirely dependent on how you control it. You must make a deliberate attempt to control your mood.

Although there are many techniques to control mood swings but here is something that I feel is a necessity before you practice anything else.

Your mind is always in the process of receiving inputs from the external world through your five senses. Any of these external inputs can alter your train of thought, causing you to think of different objects or situations. For example, if you were driving your car then suddenly noticed a car accident, you might be reminded of a previous accident that you had, as well as any events associated with it. Or maybe another external input reminded you of an unsolved problem, or something else that has been bothering you. This would definitely cause your mood to change for the worse.

We blame our moods and our disposition on a variety of things.

• “I didn’t have my morning coffee.”
• “I didn’t get enough sleep last night.”
• You had an argument with someone.
• Someone cut you off on your way to work.
• The weather is getting you down.
• The dog ate your favourite shoes.
• The line at the coffee shop was too long.
• The waitress brought you the wrong item.

The list can actually go on and on. We blame everyone for our moods yet the truth is the only one who has control over your mood is YOU. It’s you who gives the power of your mind to external matters. Remember the power lies in you. You are in control; you have the power to change your world…You and only you.

When you train your mind to only think positive thoughts and stop paying attention to unnecessary and irrelevant matters, you will see a dramatic shift in your life. The small crises will no longer be crises at all; in fact they may become opportunities. Once the smaller problems no longer matter, the bigger challenges that we face in life seem much more manageable.

Imagine how powerful this new perspective will be. Do not allow small matters to control your mind; do not let it ruin your mood. Imagine the positive changes it will have on you!