Positive Thinking - Tips for a Happier and Healthier Frame of Mind

If you're down in the dumps for disproportionately long periods of time and you find yourself blaming the rest of the world for your misery, then perhaps a change of attitude is in order. Positive thinking brings inner peace, success, improved relationships, better health, happiness and satisfaction. It also helps the daily affairs of life move more smoothly, and makes life look bright and promising.

These tips for positive thinking may be able to give your outlook in life its much needed overhaul.

So increase your chances for a more constructive perspective with these 10 tips for positive thinking:

1. Always use only positive words while thinking and while talking. Use words such as, 'I can', 'I am able', 'it is possible', 'it can be done', etc..

2. Hang out with people who think positive as well. This condition can be quite infectious.So avoid people who tend to think negatively on a constant basis.

3. Work out and eat right. If you look good on the outside, it'll be easier to feel good on the inside, too. Always sit and walk with your back straight. This will strengthen your confidence and inner strength.

4. De-clutter. Surround yourself only with the things you love and that make you feel good--framed family photos,prayers, favorite books, potted plants, works of art, or whatever else that's meaningful to you.

5. Before starting with any plan or action, visualize clearly in your mind its successful outcome. If you visualize with concentration and faith, you will be amazed at the results.If people tell you can't do something, take that as a challenge and prove them wrong. Chances are, they themselves can't do it or are too afraid to try and are simply bitter about it. If you show them it can be done after all, maybe they'll even be inspired by your success. You can be a living tip for positive thinking to them.

6. Just when you're about to blow your top for all the seeming misfortunes that befall you, remind yourself of all your blessings instead. This practice can be very sobering, indeed.

7. Be a volunteer or get involved in charity work. Not only will you realize the sheer number of people who have bigger problems than you do, but there is also such an emotional and even spiritual high to be experienced in helping others.

8. De-stress. You're more likely to be cranky if you're perpetually stressed out. So get away from it all and recharge.

9. Keep it up. Getting started is easy. It's the maintenance that's tricky. Make a habit out of thinking positively till it becomes an indelible part of who you are.

Differenct between Happiness andSuccess

A lot of people tend to confuse these two words. We work hard, focus on our goals, and figure that happiness will come once we achieve success. Don’t fall for this deception.

Happiness
Happiness is a feeling. It can be triggered by external factors — a friend, a lover, a place, an event, a food or a drink — but it comes from inside ourselves. We can choose to be happy, even if things around us are chaotic and we’re all alone.

There’s a tendency for some of us to rely on others for our happiness. It’s more likely if we were raised in an environment of rewards and punishments. It’s more likely if we were not given unconditional love as a child, or if we were constantly criticized by those around us. In a hostile environment like this, we can unconsciously give away our ability to find happiness in ourselves. We become dependent for our happiness on external forces. We set goals and tell ourselves, “I’ll be happy when I achieve that goal.” Then often we’ll find that happiness continues to elude us when the goal is achieved, and so we set yet another goal, continuing to strive for that ultimate happiness that never seems to arrive. We fall into the trap of equating happiness with success.

Success
On the simplest level, we succeed when we achieve an objective. That’s technically what the word “succeed” means, and success is what comes from succeeding. But for many of us the word “success” means so much more. It’s more personal. Success is not something we do — it’s something we become: we strive to become “a success.” And so being successful becomes our all consuming goal, the thing that justifies all of the frustration and pain that we endure on a day by day basis.

Ironically, our personal definition of success keeps enlarging as we get closer to our objective, so we never quite reach it. According to a survey I once read, most people say someone is “well off” if they make 50% more than you, and a “rich” person makes twice as much as you do. Your definition of wealth changes as your income increases — the more you make, the more you think you need — and the same thing is true with your definition of “being a success.” It’s like a dog race where the dogs can never catch the automated “rabbit” that runs in front of them — the target always stays a little bit ahead of you.

Happiness Does Not Come from Success
This is the biggest mistake many people make. They think they can postpone happiness until they achieve success. But happiness does not come from success. Instead, success comes from happiness. Ultimately your success in life will come from the amount of happiness you feel and the amount of happiness you share. Someone who enjoys life and makes life a joy for others will have a far greater impact on the world than someone who achieves an executive position or becomes rich.

And here’s the real irony: someone who enjoys life and makes life a joy for others is more likely to achieve an executive position or become rich! That’s because people who find their passion — the thing that makes them happiest — are more likely to be successful at it. When you really enjoy doing something — whether it’s art or design or building or math — you get so immersed in the process that you become truly great at doing it. And that greatness will position you for whatever kind of success comes from your field.

We’ve Got It Backwards
So many of us have been looking at things the wrong way. We have assumed that we have to postpone happiness in order to achieve success, and that the happiness we’re missing now will come to us once success is achieved.

But that’s backwards. We need to focus on the things that make us happy, find our passion, and discover the strengths that will maximize our happiness. And through that happiness we’ll achieve success.

I remember a cartoon in the New Yorker many years ago. It showed a songbird talking to a human. The songbird was saying, “I don’t sing because I’m happy. I am happy because I sing.” The bird discovered its passion, and so can you


by Harwell on June 1, 2010

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Kaka The Brazilian footballer.

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, commonly known as Kaká, is a Brazilian football midfielder who currently plays for Real Madrid C.F.^[1] and the Brazilian national team. He started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. At the time, he also played tennis,^[2] and it was not until he moved on to São Paulo FC and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of fifteen that he chose to focus on football. In 2003 he joined A.C. Milan for a fee of €8.5 million. While at Milan, Kaká won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007. In addition to his contributions on the pitch, Kaká is known for his humanitarian work. In 2004, by the time of his appointment, he became the youngest ambassador of the United Nations' World Food Programme.

Kaká was called up for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, but the Brazilians crashed out to Ghana in the quarter-finals. Several months later, he made his debut for the senior Brazil squad in a friendly match against Bolivia on 31 January 2002. He was part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning squad, but played only 25 minutes, all of which were in the first round match against Costa Rica.

In 2003, Kaká was the captain for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament, where Brazil, competing with their under-23 team, finished as runner-up to Mexico. He scored three goals during the tournament. He was included in Brazil's squad for 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany. He appeared in all five matches and scored one goal in a 4–1 win over Argentina in the final.

Kaká started in his first FIFA World Cup finals in 2006 and scored his first and only goal of the tournament in Brazil's 1–0 victory over Croatia in Brazil's opener, for which he was named Man of the Match. He was unable to keep up the momentum for the remainder of the tournament, as Brazil was eliminated by France in the quarter-finals. In a friendly against rivals Argentina on 3 September 2006, after entering as a substitute, he received the ball off a deflection from an Argentina corner kick and outran Lionel Messi while taking the ball down three quarters of the field to score

On 12 May 2007, citing an exhaustive schedule of Serie A, Champions League, and national team play, Kaká bowed out of the 2007 Copa América, which Brazil won. After missing out on the Copa América, he returned to play in Brazil's friendly match against Algeria on 22 August 2007.

Kaká participated in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, marking his first international tournament since the 2006 World Cup. His only two goals came in Brazil's group stage opener against Egypt on 14 June, when he scored a goal in the fifth minute and then added a 90th-minute penalty in Brazil's 4–3 victory. He received the Golden Ball as the player of the tournament at the Confederations Cup and was also named the Man of the Match in the final after helping Brazil to a 3-2 win against the United States.

In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, during the 20 June match against Côte d'Ivoire In 3 - 1 win for Brazil, Kaká Assisted two goals, however he Received a red card after two yellow cards. The second card was given for an controversial elbow in the direction of Abdul Kader Keïta.

Lear one thing new every day

20 June 2010

The second longest word in the English language is antidisestablishmentarianism.

by wikipedia

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The story of Bill Gates



William Bill Gates is currently worth about $50 billion as of 2009. His personal life includes being married to Melinda Gates in 1994 to the present. Bill Gates He scored very high on SATs, which would got him into Harvard University. It was there he met his future business partner, and current CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer. Gates later decided to take advantage of the opening of the computer software business, as he saw many computer hardware devices being released with no operating system. Bill Gates said, “When I was thirteen, my school (Lakeside School) installed a teletype machine that connected in downtown Seattle. From that point on, my friends and I spent most of our free time writing programs and figuring out how to make the computer do interesting things.”
Gates had to leave to devote their energy full-time to Microsoft which later became a very successful and thriving company. He had a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable too on every office desktop in every home. He began developing software for personal computers. He made the language BASIC on the first microcomputer, and on 1975, his started the Microsoft Company.

Bill Gates ended up originally in partnership with IBM, who he licensed the use of Windows to use on their computers. At the time, computer companies such as IBM felt there was more money in the hardware of the actual systems, than in the software. Of course, Bill knew that if he only licensed the software to the PC companies, rather than selling it to them, his operating system could be on computers of almost any manufacturer, as long as they all were built similarly to IBM’s PC model, which they were.
Gates has also authored two books, one called “The Road Ahead” which was released in 1995 and was about the computer age and how things were going to change with the invention of the internet and the mainstream use of the internet. The other book written by Bill Gates was called “Business @ the Speed of Thought”, which was released in 1999 and was about business and technology are integrated.
What Bill Gates focuses on now, is primarily what he calls the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, where he is co-chairman. The goals of this charity are to reduce poverty, help healthcare, and expand educational opportunities and knowledge in information technology. So far, the foundation has raised over $25 billion, and will gain even more throughout and after Bill’s life.
In conclusion, Bill was a feisty businessman, which is why he was so successful. He knew how to get what he wanted, and made sure he got it. Although he’s faced some criticism for running what many have called a monopoly, he’s always responded appropriately, and there’s nothing he can do if people caught onto the cheaper technology, which at the time computers were first popular, was from big companies, which ran Microsoft Windows.

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The Story Of Google, Inc:

The founders of Google are Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It was started in 1996-97 in Stanford University when both of them were students there. They received startup venture capital of $100,000 in 1998 from Andy Bechtolsheim. In 1999, they received $25 Million in venture capital. This further bolstered their growth. The growth in terms of employees, search queries & revenues was always increasing. The primary focus has always been on search.

Some Major Milestones of Google

Over 100 Million searches were being conducted daily by 2000. They started their advertising programs AdWords and AdSense in 2002-03. They went public in 2004 with an initial public offering in USA and raised $1.67 Billion. They formed major partnerships with NASA & AOL in 2005. The Google stock was added to S&P 500 index in 2006. The company employment crossed 10,000 employees in 2007. The graph of Google has only been going up.

Success Quotes

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence