Con Menezes' links to Dan Gilbert asks what makes you happy and Tony Robbins' TED lecture prompts me to post this TED lecture on the Hidden Power of Smiling.
Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling When I was a child, I always wanted to be a superhero.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> I wanted to save the world and then make everyone happy.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> But I knew that I'd need superpowers<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> to make my dreams come true.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> So I used to embark on these imaginary journeys<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> to find intergalactic objects from planet Krypton,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> which was a lot of fun, <http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##>but didn't get much result.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> When I grew up, and realized<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> that science-fiction was not a good source for superpowers,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> I decided instead to embark on a journey of real science,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> to find a more useful truth.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> I started my journey in California<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> with a UC Berkley 30-year longitudinal study<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> that examined the photos of students<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> in an old yearbook<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> and tried to measure their success and well-being<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> throughout their life.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> By measuring their student smiles,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> researchers were able to predict<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> how fulfilling and long-lasting<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> a subject's marriage will be,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> how well she would score<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> on standardized tests of well-being<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> and how inspiring she would be to others.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> In another yearbook, I stumbled upon Barry Obama's picture.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> When I first saw his picture,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> I thought that these superpowers came from his super collar.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> But now I know it was all in his smile.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Another aha! moment<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> came from a 2010 Wayne State University research project<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> that looked into pre-1950s baseball cards<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> of Major League players.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> The researchers found<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> that the span of a players smile<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> could actually predict the span of his life.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Players who didn't smile in their pictures<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> lived an average of only 72.9 years,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> where players with beaming smiles<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> lived an average of almost 80 years.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> (Laughter)<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> The good news is that we're actually born smiling.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Using 3D ultrasound technology,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> we can now see that developing babies appear to smile,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> even in the womb.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> When they're born,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> babies continue to smile --<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> initially, mostly in their sleep.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> And even blind babies smile<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> to the sound of the human voice.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Smiling is one of the most basic, biologically-uniform<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> expressions of all humans.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> In studies conducted in Papua New Guinea,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Paul Ekman,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> the world's most renowned researcher on facial expressions,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> found that even members of the Fore tribe,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> who were completely disconnected from Western culture,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> and also known for their unusual cannibalism rituals,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> attributed smiles to descriptions of situations<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> the same way you and I would.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> So from Papua New Guinea<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> to Hollywood<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> all the way to modern art in Beijing,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> we smile often,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> and you smile to express joy<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> and satisfaction.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> How many people here in this room<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> smile more than 20 times per day?<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Raise your hand if you do. Oh, wow.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Outside of this room,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> more than a third of us smile more than 20 times per day,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> whereas less than 14 percent of us<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> smile less than five.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> In fact, those with the most amazing superpowers<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> are actually children<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> who smile as many as 400 times per day.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Have you ever wondered why being around children<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> who smile so frequently<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> makes you smile very often?<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> A recent study at Uppsala University in Sweden<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> found that it's very difficult to frown<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> when looking at someone who smiles.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> You ask, why?<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Because smiling is evolutionarily contagious,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> and it suppresses the control<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> we usually have on our facial muscles.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Mimicking a smile<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> and experiencing it physically<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> help us understand whether our smile is fake or real,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> so we can understand the emotional state<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> of the smiler.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> In a recent mimicking study<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> at the University of Clermont-Ferrand in France,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> subjects were asked to determine<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> whether a smile was real or fake<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> while holding a pencil in their mouth<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> to repress smiling muscles.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Without the pencil, subjects were excellent judges,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> But with the pencil in their mouth,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> when they could not mimic the smile they saw,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> their judgment was impaired.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> (Laughter)<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> In addition to theorizing on evolution in "The Origin of Species",<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Charles Darwin also wrote<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> the facial feedback response theory.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> His theory states<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> that the act of smiling itself<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> actually makes us feel better --<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> rather than smiling being merely a result<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> of feeling good.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> In his study,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Darwin actually cited a French neurologist, Guillaume Duchenne,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> who used electric jolts to facial muscles<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> to induce and stimulate smiles.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Please, don't try this at home.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> (Laughter)<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> In a related German study,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> researchers used fMRI imaging<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> to measure brain activity<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> before and after injecting Botox<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> to suppress smiling muscles.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> The finding supported Darwin's theory<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> by showing that facial feedback<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> modifies the neural processing<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> of emotional content in the brain<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> in a way that helps us feel better when we smile.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Smiling stimulates our brain reward mechanism<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> in a way that even chocolate --<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> a well-regarded pleasure inducer --<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> cannot match.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> British researchers found that one smile<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> can generate the same level of brain stimulation<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> as up to 2,000 bars of chocolate.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> (Laughter)<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Wait. The same study found<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> that smiling is as stimulating<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> as receiving up to 16,000 pounds Sterling in cash.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> That's like 25 grand a smile.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> It's not bad.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> And think about it this way:<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> 25,000 times 400 --<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> quite a few kids out there<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> feel like mark Zuckerberg every day.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> And, unlike lots of chocolate,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> lots of smiling can actually make you healthier.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> Smiling can help reduce the level<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> of stress-enhancing hormones<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> like cortisol, adrenaline and dopamine,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> increase the level of mood-enhancing hormones<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> like endorphin<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> and reduce overall blood pressure.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> And if that's not enough,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> smiling can actually look good<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> in the eyes of others.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> A recent study at Penn State University<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> found that when you smile<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> you don't only appear to be more likable and courteous,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> but you actually appear to be more competent.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> So whenever you want to look great and competent,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> reduce your stress<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> or improve your marriage,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> or feel as if you just had a whole stack of high-quality chocolate --<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> without incurring the caloric cost --<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> or as if you found 25 grand in a pocket<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> of an old jacket you hadn't worn for ages,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> or whenever you want to tap into a superpower<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> that will help you and everyone around you<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> live a longer, healthier, happier life,<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> smile.<http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_gutman_the_hidden_power_of_smiling.html##> *Ron Gutman is the founder and CEO of HealthTap, responsible for the company's innovation, vision and product. Before this, he was founder and CEO of Wellsphere, an online consumer health company that developed the world's largest community of independent health writers; it was acquired in early 2009. * *As a graduate student at Stanford, Gutman organized and led a multidisciplinary group of faculty and graduate students from the schools of Engineering, Medicine, Business, Psychology and Law to conduct research in personalized health and to design ways to help people live healthier, happier lives. He is an angel investor and advisor to health and technology companies such as Rock Health (the first Interactive Health Incubator) and Harvard Medical School's SMArt Initiative ("Substitutable Medical Apps, reusable technologies"). He's the organizer of TEDxSiliconValley<http://www.tedxsv.org/>. * On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 9:22 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Goanet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Goanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. From Arporanet: ISO (in search of) Santosh Telli, Bernard > Franco, Paul DeSouza > (Frederick FN Noronha * ???????? ???????? *??????? ???????) > 2. Re: Goan Handicrafts > (Frederick FN Noronha * ???????? ???????? *??????? ???????) > 3. Fw: Dumb Little Man: 8 Reasons Why Success Eludes You > (Con Menezes) > 4. Fw: India's Gandhi to undergo surgery abroad (Con Menezes) > 5. Mamlatdar... first class magistrate? (Freddy Fernandes) > 6. Re: Congress on the defensive (Albert Desouza) > 7. Re: Congress on the defensive > (Frederick FN Noronha ???????? ???????? *??????? ???????) > 8. Amcho Goemcho Bhav...ekdom Capostadicho (Alfred de Tavares) > 9. AARAkshan Controversy (Nelson Lopes) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 15:12:20 +0530 > From: Frederick FN Noronha * ???????? ???????? *??????? ??????? > <[email protected]> > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [Goanet] From Arporanet: ISO (in search of) Santosh Telli, > Bernard Franco, Paul DeSouza > Message-ID: > <cae9-spqm2ysy-hga8aqkpj-hfrsvwnl11t6qszt4q3aoinc...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I attended St. Joseph's in 1964-1965. I am looking for classmates Santosh > Telli > and Bernand Franco from Calangute and Paul DeSouza from Nagoa. Can anyone > help? > Sun Aug 7, 2011 4:23 am > "aldona33" <[email protected]> > -- > FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 [email protected] > Saligao Goa IN?http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 16:35:54 +0530 > From: Frederick FN Noronha * ???????? ???????? *??????? ??????? > <[email protected]> > To: "Mervyn & Elsie Maciel" <[email protected]>, > "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan Handicrafts > Message-ID: > <cae9-sppi-q5fbz8jgo4swj5bokkk-16nvvap9ikhsbndfrf...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Mervyn, Firstly, permit me to share your comments with Goanet. I > agree, it's really nice and informative. Few documentaries on Goa deal > with the subject with so much depth. > > As far as I know, unfortunately the other subjects you mention are not > covered. This obviously involves a lot of money and research. Good to > note that some government money is being used for a good cause, though > I wish products like these would be wider disseminated! > > It is the work of Nikhil Desai and his team. Nikhil is a young > officer, and a one who is known for being quite dynamic. > http://www.businessgoa.net/Nikhil-Desai-Managing-Director-GHRSSIDC > He gave me a copy, so I took the liberties of sharing it online. All > with good intention. > > As for the rains, we've had 2-3 days of nice summer here, right in the > midst of the monsoon. Someone said the weather change we're facing > means extremities in climate too? FN > -- > FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 [email protected] > Saligao Goa IN?http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha > > > 2011/8/7 Mervyn & Elsie Maciel <[email protected]>: > > Hi Fred, > > Enjoyed the video presentation so much that I couldn't help but share it > > with family and friends world-wide. > > Wonder if anything similar has been produced of our Goan tailors, > musicians, > > shoemakers, > > goldsmiths etc? A subject worth tackling I feel. > > Hope you are not too drenched with all that rain you've been having? I > need > > some here > > as can't keep up making early morning trips to water the plot we rent > from > > our Council- > > where we grow an assortment of veg(but no tendlim or bende(lady fingers > -aka > > okra) > > Regards. > > > > Mervyn > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 14:06:35 +1000 > From: "Con Menezes" <[email protected]> > To: "Goanet" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Fw: Dumb Little Man: 8 Reasons Why Success Eludes > You > Message-ID: <915270FBB5594FADA9E0FF1820CC9FC7@Dell> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dumb Little Man - Tips for Life <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 10:13 PM > Subject: Dumb Little Man: 8 Reasons Why Success Eludes You > > > > > Dumb Little Man: 8 Reasons Why Success Eludes You > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 8 Reasons Why Success Eludes You > > Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:46 AM PDT > > > Life has a tendency to surround us with so much 'stuff' that we often > forget the the end game, or the goal we're striving for. Years are burned > this way. You wake up after 3 years at a job, having never been promoted, > and wonder what happened. Are you destined for mediocrity? Do you not know > how to move forward in life? > > There are never simple answers here. If there were, we'd all be > clown-happy 24/7 and frankly anyone telling you that they can solve all of > your problems is more likely to inject you with nothing but false hope that > will eventually lead to your failure. > > So let's step back for a second and hit on a couple of reasons why > you're not leaping forward towards your goals. Again, not a fool proof plan > but if one of these resonates with you, take steps to correct or modify the > situation. > > > a.. You're Not Putting In Enough Time > The first rule about achieving success is that it won't magically > happen overnight. It often takes weeks, months or even years to achieve it. > If you think that you can put in a few hours of work and see the results you > want, think again. > > Before you blame anyone or anything else with your lack of success, > ask yourself the question if you've been putting in enough time or have you > been taking shortcuts? Be honest with yourself. Have you? > > > b.. You're Not Putting In Enough Effort > If being successful was easy then don't you think everyone would be > successful? > > It takes a serious amount of hard work and effort to be successful. > If you want to lose weight or gain muscle, you need to train hard for weeks > on end to see results. If you want to make money or build your business, you > need to work hard at it. If you want to get better at socializing, you need > to put in the effort to learn to get better. > > Are you putting in enough effort to get the success you want? > > I've personally written over 250 unique articles related to personal > development before I started seeing any significant results with my blog. > Considering that each article is about a different topic and is over 1000 > words long, it's indicative that it requires hard work - a lot of it - > before seeing success. > > > c.. You're Not Following A Proven Strategy > Even if you're disciplined enough to put in a lot of time and a lot > of effort, if you're not following a proven strategy for success you're just > wasting your resources. Break apart your goal into smaller pieces and then > look for someone that has perfected the pieces so you can then determine > what works and doesn't in your situation. > > With pretty much everything that you're trying to achieve, there is > someone who has already done it before you. Why re-invent the wheel? You'll > see results much faster if you take a method proven to give success and put > your time and effort into following a that strategy as it pertains to your > goal. However, go in knowing that there is no template so you have to > somewhat make the process your own. > > > d.. You Have A Bad Sense of Entitlement > What I mean by this is that you don't feel that you deserve the > success you want to achieve. > > If for any reason you subconsciously believe that you're not good > enough for the success you want, or that you haven't really done anything to > deserve it, then you're trying to swim against the stream. You know where > you're going but you're fighting yourself every step of the way, and > sometimes even sabotaging your own progress. > > Your subconscious mind is like a machine, and it's designed to do > exactly what it's been programmed to do. Your subconscious mind is > programmed by your conscious thoughts and actions. Both good and bad habits > reside in your subconscious mind and you know from the definition that a > habit is an automatic action created through conscious repetition. > > Thus...if through your own thoughts or social conditioning, you've > programmed your subconscious mind in a way that you're not good enough to > achieve success or that you deserve to achieve success, you'll always be > fighting yourself. (e.g. If you always tell yourself "I'm a loser" then your > subconscious will always guide you towards things that will make that > statement true.) > > Stop thinking negative thoughts and start to reprogram your > subconscious mind with positive and successful thoughts. > > > e.. You're Not Giving Enough Value > Give and you shall receive. > > In most cases you need to give value before you see any success come > to you. Whether your "giving" is in the form of entertainment, services, > products or motivation does not matter. As long as you're making a > difference to someone's life or making someone's life easier...you're giving > value. > > If you're not seeing the success you want, ask yourself if you're > giving enough value to others. What can you do to give more value? People > love high value for money (or time), so the more value you give, the more > success you can expect to have. > > > f.. You're Spreading Yourself Too Thin > A common cause for lack of success is that you spread yourself too > thin across too many projects. > > There are dozens of interesting methods and time-consuming > activities in any niche, and it's way too easy to get seduced into trying > more than you can handle. There are only 24 hours in a day and you can only > focus your attention and effort on so many things before you become > incompetent at everything you do. > > Focus your energy on doing 1 or 2 projects at a time, with the best > possible work you can do. Anything more than this and you're just diluting > your skills and as a consequence...your success gets diluted too! > > Don't try to be a jack of all trades, become a master of one. Do one > thing, with all your focus and energy, and do it right. > > g.. You're Not Remarkable > Seth Godin (A popular writer and bestselling author) really > emphasizes the importance of being remarkable with your business and your > marketing. You need to stand out and be remarkable, because there are way > too many people all trying to fit in and follow the same boring strategies. > > Ask yourself: > What makes you different from your competition? Is your product much > better? How about your customer service? > > If you can't answer those questions immediately then maybe it's time > to consider making some changes to your approach and strategy. > > > h.. You're Playing It Safe > If you're worried what the world will think of you and what others > will say about you then you're seriously handicapping your chances of > achieving success. You'll likely take the "safe" route for all your > decisions, and by safe I mean boring and with mediocre results. > > You may think that taking risks will without a doubt hurt your > success...but sometimes playing it safe can hurt your success much more than > you think. > > Playing it safe and sticking to the same path as all your > competition will at best produce decent results, and at worst cost you a lot > of time and money. Taking a risk by trying something new may result in a > waste of your resources, but it could also result in amplifying your success > tenfold. > > Don't be afraid to risk humiliating yourself or wasting resources by > trying something new. If you fail, people may laugh but if you succeed, > people will support you, respect you and cheer you on. > > *There's a difference between doing something risky and something > stupid. You don't want to bet the farm on a coin-toss. > > > Written on 8/4/2011 by Diggy. Diggy is the author of one of the > top personal development blogs on the web, where he helps people find > happiness and success. If you're looking for more inspiration and advice to > live life to the fullest you may want to download his free ebook: 117 proven > tips to change your life for good. Photo Credit: dave was already taken > > > > > > > > > > You are subscribed to email updates from Dumb Little Man - Tips for > Life > To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email > delivery powered by Google > Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 14:35:05 +1000 > From: "Con Menezes" <[email protected]> > To: "Goanet" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Fw: India's Gandhi to undergo surgery abroad > Message-ID: <8256642746D84919A6AB2386B9FA1AC8@Dell> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Subject: India's Gandhi to undergo surgery abroad > > > > http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/04/us-india-gandhi-idUSTRE77320L20110804 > > > India's Gandhi to undergo surgery abroad > By Matthias Williams > NEW DELHI | Thu Aug 4, 2011 9:05am EDT > > (Reuters) - Sonia Gandhi, India's ruling Congress party chief and the > country's most powerful politician, will undergo surgery abroad, possibly in > the United States, for an undisclosed medical condition and could be out for > two to three weeks. > The absence of the 64-year-old figurehead of India's most prominent family > dynasty may further hamper the Congress-led coalition government, which is > already seen as rudderless amid a raft of corruption scandals and public > fury over high inflation. > It could also accelerate the rise of her son, Rahul, one of a quartet of > people appointed to take charge while she is away and considered to be > India's prime minister-in-waiting. > "Generally her condition is satisfactory but her operation has not taken > place as yet," Janardan Dwivedi, a general secretary of the party, told > reporters. > In a sign of the confusion amid the surprise announcement, Dwivedi first > told reporters that she had already undergone surgery, before correcting > himself. He said the surgery would be abroad and local media said it could > be in the United States. > The Italian-born Gandhi is the leading figure of a family that has ruled > the country for much of India's independence, holding together the biggest > national party through electoral troubles and scandals in this country of > 1.2 billion people. > Her leftist leanings have proved a strong influence over a government > officially led by the more reformist Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and she > has pushed pro-poor policies such as food subsidies and guaranteed > employment for villagers. > She nominated Singh as prime minister in 2004 and is widely considered to > be more powerful than him, governing India from behind the scenes from her > leafy bungalow in the capital, New Delhi. > QUARTET > Her son Rahul has increasingly taken on a national political role, gaining > headlines for his defense of farmers protesting land acquisition for > industry and infrastructure and seen as a champion of the poor visiting > small hamlets and spending the night in villages. > "It is rather unusual. But it looks like a move to prepare Rahul Gandhi for > his ultimate coronation," said Amulya Ganguli, a political analyst. > Apart from Rahul, the quartet comprises Dwivedi, Congress political > secretary Ahmed Patel and Defense Minister A.K. Antony, All of them are seen > as close advisers to Gandhi. > The choice of Antony, over that of cabinet heavyweights like Finance > Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, will > add to talk of him being a possible replacement for Singh if the embattled > prime minister leaves office before the end of his current term in 2014. > Manish Tewari, a Congress spokesman, declined to comment when asked if the > four should be seen as potential future leaders, saying that for now they > would simply look after Congress' "day-to-day affairs" in Gandhi's absence. > Sonia Gandhi's family has been at the tragic center of India's history. Her > husband, Rajiv, and mother-in-law Indira, were both assassinated. Indira > Gandhi's father, Jawaharlal Nehru, was India's first prime minister. > The daughter of a Turin builder who married into India's first family over > 40 years ago, Gandhi swept to power in 2004 on a wave of anger among the > country's hundreds of millions of poor, who voted out the Hindu nationalist > government after feeling left out of an economic boom. > Despite being re-elected in 2009, the Congress party-led government has > suffered from a string of corruption scandals and high food inflation, and > her leadership has been increasingly questioned as being out of touch. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 15:17:14 +0400 > From: Freddy Fernandes <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Mamlatdar... first class magistrate? > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > In response to: > > Message: 7 > > Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 08:54:50 -0400 > > From: Pandu Lampiao <[email protected]> > > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > > Subject : Mamlatdar... first class magistrate? > > > > Pandu is right; almost all Notaries attest blindly for a good fee but > Mamlatdars > do it a lot cheaper but with lot more fuss. I had once a very unpleasant > experience. Just before my daughters wedding I went to see the Registrar at > Margao and told him that my son-in-law to be was from Navelim and since it > came > under his Jurisdiction, asked him what documents were required, I was told > I > should get a residency certificate from the Canacona Mamlatdar stating that > my > daughter was from my village. So I told him that I had my daughter's ration > card, passport and the election card which specifically state that my > daughter > is form Nuem of Khola village in Canacona Taluka. So he said even then the > residency certificate was needed. > > > > So I walk into the Mamltdar's office a few days later, with all the > required > documents at my disposal, I asked my daughter to sit outside and I went to > the > Mamlatdar, being a Judicial Magistrate, had to ask permission if I could > come > into his presence, my wish was accepted and there I was infront of him with > all > my documents (daughter's), birth certificate, election card, passport, > school > and college certificates along with my ration card, with me as the head of > the > family and my daughter's name clearly mentioned on it, my passport, > election > card and ofcourse the original telephone and electricity bill and house tax > receipts. I am sure some may wonder why I had to carry all the above > mentioned > documents. It's no laughing matter from past experience I know our > authorities > can ask for any weird and absurd and we are expected to produce it. > > > > Here I am in front of the Mamlatdar, Yes, why are you here ? was the first > question, I wasn't surprised at all with the absence of any courtesy, well > I > said, I am told that I need to have a residency certificate for my > daughter's > civil registration, are you from Canacona ? Was the next question followed > with, > have you taken a residency certificate before ? Yes, I am from Canacona and > no I > have never taken a residency certificate before. Ok was the call and do you > have > your daughters birth certificate, ration card, election card ? Yes and here > they > are. > > > > The Mamlatdar looked at the name on the ration card and then the election > card > and then looked at the birth certificate and there was a sly smile on his > face > (probably thinking of a bribe), he said the ration and the election cards > were > ok but birth certificate says born in Margao, which would be a problem, do > you > have the school certificate ? yes, and along with that I gave the > Graduation > certificate as well, hummm, we certainly have a big problem here, he said, > I was > amused, I had all my documents right and what could be the problem ? Then > came > the sarcasm, he said "your daughter was born in Margao, finished school in > Margao and College too in Margao so how come you are here, you should go to > Margao for the residency certificate". > > > > Surprisingly I did not loose my cool, I gave him my very broad smile and I > asked > him if he had been to my village and he said yes, so I asked him if he saw > any > hospitals there, the smile had disappeared, so I went on I am sure you did > not > see any hospitals but did you see any good schools ? Again no answer and I > made > a further point, there are no colleges either, so how did you expect me to > get > these certificates from Canacona, Canacona proper is 30 KMtrs from my > village > and Margao is 23 KMtrs so where do you expect us to go ? After some time he > asked me to show some other proof that my daughter was the resident of Nuem > Village. So I said, the ration card says she is the resident of the > Village, the > passport says she is the resident of the village, and the election card too > says > she is the resident of the village what more proof do you need are all > these > documents not authentic ? > > > > After sometime, he was at it again, and said that it is my problem and not > his, > and asked me if I had the telephone or the electricity bill on my > daughter's > name, it is here I lost my head and asked him straight if he was a Goan, > and > told him that in Goa we do not register our houses in our children name and > asked if his house in his native villages was registered in his daughters > name ? > That ruffled him up and he asked me to go out of his office, I said why and > if I > had broken any laws ? I told him that I have my house in Nuem, in the > village of > Khola, in Canacona Taluka, showed him the tax receipts, showed him the > telephone > bill and the electricity bill and my election card and told him that I am a > resident of Canacona and as I pay my taxes it is the duty of the local > administration to present to me the documents that I require without any > further > delay and told him that I will not move out until I get my daughters > residency > certificate and warned him that if I was further harassed, this issue would > be > in the news papers the next day, told him that I knew a reporter very well > who > was waiting to expose government officials. That did the trick. > > > > He made a weak attempt to smile and told me that inspite of the lack of > documents he was being generous in granting me the certificate and as I was > delivering my ultimatum the BDO whom I knew very well (a gem of a person) > walked > in and as I walked out I told the BDO that all government servants should > not > forget that we pay their salaries and that they are here to help us and not > to > harass us, loud enough for the Mamlatdar to hear. Within five minutes I had > the > certificate in my hand. > > > > For the next few years I just had to show my face and give in my papers and > everything would be done on an emergency basis without me speaking a word. > Sometimes a faceoff can be advantageous ! I have not been to the > Mamlatdar's > office since the transfer of the problematic one; don't know what's in > store for > me on my next visit there. > > > > Freddy Agnelo Fernandes > > > > > > ##################################################################################### > The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use > of the > individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are > specifically > authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged > information. > If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, > copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this > information > is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you > have received > this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by > responding to this > email and then delete it from your system. > > ##################################################################################### > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 11:21:51 +0000 > From: Albert Desouza <[email protected]> > To: Major domo goanet <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Congress on the defensive > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Dear sir > In the past all the letters appearing under goanet were put under one file > downloading this one file and scrolling down for various letters was easy, > today each letter comes as one file and i have not less than 100 letters on > my internet and opo tening each takes a long time. could the incharge person > do the needful ? put all the letters in one file > > albert de souza > > > > > Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 23:18:26 +0530 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Goanet] Congress on the defensive > > > > Congress on the defehnsive > > The latest report of CAG on Sheila Dixit has been very damaging for > > the COngress health opShe has decided to brazen it out at all costs The > > image of the congress party has taken a beating on double standards > > The Congress spokespersons are bending over heels to state that it is > > different matter That the CAG is not final and it has to go the > > parliament and FIR can be filled later, before starting the process of > > investigations This is the due process of law to be followed and the > > C.M. of Delhi has no reason to step down The lokayukta of Karnataka > > has indicted Yedurappa and hence the Congress was baying for his blood > > The BJP obliged the congress to ward of the scathing attack by the UPA > > II to dampen their outbursts. We find that Raja , Kalmadi not only > > resigned but are in jail due to filing of FIR and starting of > > investigations Maran had to resign after the CBI found that there is > > sufficient evidence against him The people are asking why the > > investigation cannot be started against Sheila Dixitt after filing the > > FIR It appears the law is not equal when it comes to the Congress > > incumbents and there is a massive cover up and divergence of views > > expressed laboriously and evasively by congress functionaries > > Not only on moral grounds but massive evidence by the CAG must make > > Sheila Dixit put in the papers ,otherwise it will provide the fodder > > to the mill of BJP.WE have sen that the principal parties are bent on > > scoring brownie points by installing the functioning of the Parliament > > Day in and out Congress and BJP are bent on showmanship of each ones > > superiority The nation is watching in disgust the fights between the > > two to no end > > When the BJP is taking about the price rise and its effect on people > > or aam admi,, did they for a while think of the people they are > > representing ,when they accepted the Rs80,000 increase in their tax > > free emoluments ,besides other mind boggling perks and pensions ?Is > > such increase justified according to the standard of living of people > > they represent ? It is all hypocrisy and deceit in the name of aam > > admi,, which is a cliche of convenience to fool the people with this > > propagated myth Congress and BJP are both guilty of corruption during > > the period of their governance and Indians at large have little to > > gain by these bullfights in the political arena Indians are passive > > spectators to these sordid dramas > > Thanks to the media, which increasingly is highlighting the massive > > scandals, which the common people cannot fathom meaningfully the > > bottom of these pits Hopes were raised by Ana Hazare ,but they have > > cleverly sidelined his efforts by the supremacy of Parliament > > Nelson Lopes Chinchinim 9850926276 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 18:00:19 +0530 > From: Frederick FN Noronha ???????? ???????? *??????? ??????? > <[email protected]> > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Congress on the defensive > Message-ID: > <CAE9-sPoc-tNHadB+eZbY4OJpzq1HV=enhjvb590xjjjnqrx...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear Sir Albert, Just say "shift to digest", and we'll do the needful! FN > PS: When responding to the digest, please trim the irrelevant part and > change the subjectline suitably. > > FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) > #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India > http://fn.goa-india.org http://goa1556.goa-india.org > > > > On 7 August 2011 16:51, Albert Desouza <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In the past all the letters appearing under goanet were put under one > file > > downloading this one file and scrolling down for various letters was > easy, > > today each letter comes as one file and i have not less than 100 letters > on > > my internet and opo tening each takes a long time. could the incharge > person > > do the needful ? put all the letters in one file > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 15:40:54 +0200 > From: Alfred de Tavares <[email protected]> > To: GOANET Lists <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Amcho Goemcho Bhav...ekdom Capostadicho > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Father at 13, he weds mum (17:09) > > > > > > London, Aug 7 (IANS) A 22-year-old man in Britain who > became a dad when he was just 13 years > has finally tied the knot with > the mum, a media report said. > > Michael Fernandes, now 22, and > Cheryl Holden, 24, proved wrong all the doubters who said the > relationship would > not last, The Sun newspaper reported Saturday. > > They > married in Manchester, with first son Liam, eight, the best man and > second son Bryan, three, a pageboy. Third > son Archie, who is one, was > also taken along. > > Landscape gardener Michael had proposed in 2009 > but the hard-up pair could not afford to marry until they won a > > competition to pay for it - and take along 40 guests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 21:13:00 +0530 > From: Nelson Lopes <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Goanet] AARAkshan Controversy > Message-ID: > <CAJP2+Q0-zK2iutAegj8Tqhf6H5b9hT0dTMKAVkaUkr1-Z=+o...@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > AArakshan controversy > > The film has not been released and it has been cleared by the censor > board established by law The politicians have prejudged the issue > acting. abrogating to themselves as super sensor In India the > politicians have no respect for established Institution Where is the > scope for the arbitrary decision for the politicians to override the > expert opinion of the sensor board there is no talk about division of > opinion among the members of the censor board With their experience > and expertise they have passed the film without even suggesting cuts > Praksh Ja has in the past successfully explored new issues sensibly > and without any uprising and raising of passions.The issue of > reservation initially was for a period of 10 years. It is now over > six decades but the reservations issue is becoming curious day by day > There is no doubt that certain class of Indians need special measures > for upward vertical movement on the social ladder But extending this > idea to ridiculous limits for vote gathering has its repercussions > too. Merritt cannot be totally sacrificed at the altar of expediency, > without alienating the intelligent group of students left out high > dry for want of place to pursue their avowed vocational and > professional preferences Even in the higher levels of Education > reservation and not merit is playing havoc with mediocracy What > happens by putting square pegs in round holes? does it not lead to > frustration of talent ? Indians are leaving the shores to find place > in higher studies elsewhere The issue of reservation and increasing > the quota for various castes and section is enlarged without taking > into consideration the right of those entitled on merit The Govt , > while increasing the seats of reservation ,must separately create > intake capacity to accommodate them The progress and development > cannot be achieved by mere reservation alone Nobody objects that these > section of population, disadvantaged financially ,be given financial > assistance, hostel facilities and special coaching to come to the > desired level of competition Nowhere in the world mere caste ,tribes > are favoured for preferential admission without qualifying standards > The film yet to be released is an bold attempt to highlight the pent > up feelings of frustrations of vast majority left out in the cold of > general category of the students > The politics of vote bank is dividing the population into two distinct > camps and thus compelled to harbour burning anger of being impotent. > The issue can raise a healthy debate of reasonable reservation and > give new directions to take reality into consideration .For all that > we know this raging controversy about the film can only fuel curiosity > Many films made on terror,sex education ,riots, partition and other > sensitive issue have been fruitful depiction and the censor board has > singularly taken responsibility with care. Hence the politicians have > no need to undermine the institution constituted for the specific > purpose Let the people first view the film and then hear the opinions. > Anticipating without basis is assuming > too much. > Nelson lopes Chinchinim 9850926276 > > > End of Goanet Digest, Vol 6, Issue 748 > ************************************** >
