{"id":3534,"date":"2011-10-08T23:59:05","date_gmt":"2011-10-08T23:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/this-is-good-says-prakash-iyer-3534\/"},"modified":"2011-10-08T23:59:05","modified_gmt":"2011-10-08T23:59:05","slug":"this-is-good-says-prakash-iyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monster.co.th\/career-advice\/this-is-good-says-prakash-iyer\/","title":{"rendered":"“This is good!,” says Prakash Iyer"},"content":{"rendered":"

I<\/STRONG>MAGINE<\/STRONG> this. You\u2019ve been preparing for an interview. You know getting into that company could make your life. And then when the interview results are out, you find you haven\u2019t made it. What do you do?
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Do you say \u201cOh, this is terrible. I am doomed!\u201d? Do you worry about it for a long time, and blame your luck and the circumstances that conspired to keep you out? Or do you say, \u201cWow, this is good!\u201d and move on?
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What you say could actually make a difference to the rest of your life. It is a good idea to believe that whatever happens, happens for good. That doesn\u2019t change your past, but it can dramatically alter your future. It doesn\u2019t help to worry about things you cannot change. Focus instead on what you can change. 
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When you get caught up in looking back at your misfortune, you start looking for someone else to blame. And rather than working on picking up the pieces and building a new future, you start looking for excuses. When one door shuts, there is no point in banging your head against it. Look out instead for other doors that may be opening up. Next time you find yourself in that situation, pause, take a deep breath, and smile. And remind yourself about this story of an African king and his dear friend.
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The king\u2019s friend was a cheerful person, very optimistic. Whenever something happened \u2013 good or bad \u2013 the friend would remark, \u201cThis is good!\u201d They would often go on hunting expeditions, and the friend would help prepare the rifles for the king. One day, the friend made a mistake with one of the guns. When the king took that gun and pulled the trigger, his thumb got blown off. Seeing what happened, the friend remarked, \u201cThis is good!\u201d That infuriated the king and landed his friend in jail.
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A few years hence, another hunting expedition took the king to a place, inhabited by cannibals. The cannibals caught him and began celebrating their upcoming feast. The king\u2019s hands were tied and he was being washed to be put into a large earthen pot that was being readied for cooking. Just then, someone noticed that the king had no thumb. As it happened, these cannibals were a superstitious lot. They never ate anyone who was less than whole. So the king was set free.
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As he headed back to his palace, the king recalled the incident when he had lost his thumb. He realized his dear friend was right in saying, \u201cThis is good!\u201d Losing a thumb that day had actually saved his life. He quickly ordered his friend to be set free. He narrated to his friend what had happened and apologized. \u201cI shouldn\u2019t have put you in prison,\u201d said the king. \u201cThat was bad!\u201d
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\u201cNo, no. This is good!\u201d said the friend. \u201cWhat do you mean,\u201d asked the King. \u201cHow could sending you to jail have been good?\u201d
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\u201cDon\u2019t you see?\u201dsaid the friend, \u201cIf I had not been in jail, I would have been out with you. And the cannibals would then have killed and eaten me!\u201d
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So, next time you find things are not going your way, think of the king\u2019s thumb. And whatever happens, just say, \u201cThis is good!\u201d Your world will be a better place. None of us can control external events. What happens can be good or bad. What you can control is your response, your feelings. You can choose to feel good or you can choose to feel bad. The choice is yours.
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When you moan and say this is bad, the mind gets conditioned to look for difficulty in opportunity. And when you say this is good, the mind looks for opportunity in difficulty. And therein lies the difference between winners and losers.<\/DIV>
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Just say ‘this is good’. It’s a good mantra to live by.
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