Mind Candies for a Lousy Day: A Mental Health Companion

By Thejendra Sreenivas

Revised 2020 Edition

Dear Executives - Stress and Burnout are the two biggest headaches for employees worldwide. Millions are suffering from these two troubles in their lives every day. Now what causes stress? The top stress creators are office politics, productivity pressures, customer demands, performance appraisals, cost cutting, retrenchment, outsourcing, traffic, business travel, and so on. These headaches can turn even the most capable employee into a nervous wreck over time. The usual remedies of stress control are medications, counseling, exercises, therapy, seminars, and even spirituality like meditation and yoga. But these remedies cost time, money, effort, and travel. And not everyone will have the time or money to frequently indulge in such remedies. In this book I will teach an amazing technique to dramatically reduce your stress and burnout by more than 50 to 75% without taking the usual remedies. You can practice my technique anytime sitting at home or in the office. So, whenever you are feeling doubtful about your own abilities, when disappointments are staring at your face, and you don't see any light at the end of the tunnel simply dive into this book and you will begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Give it a try, you will be pleasantly surprised.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thejendra Sreenivas
• Release date: Jul 20, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476300672

Thejendra Sreenivas

Thejendra Sreenivas is a Technology manager with nearly 28+ years of experience in the IT industry handling a variety of technical roles & projects. He is also an Author and Life Skills coach. He offers personalized coaching in Self-Publishing, Financial Literacy, IT Asset Management, and various Self-Improvement concepts. He has also written 20+ mild & wild books on a number of subjects. His inspiration for writing unique books comes from Toni Morrison who said, “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”Please visit his web cave - www.thejendra.com for details of his books, articles and coaching information.

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Acknowledgments

My first thanks go to Toni Morrison, a famous American author, and recipient of countless awards including the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, who first planted the incredible seeds of writing a book in my head. Even though I have never met her it was her amazing quote, "If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it," that inspired and motivated me to write articles and books nearly two decades ago.

My second thanks go to my family members, friends, neighbors, and relatives for helping me accomplish this literary feat by completely forgetting or ignoring me on countless weekends while I was pounding on my keyboard with wild ideas setting my head on fire.

My third thanks go to the various bits and pieces of enlightenment gained from dealing with countless people over the years, opening all the mental taps, personal and witnessed experiences, pleasant and nasty encounters, rational and irrational thoughts in solitude, wake-up calls, famous quotes, and most importantly those bizarre ideas being mysteriously pumped into my brain by a naughty higher power. So, a lot of earthly and cosmic folks have directly or indirectly contributed to the flow of thoughts presented in this and all my other books.

Thejendra Sreenivas

Book Publishing Coach

www.thejendra.com

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About the Author

Good day. My name is Thejendra Sreenivas. I was a Technology Manager in the IT industry for nearly 30 years. Before entering the IT industry, I was also an electronics lecturer for a short duration.

I have written and self-published 35+ books on various subjects. All my books are available in both Paperback and eBook on all global book retailers. I am also the Editor and Publisher of a font-optimized digital magazine called Self Improvement International which contains articles on personal development, workplace issues, humor, writing, and publishing.

I am now a Book Publishing Coach and offer services like Assisted Self-Publishing, Manuscript Formatting, Facebook Ads, Ghostwriting, One Page Websites, Article Writing, and Podcast Creation. In addition, I also offer Personal Development Coaching.

Please visit my web cave - www.thejendra.com or www.author-world.com for details of my books, magazine, and coaching information.

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About the Series

The Executive Personal Development Series is a set of short non-fiction books on business management, leadership, inspirational, motivational, and self-improvement topics. Each book is an imaginary discussion between a retired professor who thinks unconventionally and a corporate executive who thinks like the crowd. This is a unique professor who thinks, "What is popular may not be right, and what is right may not be popular."

Most self-help books are normally written in a textbook or step-by-step guide formats. But these books are written like a novel in a conversational style with interactive lectures, candid arguments, and idle talk between the two who belong to different generations. Each book discusses some self-improvement concept or an aspect of the executive’s personal or professional life and the professor enlightens, alters, or completely demolishes the executive’s earlier thinking and assumptions.

The first book in the series is The Power of Laziness followed by The Extreme Minimalist and others. However, each book can be read independently.

Preface

It has often been observed that a short piercing sentence, a stinging insult, or a chance remark by someone can have a more terrific impact on you than a long sermon or advice. And inspirational quotes are short piercing sentences of wisdom that can puncture your high stress and change your life in an instant. It is like taking an aspirin for the tormented mind.

This book contains a list of carefully selected quotes or mind candies to puncture your bad moods created for the usual reasons like hopelessness, fear of the future, insecurity, bad bosses, family and health troubles, city life, etc. So, whenever you are feeling

Reviews for Mind Candies for a Lousy Day

[michaelajans · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Fine compilation of quotes from famous people as well as popular wisdom. Containing many quotes that were new to me, goes beyond the obvious and too-often-repeated citations as we find them on Facebook. A sweet booklet. Thank you for this inspiring LBT Giveaway.

[mamacat509 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Full of inspirational quotes by famous people such as JFK and Maya Angelou, Mind Candies brings the reader into a better frame of mind. Use it as very inexpensive therapy for the doldrums. By the time I was in the middle of the book, I was laughing at some of the quote and agreeing with them. Feeling down? Try reading this book. I was lucky enough to win a kindle version from the Librarything Members giveaway. Thank you!

[scoshie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book of Quotes that will make you laugh, smile and relax. If you are feeling down or just blah then this is the book for you. Good Job!

[ravenaier · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I don’t think I’ve given any book such a bad review.I’m not even saying its a bad book for its content. When I open it in Adobe Reader, it is 19 pages. Seventeen of those pages are the actual content…quotes from different people: celebrities, athletes, etc. They’re all inspirational quotes that you can find anywhere on the Internet. Just type in Inspirational Quotes in Google and you get over 51 million hits in less than a second.The quotes are wonderful. My favorite is one from Vince Lombardi: “Its not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.”However, are they worth the price tag of $5.95? Let’s put it in perspective….One of my favorite inspirational books similar to this one, is a book I was introduced to when I was in high school: 14,000 Things To Be Happy About. Its a listing of literally 14,000 different small things to be happy about. My religion teacher would pull the book out on request and read a page to us if someone was feeling stressed that day. 14,000 is 611 pages in paperback and sells for $8.95.While the premise behind the book is decent, the price tag is ridiculous. Its not worth the amount of money you will pay.