The wonders we posses

All the wonders you seek are within yourself. Sir Thomas Brown A common problem that plagues many people is their inability to believe that they have potential far in excess of what they really use. Our inability to discover these hidden gems of personal potential and power within us arises from the fact that we [...]

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Making the best of holidays

A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell. George Bernard Shaw For those who are wondering why this blog has not been updated, let me clarify that I was on a holiday in Mysore and Waynad (Kerala). While it was a  well planned and refreshing break, I did occasionally feel guilty that I [...]

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Commitment makes the difference

Nothing of worth or weight can be achieved with half a mind, with a faint heart, and with a lame endeavor. Isaac Barrow To really understand this saying, look back at your school days and reflect on those subjects that you disliked, found it hard to study, got relatively poor marks and those that you [...]

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Start and then only will you succeed

Action will remove the doubts that theory cannot solve. Tehyi Hsieh When I first started writing this blog a year ago, on 1st January 2010, I had planned to write around 500 words, daily on the quote of the day. No sooner had I decided on it I was assailed by self doubts. Would I [...]

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Being happy

A happy life is one, which is in accordance with its own nature. Marcus Annaeus Seneca The essence of happiness lies in trying to keep in harmony with the world around us. The trouble unfortunately is that most times the world seems to be at cross-purposes with our feelings, wants, expectations and hopes. Obviously, when [...]

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A firm will

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. General Douglas MacArthur Every day is a challenge, a war with our emotions, our feelings, our thoughts and our experiences. Most times we win the battle because we are prepared mentally and ensure that we are well equipped to meet the challenges [...]

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Enthusiasm makes the difference

The difference between one man and another is not mere ability … it is energy. Thomas Arnold How often have we come across people who by all accounts would have been voted ‘ least likely to succeed ‘when in school, but who today are the envy of those very same classmates. In all probability, these [...]

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Going the whole hog

If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all? Joe Namath One problem that plagues the vast majority of us, is our inability to keep pace with the requirements of a task and as a result we often give up midway. For many of us who are out of shape there comes a [...]

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No gain without pain

Dear Readers At the outset let me thank all of you for regularly reading my blog (as on date there are 176 followers too who get this blog in their email inbox) and for your valuable comments and feedback.  As I am traveling out of the country for around 2 weeks, this blog may not [...]

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Morale triggers success

Morale is the greatest single factor in successful wars. Dwight D. Eisenhower Each of us is blessed with the spirit of adventure and daring but that can be triggered only when our morale is high and the inner drive beckons us to commit ourselves fully and completely to the task on hand. This is particularly [...]

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