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Dandapani’s Blog

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Jul 6, 2022

Change, Failure and Discouragement

People think that change is binary but it is not. It is not an on and off switch. If you break an addiction or a habit you abhor for a while then there is a very high chance you will relapse at some point in the future. Should you have worked with yourself in a deep and sincere way to break the addiction then the relapse may not be as intense. But it most likely will recur over and over until it...

Jun 29, 2022
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Are you on track?

We are close to reaching the halfway mark of 2022. It feels, at least to me, the new year was not too long ago. A new year is often a promise of hope. A time when many people make plans, set goals and resolutions, and more than anything wish for things to be better, especially in
Jun 22, 2022
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Purpose Drives Focus

Today, I wanted to continue on the topic that I touched on in my last post which was purpose. If you look at a person's day, most of what happens in their day is driven by purpose. When we get in a car it is quite often, if not always, to go somewhere specific. Even if we decided
Jun 15, 2022
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Where have I been

It’s quite obvious I’ve been absent from posting on my blog. It has been six and a half months since my last post. Over the last twelve months, I’ve invested a significant amount of my energy and time in the creation of my book. That was not the only thing I was absorbed in. Muc
Jun 6, 2022
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The Truth About “Being on the Path”

Most people say they’re on the path. But can they name the destination? If your philosophy is clear, then your goal is too—because it’s your philosophy that defines it. Once the goal is set, the next step is simple: outline the path to that goal. Every destination has a path. T
Dec 29, 2021
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What’s in your suitcase?

The year is fast coming to an end. A new year is often a promise of hope. A time when many people make plans, set goals and resolutions, and more than anything wish for things to be better. In going forward, a good practice to adopt is to look at what it is that we are carrying
Dec 22, 2021
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Simplify

I often hear people say they have such busy lives. I think it’s more a problem of having misguided priorities than being busy. We are doing too much. Nobody is forcing us to do all the things we do. We choose to do them. We make these decisions to commit to so many things and pe