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	<title>The Praveen &#187; Thoughts</title>
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		<title>35 ways to make lasting friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Praveen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a list of 35 ways of creating and cultivating lasting friendships. 1.Know yourself. In order to make friends, we need to know who we are. You may want to check out this article and work out what is special about you. If you are not clear on what your life purpose is, these [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.thepraveen.com/35-ways-to-make-lasting-friends/' addthis:title='35 ways to make lasting friends '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems and suffer and understand, for all that is life &#8211; J. Krishnamurti<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.thepraveen.com/quote-of-the-day-2/' addthis:title='Quote of the Day '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Randomness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Praveen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Brain Waves]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the rules and then on to the random fun! Link to the person who tagged you Post the rules to your blog Write 4 random things about yourself. Tag 2-5 people at the end of your post and link to them Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.thepraveen.com/randomness/' addthis:title='Randomness '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Heart vs Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Praveen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peace]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that I strongly believe is, in order to understand the world better I must first understand myself. There are a lot of times when I have questioned myself as to why I am certain things and why I am not doing others. It is easy for me to ignore all these [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.thepraveen.com/heart-vs-mind/' addthis:title='Heart vs Mind '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Praveen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is stoned to death. - Joan D. Vinge<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.thepraveen.com/quote-of-the-day/' addthis:title='Quote of the day '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Know Your Strength for More Success: Are you a Connector, a Maven, or a Salesman?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Praveen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tipping point]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Originally posted in Stepcase Lifehack by Mary Jaksch In his book “The Tipping Point”, Malcolm Gladwell describes three different types of people, Connectors, Mavens, and Salesmen. Which are you? Connectors are people specialists. The following questions will help you decide whether you are a Connector: Do you know a lot of people? Do you like [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.thepraveen.com/know-your-strength-for-more-success-are-you-a-connector-a-maven-or-a-salesman/' addthis:title='Know Your Strength for More Success: Are you a Connector, a Maven, or a Salesman? '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Accidental Techie</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Praveen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing with the newly found &#8220;desire&#8221; to write more about non-tech stuff, this is a rewind to the past that only a few actually know about. Many people assume that I have always wanted to be a computer geek/techie. Sadly that is not the case at all. Computers happened by accident, better still, my attempt [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.thepraveen.com/accidental-techie/' addthis:title='Accidental Techie '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Balancing yesterday, today and tomorrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Praveen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[speaking tree]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[written by SWAMI SUKHABODHANANDA for Times of India&#8217;s Speaking Tree Column Do we have likes and dislikes or do likes and dislikes have us? As unconscious beings, likes and dislikes control our lives. Conscious beings are masters of likes and dislikes. When likes and dislikes are under your control, they will serve you. It is [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.thepraveen.com/balancing-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/' addthis:title='Balancing yesterday, today and tomorrow '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Some nice quotes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Praveen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” &#8211; Frank A. Clark “Vivre sans reve, qu’est ce? (What is life without a dream?)” &#8211; Poet and playwright Edmond Rostand (1868 &#8211; 1918) “It is better to be hated for what you are, than loved for what you are not” [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.thepraveen.com/some-nice-quotes/' addthis:title='Some nice quotes '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Become a Leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Becoming the leader of a project, group or business is very thrilling. You get to make the decisions, help more people, earn more pay and have more fun. The technology described in this article outlines exactly how you can do this. &#8220;THE K-R-C TRIANGLE&#8221; &#8220;The points are K for KNOWLEDGE, R for RESPONSIBILITY and C [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.thepraveen.com/how-to-become-a-leader/' addthis:title='How to Become a Leader '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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