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I know there are going to be some fingers pointing towards me after publishing this post. But my opinion and views are mine and having a blog I just can’t let them die within me.

Yesterday while I was at my day job, I was talking to a guy who must be in his early fifties. We were just sharing the ups and downs of life and just, well, you know bitching about how life doesn’t turn out exactly the way you planned when you were in your twenties. As we were talking, bitching whatever you want to call it, we ended up talking about education and how important it is in todays world to get ahead in the game. As we started talking on this topic I asked him if he had student loans and his answer was, ” Yes, I am still paying for it and I finished college when I was 30.” Just a quick reminder - he is in his early fifties.

This is what he had to say,

You know I was glad when I graduated. It felt like I had wings and I could reach new heights. I graduated from one of the most prestigious universities in US and I was proud. But today when I look back I wish I had just been dumb enough not go to college. My dumbness then would have proved to be the smartest decision at this point in my life.

So what exactly is student loan - a blessing or a curse? Isn’t the whole purpose of student loan to allow you to have a better future? Isn’t education suppose to help you get far ahead in life rather than get trapped in past? Isn’t it supposed to help you not get into debt rather than trap you in it for years to come, in some case even after retirement? Beats me. [Click here to read more →]

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Nothing much to say here. Just a quick thought on creativity,

Creativity lies in how we do things not how we think. The thinking process as it is differs from person to person as we are all different beings. But the fact that we tend to follow each others footsteps in doing things is what creates the biggest hindrance towards being creative.

Cheers!

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Blog Sustainability - What does it depend on?

• Is it the readers?
• Is it the traffic?
• Is it Alexa ranking?
• Is it Technorati authority?
• Number of times you have been on DIGG?
• How many stumbles you have gotten? or,
• Is it the number of comments you get on each posts?

Although all of the above might be true in one way or the other. The one single thing that your blog’s sustainability depends on is [Click here to read more →]

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Blogging has emerged as a mainstream for most online entrepreneurs to enter and explore the online world of possibilities. Although most blogs die within a short period of time, some thrive within the same short period as well. We, as bloggers, are constantly trying to measure our success by either checking the stats hour after hour or by analyzing the number of comments on each posts.

I have divided this topic into three posts as it seemed like it would be quite a long post and hey we all do have other things to do besides reading a blog. The first part is discussed below which shows you some ways to measure your blogging success within your blog. Since this post is the first one in the series it deals more with the basics. We will analyze more as we move along to the second and third posts of this series as we unveil the least used tools by bloggers. [Click here to read more →]

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We must find the affirmation or affirmations that we most need, and by reciting them, we are telling the universe that we wish to experience the words that are being spoken and affirmed. There is an old saying “be careful about what you ask for, because you just might get it.” So, let us focus on the positive goals and thoughts that are within us, and as we affirm these positive and constructive thoughts through our speech, let us also have faith that the universe hears our words and knows that the potential to experience and manifest such a request is undeniably true.- Keith Johnson

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It was a long day at work. As I was on my way home, the only thing I had in mind was my bed that awaited my arrival. The winters in Minnesota can get pretty hard on you at times, the day light fades away by 5:00 PM and it seems pretty late by the time it’s 7:00. My desire to lay down and crash on my bed after work is quite justifiable as I get done with work at six. I was pretty excited to be done with work and heading home as it had been one heck of a day, both mentally and physically. [Click here to read more →]

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We all have a professional side and a personal side. Since ritubpant is my portfolio site and this is my personal blog, I guess I can allow myself to be well, myself.

Quite a while ago I had written a blogging song which I was never sure if I should publish. Sometimes the best way to take control of a situation is by asking yourself : Should I or Shouldn’t I? I did the same and I decided to publish the post as an answer to my question. Sometimes we just got to have fun, [Click here to read more →]

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Thank you for visiting RituBPant.com. After having sold my blog Work n Play, I felt crippled for a while without having an outlet for me to write.

This site serves as an outlet for me to offer my services. And this blog integrated in this site will give readers an opportunity to read what I write, which also serves as a sample of my writing if you are looking to hire a freelance writer/blogger.

This blog will be updated twice a week or once a week as I am busy writing for other sites as well. However, you will find some of my personal ramblings in between. There will be one in depth article each week on something I am passionate about like Blogging, Networking, Productivity and so on.

I see blogging as a way to network and make friends while sharing our knowledge and wisdom with each other. Feel free to comment and interact with other readers. Let’s all interact, socialize and build a network with this wonderful medium that we call Blogging.

Once again welcome to my home on the Internet and the Blogosphere!

Cheers!

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