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It is through your knowing of your power that you come to be the powerful being that you are. For you can not be powerful if you do not know about the power. It is within you at all times. It is there for you to access and to multiply in strength. It is in the allowing of this power to flow through from within that you best put to use this power. You are all powerful beings. You all have the same capability to flow powerful energy from the core of your being. This is the same energy as spoke about as Source or God energy.

It comes from that source and this is the energy that you have converted and channeled into your own powerful resource. Through your attention to this source of energy and through your remaining centered in yourself and going within your self, you learn how to control, direct, increase and use this powerful stream. It is like a fast flowing stream of water that you have directed between two banks. You increase it strength and power that way. If you allow the stream of water to flow wherever it wants, it is less powerful.

When you enter into states of worry and anxiety, you are effectively allowing your stream of power to scatter and flow with less power wherever it wants especially towards more thoughts and feelings of worry and anxiety. When you direct this stream of power in a happy, focused state of mind and feelings then you are increasing the strength and power of it tremendously. When you release from your Being feelings of limitations then you are essentially removing the blocks in the path of the flow of the energy.

It is like removing boulders from the stream of water. You allow the stream to flow easier with less or no resistance. It is not diverted or swirling back around itself. There is no back flow only the powerful continuous flow towards that which you happily have your focus on.

It is through your knowing of your power that you come to be the powerful being that you are. For you can not be powerful if you do not know about the power. It is within you at all times. It is there for you to access and to multiply in strength. It is in the allowing of this power to flow through from within that you best put to use this power. You are all powerful beings. You all have the same capability to flow powerful energy from the core of your being. This is the same energy as spoke about as Source or God energy.

It comes from that source and this is the energy that you have converted and channeled into your own powerful resource. Through your attention to this source of energy and through your remaining centered in yourself and going within your self, you learn how to control, direct, increase and use this powerful stream. It is like a fast flowing stream of water that you have directed between two banks. You increase it strength and power that way. If you allow the stream of water to flow wherever it wants, it is less powerful.

When you enter into states of worry and anxiety, you are effectively allowing your stream of power to scatter and flow with less power wherever it wants especially towards more thoughts and feelings of worry and anxiety. When you direct this stream of power in a happy, focused state of mind and feelings then you are increasing the strength and power of it tremendously. When you release from your Being feelings of limitations then you are essentially removing the blocks in the path of the flow of the energy.

It is like removing boulders from the stream of water. You allow the stream to flow easier with less or no resistance. It is not diverted or swirling back around itself. There is no back flow only the powerful continuous flow towards that which you happily have your focus on.

Power Plate machines are the newest fitness craze to hit the celebrity circuit. Many gyms and personal trainers are adding them to their equipment offerings as well. Power Plates combine isometric exercises with whole body vibrations to increase the muscle strength in less time than conventional exercise.

The machine looks a lot like a small treadmill with a platform and a tall stand with handles. However, instead of having a cumbersome walking track, the Power Plates machine has a vibrating platform. By holding different isometric positions while standing, leaning or resting on the platform, you can get a total body workout.

Part of the major appeal of the Power Plates machine is that it only takes 15 minutes to complete a total rotation through the positions. The manufacturers claim that a fifteen minute workout three times a week is enough to lose weight and tone your muscles.

The poses are simple but the amazing effects are achieved due to the vibrating of the platform. The machine is based on 40 years of study that prove that vibrations accelerate muscle toning. During normal exercise, your muscles contract once or twice per second. With Power Plates, the vibrations cause muscle contractions at a rate of 30 to 50 per second. This increases muscle toning and saves time during work outs. Just a few minutes on the machine produces the same results as an hour of regular strength training.

The Power Plates machine comes with several different training programs. The resistance program, stretch program, massage program and relaxation program are all designed to give you a full body work out and a range of relaxation and rejuvenation options. Beginners should start with 9 minutes of the resistance program and build up to do more.

Each machine has variable vibration intensities. Beginners should use the lowest level while their muscles adjust to the tri-directional vibration of the machine. They can increase intensity as their muscles adjust to the movement.

The machines come with a user manual that details the different positions to take on the plate. Holding each pose for 30 seconds is all it takes to tone your muscles and trim your waistline. The company claims that their methods are based on over 40 years of research with Whole Body Vibration (WBV). In addition to muscle toning, WBV is beneficial with physical problems like arthritis and osteoporosis. The makers also claim that it improves blood flow and lowers cellulite.

The Power Plate machine comes in several different sizes to suit your needs and budget. The smallest model, the my3, is just 126 lbs. This is compared to the 348 lbs of the pro5 AIRdaptive model. There are three other models that bridge the gap between these two.

This heavy duty machinery comes with a steep price. The home models cost $3,500 for the smallest version. Gym quality machines cost upwards of $9,250. The products have been on the market for the past three years but recent celebrity interest has increased their popularity. Madonna has done the most to spread the word about this machine, but it is also used by Claudia Schiffer, Natalie Imbruglia, Jonathan Ross, Elle Macpherson, Sadie Frost and Donatella Versace.

If the price tag is too steep, you may be able to find a local gym that has a Power Plate. By contacting the company directly, you can locate a machine in your area to try out.

It's a standard operating procedure that fitness clubs trace your food habits, health history and current physical state before you can execute weight loss routines

For beginners, cardio exercise is doable for only 30 minutes or even less. Beyond that duration will likely pressure the unused muscle groups. It is important to increase your resistance before you can execute a higher duration of tread mill run or aerobic session. Veteran gym goers can manage two successive aerobic sessions but it's too impossible for neophytes in the workout act. Resistance training follows after a fat-burning session. It can be done by using a pair of barbells or your body alone. These 5 body weight resistance workout routines are mostly suggested in fitness clubs:

1. Train your body by executing the popular crunch to increase resistance. It is advisable that you use an exercise mat or floor cover in doing this. Lay flat on the floor and place your hands at the back of your head. Using your body weight, bring your head toward your abdomen. Slowly do it for 16 or 32 counts. Good technique of this will effectively strengthen your abdominal muscles.

2. Do the reverse curl to target the lower extremities of your body especially the abdominal part. Still remain laid flat on the floor and lift your legs up along with your butt. Do this for 16 or 32 counts while placing your hands near your head.

3. Another body weight resistance routine is the full crunch. In executing this one, you must lift your head simultaneously with bringing your knees toward the center. Your forehead and knees must touch each other as you do this for 16 or 32 counts. Feel the full crunch on your abdomen.

4. Execute the lunges by standing with your right or left foot brought to the front and your knee tilted. Remember that you must keep your back straight with your torso held upright and your abs tight when bending your knees. Do 16 counts or 32 of this thigh-and-buttock strengthening routine.

5. The basic push-up is the most popular resistance training routine for me but women can already do it as well using pushup grips. Let your hands and feet do the job as you push your body toward the floor. Depending on how many you can execute, you can do it without letting your knees touch the floor. Pull and push your body, that's about it.

These are still a lot of body weight resistance training routines that are used often by men and women such as rear leg raise, squats, triceps plunge, etc. With proper execution of any of these, you will toughen the muscles you are putting your focus on.

01.Sometime back

this author had written an article titled “ Are your employees leaving the organizations in disgust? Apply Change Management practices”. While discussing about the various aspects of Change Management concepts, it is informed that the employees, for obvious reasons, generally dislike changes brought in by the management, as they do not like to come out of the existing practices.

This article makes an attempt to demystify the resistance to changes by the employees, besides explaining why do they develop such resistance to changes .It is also discussed that how this issue can be resolved and how to make use of their resistance to maximize the working results of the organization, while proceeding with the change efforts.

02.Reactions to Change.

The resistance to change is purely a psychological concern only. They are concerned with their safety. They do apprehend whether they would be protected and free from harm during the period when changes are implemented. The situations caused by changes will trigger the psychological responses such as safety and security. Some of these responses may be positive and some others may be negative. For example, if people with decision-making powers were taken out, on account of change efforts, it would cause a negative result. On the other hand if they are told clearly about these early and given clear options to chose from, they would be more positive about the change.

In the same way, people who are accustomed to a particular style of working will find it very difficult to change their way of working and they do resist such changes.

Change causes people to question whether they would continue to have the same level of power and control; even after the change measures are introduced.

Employees are concerned whether the changes would cause a deceleration in their income level and apprehend whether such decisions would be fair enough to them or based on whim or nepotism.

Again, employees apprehend whether they would continue to be recognized and cared even after the changes are introduced or would be treated poorly.

Hence the resistance to change is displayed by the employees on account of factors such as Safety and Security, habits, fear of loosing control, economic factors and finally their apprehension about loosing importance and recognition in their organization.

03.The Change Process.

Now, let us discuss how the resistance for change can be removed. In fact the change leaders must attend to People’s core psychological issues by adopting the following measures. It involves taking people through four phases of change, as under.

a. Awareness – Tell the employees why these changes are contemplated and what is the result anticipated.

b. Understanding-In what way the changes contemplated would affect the job, role and responsibilities of the employees

c. Acceptance-What type of support and training the employees would get, consequent
to the changes contemplated.

d. Commitment-Involvement to increase both bottom line and top line of the business

Above all, change leaders should remember one important point that the resistance to change
is mainly on account of ego of the employees concerned. If the changes contemplated are discussed with the employees sufficiently early and all their clarifications are properly explained, then the problem of resistance can be avoided.

Alternatively, the employees should be prepared for a change through the following.

Vision, Communication, Organization Goal, Training and Support

04.How do people react to Change-a live Case study?

The author of this article had an occasion to introduce change measures, while he was working as an executive in a bank. The Corporation of the local city is one of our valued customers and our bank has an extension counter at their premises for their convenience. The working hours also was fixed taking in to account their way of functioning, that is from 11.00 AM to 6.00 P.M.
The business hours during which they can transact business is 11.00 A.M to 3.30 P.M.

During the second week of every month, there would be heavy inflow of cash and generally the quantum cash would range in the order of Rs 75 Lacs and the employees were cooperating even by working beyond the stipulated hours.

It so happened that in one month, there were three consecutive holidays and on the day of reopening, there was heavy collections and Cashiers of Corporation came to the Bank for remitting cash at 4.30 PM only. The employees on that day refused to accept the Cash, on the plea that time was over. The undersigned somehow managed the situation and decided that some thing should be done to correct this situation because the Cashiers of the Corporation can come on busy days after 4.00 P.M only and taking in to account the quantum of business we get, the working hours are to be changed to their convenience.

Next day, with the concurrence of the higher authorites, the business hours were changed from 12.30 PM to 4.30 PM and office hours up to 7.30 P.M.The employees were advised accordingly.
There were resistances from the employees for the change of working hours and union leaders also started shouting.

The author called for a meeting of all employees and the union leaders and informed categorically that the bank cannot afford to lose the account of the Corporation and the other banks are ready to serve them. Since the extension counter is put up at their premises for their convenience, it would not be fair to insist them to have their functions according to bank’s convenience. If the changes contemplated are to be dropped, then the bank would loose a valuable customer and the extension counter be closed and the employees would be redeployed.

The fair and frank discussions, the author had with the employees, had a telling effect and they realized their folly. However, they wanted the time be changed; that is, instead of 12.00 PM.the branch be opened by 12.00 Noon and they have assured that they would extend their full cooperation in receiving cash on busy days even beyond the stipulated hours. Thus the resistance to change could be solved to the satisfaction of the employees.

05.Employees`resistance-a potential energy for Change effort.

It now clear that when employees do not accept the change measures and do not like the change process, the same should be seen as a healthy and beneficial wake up call for improvement. Each employee can be considered as a product of intelligent people with good common sense, trying to make things better.

It must be construed that dealing with resistance in positive ways is one of the good strategies for accelerating the change effort. Employee resistance can be considered as potential energy, which can be harnessed for improving the bottom line of the organization.

In the case referred to as above, the resistance of the employees for the changes in timings could result in motivation of their morale and the employees develop a sort importance for the bank to develop and come to the conclusion that the growth of the Bank is the growth of the employees Alternatively, the welfare of employees depends on the growth of the organization.

Article by: S.Suyampirakasam, Divisional Manager (Retd) Canara Bank

Being thin is good but being very thin and underweight is not good. You should consult a physician if you are a very very thin person. Lots of medical tests would help in revealing the root cause of the problem.

These are some points, which would help in increasing your weight:

Eating: The first thing you need to do to increase your weight is to eat well. Eat more than you burn calories. Eating food, which contains more fat is good for people who are thin. Drinking milk, cheese, chicken meat etc are some foods, which contain more fat.

Exercise: Most people think that thin people should not exercise, as they could get even thinner. But it is recommended that they exercise so that they feel hungrier and eat more. Taking nutritious food would help the body gain weight. Do not lift heavy weight dumbbells in a gym; instead opt for low weight and do more repetitions.

There are lots of weight gain supplements available in the market, but they are not recommended. Instead have a good helping of protein-enriched foods, fruits and products, which contain more fat. Eat lots of protein and fat, as it is very helpful in increasing your weight. So why wait! Start NOW.