- Friday, March 16, 2012
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by Eric Delosrios
To win in life, sticking it out to the end is everything. You need to be able to sustain energy levels so you can do what you have set out to do. In a marathon, for example, the runner who finishes the race is declared the winner. Even if you clocked in the fastest time at the outset that would hardly ever matter unless you are able to sustain that energy all the way to the finish line.
There is really no secret to keeping yourself strong enough to last in your daily activities. Whether you intend to see yourself through your weight loss regimen or simply last through the entire workday, there are practical things that you can do to sustain energy levels.
1. Keep hydrated. When your body lacks water, you become sluggish and tired physically and mentally. Your body can't metabolize energy properly when you're thirsty and as a result, you'll feel fatigued. To prevent this from happening, always have a water bottle with you.
2. Stay away from alcohol. If water is a boon in your life, look at alcohol as a bane. When your body does not tolerate alcohol well and when you've taken more than a glass, it acts to depress your nervous system and makes you feel tired. The initial stimulus you feel with this substance will easily get replaced with lethargy, depression and worse, when taken as a way to escape stress and problems, becomes addictive. With alcohol, you're not just going to be dealing with tiredness associated with a hangover but with overall feeling of malaise as well and that will not work towards sustaining your energy levels.
3. Strive for balance. To sustain energy levels, don't drive yourself to the ground by overdoing everything-- especially work and exercise. Don't keep on accepting projects when you know it will adversely affect the time you will have for yourself or your family. Never workout more than your body can sufficiently handle at a time. When your life is dominated by work, when you can't get enough sleep, when you can't even share a decent conversation with your spouse, then you know you're doing it a tad too much.
4. Revitalize yourself with mind-body techniques. Yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi keep you reenergized. Many practitioners are living proof of the ability of these exercises to revitalize and lift depression. Aside from these exercises, you can also get a massage or acupuncture to keep the energy flowing throughout your body. This contributes to increased feelings of wellness.
5. Take in nature. Just staying outdoors can have a revitalizing effect on the body. Whenever you can, take the time to actually smell the flowers and the clean scent of freshly-mowed grass or the invigorating feel of early morning dew. You'll be surprised at how a few breaths alone can sustain energy levels throughout the day. Avoid being cooped in an air conditioned office all day. Take lunch break walks in a nearby park and let the sights, sounds and smell of the outdoors keep you energized.
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- Friday, March 16, 2012
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By AJ Camp
Healthy living is necessary for longevity because it can help fend off diseases. Below, find 3 health tips that will change your life for the better and they do not even include huge lifestyle changes. Basically, anyone can, and should, follow the valuable information provided.
1. Up the Antioxidants
Feeling a little sluggish? Antioxidant rich foods may help that. Antioxidants such as berries, green tea, and even dark chocolate help one feel better. Here is a list of good antioxidant rich foods:
Dried fruits rich in antioxidants:
* Pears
* Apples
* Dates
* Figs,
* Raisins
* Peaches
* Prunes
* Pears
* Apples
* Dates
* Figs,
* Raisins
* Peaches
* Prunes
The best fresh fruits rich in antioxidants:
* Cranberries
* Blueberries
* Blackberries
* Raspberries
* Strawberries
* Blackcurrants
* Plums
* Cherries
* Apples
* All other deeply pigmented fruits
* Cranberries
* Blueberries
* Blackberries
* Raspberries
* Strawberries
* Blackcurrants
* Plums
* Cherries
* Apples
* All other deeply pigmented fruits
Vegetables rich in antioxidants:
* Artichokes
* Asparagus
* Avocados
* Beetroot
* Broccoli
* Spinach
* Tomatoes (increased levels when cooked)
* Artichokes
* Asparagus
* Avocados
* Beetroot
* Broccoli
* Spinach
* Tomatoes (increased levels when cooked)
Legumes:
* Small Red Beans
* Red kidney bean
* Pinto bean
* Black beans
* Small Red Beans
* Red kidney bean
* Pinto bean
* Black beans
Nuts:
* Pecans
* Pecans
2. Get Moving
Change your life with exercise. Be sure to find something you love to do and do it often. Just get off the couch. Exercise increases oxygen levels in the body, making you feel better and healthier. This will help you to better focus and will have a positive impact on your skin, too.
Exercise also helps increase muscle and decrease fat, so you will look better and fit in your clothes better. This can lead to better self confidence. Get your exercise whenever you can: walk or cycle rather than drive; take the stairs instead of the elevator; do some push ups while warming up dinner in the microwave; do some leg lifts while watching TV; etc.
3. Drink More Water
Drinking more than 8 glasses of water a day helps flush out the toxins in the body, leaving you with clearer skin and a clearer mind, as well. Ice cold water also helps burn calories and wakes your system up when you just wake up or are in an afternoon slump. It is a great boost with zero calories. Water helps regulate the body and decreases bloating and swelling. Try drinking more water early on in the day to avoid having to wake up to go to the bathroom at night.
While healthy eating and an increased intake of foods rich in antioxidants is a step in the right direction, people must understand that cooking methods will alter the foods and their antioxidant content. The more vegetables are cooked, the less the antioxidant, except for tomatoes where the reverse occurs.
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- Monday, March 12, 2012
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In many studies and research the best business generator among social media is LinkedIn. Even if Facebook and twitter dominate our country's landscape.
Therefore, LinkedIn hitting 1 million members in the Philippines is a milestone and can Do some changes on the way we do business networking.
Even in events I found LinkedIn a rich resource for asking and seeking help to experts.
What can I say but kudos to LinkedIn.
Indeed, social media force continue to roll and eat a big part of the way we live and interact with each other .
- Monday, March 12, 2012
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I went to the SM Prestige Lounge just to chill while waiting for my wife who is buying our groceries for next week's use and upon showing my prestige ID I was given a free gift certificate by White Hat- a free yogurt !
This is a wow moment for me and definitely one of the magic of having a loyalty and rewards program.
If you want to know more about loyalty and rewards program then join the Loyalty Conex, September 28, 2012 at Crowne Plaza. Call tel.no. 6433887.
This is a wow moment for me and definitely one of the magic of having a loyalty and rewards program.
If you want to know more about loyalty and rewards program then join the Loyalty Conex, September 28, 2012 at Crowne Plaza. Call tel.no. 6433887.
- Friday, March 09, 2012
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MICE 101 is slated this coming March 28,2012 at SMX Convention Center. This is just a pocket size event where an attendee can intimately interact with the MICE Industry Experts. The absence of MICECON this year is a big reason why one who is a MICE professional should able the opportunity to be present in this event.
There are 3 compelling reasons why you should attend MICE 101.
1. Updated and Practical Learnings
The speakers are all battle tested MICE players. They have gained knowledge and experience that we can all benefit from just listening to their stories.
They will also try to make sense of the existing theories and beliefs in MICE. You will never know which one of those theories in the books will get outdated or debunked by our panel of experts.
2. Help You Formulate Your Own MICE Strategies
DOT will discuss and unveil their MICE strategies vis-a-vis the "It's More Fun in the Philippines" Campaign. If you are a travel and tour company, event organizer, venue, hotel and other related supplier you should be present when DOT reveals the MICE direction.
For one, it will make your business strategies aligned with the government. This alignment might prove to be the success of your business for years to come.
3. Gain and Expand Network
There is a saying "if you want to be one, you got to know them". The event will provide you ample and intimate time to network with MICE players. This will give you an edge in the years to come because these new network might prove to be helpful in some of your business deals in the future.
Again, MICE 101 is an exciting event to be in amidst a growing interest and potential that the MICE Industry offers you can never go wrong by attending this event.
- Friday, March 09, 2012
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Meetings, Incentive, Conventions, and Exhibition (MICE)
Industry is a big industry outside of the country. In fact, in Australia it is
bigger than other industries like mining. It only proves that tourism has a big
potential in stirring up the economy. I guess there is no argument to this
conclusion. The problem is doing the necessary actions to really make Tourism,
and MICE as part of it, reach its potential.
Here are the top 5 reasons why MICE Industry must be
bolstered by the government:
1. MICE
has a multiplier effect
An average MICE attendees will spend 6x compared to a
typical tourist. So, if for example, a backpacker tourist spends $100, our MICE
tourist will spend $600 during his stay. This is a huge contribution that our
government officials must realize.
2.
MICE
is more about Business and Trade
A company or an association that gather for a meeting in
a particular country always have attending members that will look for business
opportunities. In fact, it is not rocket science but a simple observation because
International attendees in a convention and exhibition have higher purchasing
capacity as compared to FIT (Free Independent Traveler) tourists.
Of course there are exceptions to the rules, if we are to
discuss those who are into the leisure and high end travel but that is another point for discussion. In general, MICE has higher value that FIT.
This is the reason that JAPAN has a promotional display
ad that I saw in TTG that has a statement that goes like this” Thank You Very
Much for Putting MICE in Japan”
International Congress & Convention
Association (ICCA) statistics show, that a
Total of 400,000 conferences and exhibitions
are held worldwide every year at the total outlay of US$280 billion. The Global
Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) points out that as annual MICE
industry output value has already reached US$1.16 trillion (including US$400
billion for conferences and US$760 billion for exhibitions), MICE could be
counted on to bring enormous economic benefit to the countries and cities that
host them. [Department of Investment Services, Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Taiwan].
3.
MICE
is a platform for Transfer of Knowledge and Technology
The country that is able to secure an International
Convention or Exhibition is indeed lucky. It will not only benefit in terms of
economic value but the knowledge and technology transfer that International
speakers, participants or exhibitors bring is immense.
I remember a story by one of my trainer in Singapore
where I took up a MICE Master class; she said she has a client doctor who
spends a lot of money in order to win a particular medical event. She asks why go
for it considering the financial risks. The doctor just smiled and told her
that financial risks is nothing compared to the knowledge and technology
transfer that can be gained by the local medical practitioners in the country
in that particular field.
4.
MICE
benefits multiple industry suppliers
A conference or exhibition that is International in
nature involves Hotels, Airplanes, Buses, Travel and Tour Operators, Production
Houses, Exhibition Venues, Catering, Corporate Giveaways, Entertainment,
Freight Forwarders, Booth Suppliers and Designers and the lists goes on.
This is how MICE create a snowball effect to the economy
and industry related to it. In this industry the players compete but
collaborate in different projects. In MICE, an entity cannot do it alone and
needs a lot partners in order to make a MICE event a success.
5. MICE
provides positive Image to the country
Every bid won by a local organizer or association makes
me proud because I know it will have a positive effect that will redound to our
country.
I know that if a MICE event is staged well the
international visitors that participated will tell their experiences to their
countrymen and the cycle starts all over. Another MICE event will again be
staged in the country, all because of the past successes fellow local
organizers or associations performed.
This is a simple case of word-of-mouth marketing or
creating a purple cow in the midst of all the white cows.
A country that has a positive international image will
attract investors and a lot of opportunities that will be felt by the people
that comprise that particular country. It is also a source of pride for the
people of that country.
One example, maybe ambitious, what will you feel if we
won the bid for the Olympics?
I hear gasps and revelries and emotions that you can only
see from a person that won a lotto draw. Precisely, that is the feeling that a
won MICE bid gives to the country and the people that loves the country.
MICE have all the good reasons that our country and
government must realize and pursue relentlessly.
- Friday, March 09, 2012
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Exlinkevents won the bid to manage the event of Sunlife
Grepa Financial’s Great Achievers National Awards Night, March 15-16, 2012 at
Marco Polo Hotel Cebu.
The event is an annual event of SunLife Grepa Financial to recognize Sales Achievers in
their organization.
After the awards night, delegates are treated to an
incentive travel to Bohol.
For your corporate awards night, team building and other
business meetings call us at tel.no. 6433887.
- Thursday, March 08, 2012
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The first CUSTOMER LOYALTY CONFERENCE AND EXPO is slated
this September 28, 2012 at Crowne Plaza.
The event will be give deeper insights to Loyalty and
Rewards Programs, CRM, Brand Building, Customer Analytics, Social Media
Engagement and a lot more.
The explosion of Customer Loyalty and Rewards Program is
everywhere, from membership cards, reward points, members only lounge and other
myriad of deals and discounts makes it compelling for business to gain insights
on this marketing strategy that is winning the hearts, mind and wallet of the
customers.
International and local speakers will talk about the
different aspects of Loyalty.
The event is an exciting venue to learn, network and, yes,
win rewards!
Call us now for the Early Bird Promo so that you can save a
lot or send more people in your organization.
Call us at tel.no. 6433887.
- Thursday, March 08, 2012
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Palawan Ecology Travel and Tour, Dela Salle College of St. Benilde's, Directory Yellow Pages are among the latest delegates of the upcoming MICE 101 slated March 28,2012 at the SMX Convention Center.
MICE 101 is an advocacy event of the Philippine Association of Convention, Exhibition Organizers and Suppliers (PACEOS).
The event will have the following fundamental topics: DOT Plan for MICE Industry, Association Management, Exhibition Management and Incentive Travel.
The event will be fun and will benefit the delegates by meeting industry experts and practitioners - a good way to network with them and be prepared and better equipped as MICE professionals.
For inquiries, call tel.no. 643.3887.
- Monday, March 05, 2012
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