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You may have heard of Roger von Oech’s book, A Whack on the Side of the Head: How to Unlock Your Mind for Innovation. It’s as much fun to read as its title suggests. It covers the ten common obstacles to creative thinking. It’s about ways in which you can unlock your mind for innovation, for change, for more interest, or even for a career change.

Mr. Von Oech writes about the time when his English teacher in high school put a small chalk dot on the blackboard and asked the class to tell him what it was. A few seconds passed, and then someone said, “It’s a chalk dot on the board.” The rest of the class seemed relieved that the obvious had been stated, and no one else had anything more to say.

“I’m surprised at you,” replied the teacher, “Yesterday I did the same exercise with a group of kindergartners, and they thought of fifty different things the chalk mark could be:

The lesson that I wish to share with you is the importance of looking for more than one right answer. When you look, you will be surprised to learn how many answers are available.

We have been trained in school to look only for the first right answer to every problem. The average person does this; the creative person looks for many.

Looking beyond the first solution to a problem can result in a whole new set of serendipitous solutions - solutions that can be a hundred times better than the first one.

Remember: When you maximize your potential, everyone wins. When you don’t, we all lose.

About the Author

Etienne A. Gibbs, MSW, Management Consultant and Trainer, conducts seminars, lectures, and writes articles on his theme: “… helping you maximize your potential.” For more information go to www.maximizingyourpotential.blogspot.com, or email him at eagibbs@ureach.com.

Before You Burn

Information About Weight Training Routines For Beginners

So you need to lose a few pounds? Perhaps you want to bulk up and strengthen and define your muscle tone? Maybe you just want to add a bit of variety to your exercise program? Weight training routines offer a great way to accomplish these goals. These types of training routines are used by professional athletes, fitness pros, and body builders. Many individuals work weight training into their overall exercise routine in combination with cardio workouts or other activities. In order for a weight training routine to be effective, it needs to be targeted to produce specific results. The exercises you include will be different depending on what you want to accomplish.

Basic Weight Training Workouts

When first getting started with weight training programs, it is important to learn proper technique before moving on to more difficult exercises or heavier weights. It is also a good idea to establish a pattern or routine to help you stick to your program and get consistent results. For beginners, training for a half hour or 45 minutes two to three times each week is recommended. As noted, the exercises you include in your routine will depend on the results desired.

Strength Training Workouts

A muscle gets stronger when it is used consistently. For example, a person lifting 5-lb dumbbells according to the same workout routine will condition their muscles to perform at a certain level and will maintain and tone muscles. To increase strength and bulk, the muscles will need to be forced to lift beyond the normal range, hence the saying, no pain, no gain.

To exceed current capacity and improve muscle strength, a workout should progressively add more weight, sets, or repetitions in a set. It may become necessary to move to a different type of lifting exercise. Those who want to increase strength while minimizing growth of muscle mass should aim for the maximum number or repetitions possible for each weight, rather than trying to lift heavier than anyone else.

Muscle Building Routines

A muscle grows and strengthens when it is pushed beyond its average capacity. Those who want to add muscle quickly will lift heavier and use different techniques to “shock” their bodies into growing muscle. Many people agree that free weights are better suited to building muscle than resistance machines because they force all the muscles to work to support the weight, rather than allowing the machine to help. It is also important to include exercises that target certain areas, such as chest presses, bicep curls, calf raises, or back squats.

Building muscle also requires recovery time for the muscles to adjust. This involves getting the proper nutrition, sleep, and breaks between workouts. Most weight training programs geared at adding mass suggest a recovery time of two or three days in between training sessions. You may decide to do circuit training or cardio exercise in between, but be aware that burning too many calories can limit muscle growth. Many people who have difficulty adding muscle mass are making the mistake of working out too much.

Weight Reduction Workouts

Muscle weighs more than flab, and this has caused some people to get upset with their weight lifting programs. If the wrong type of exercise or an inappropriate routine is utilized, a person could actually gain weight because they are building muscle quickly. Those who want to lose weight will apply the opposite approach from muscle building. They should lift smaller weights with more repetitions and work in cardio activities more frequently.

Types of Equipment

There are several types of weight training equipment available from basic free weights such as dumbbells and barbells, to weight training stations and variable resistance machines.

Free weights generally engage more of the body’s muscles during a workout. Because you are not relying on resistance or other support to stabilize the weight, you improve coordination as well. However, this can make free weights more dangerous for beginners who do not have proper technique or who select weights beyond their capabilities. Free weights typically take up less space than training stations and can be purchased in the amount, style and price range to fit any budget.

Resistance training machines use the design of the machine to target a specific muscle and work it without the assistance of other related muscles. There are several types of resistance machines. Some apply a constant resistance throughout the muscle movement. They place maximum resistance on a muscle or joint when it is at its weakest point, such as an elbow that is extended. Free weights such as dumbbells fit into this category, but there are also machines with cables and weight stacks that provide constant resistance.

Variable resistance equipment uses mechanics to adjust the amount of resistance on a muscle depending on the flex or angle of the joint. Thus resistance is increased at the point where an improved angle makes it easier to lift. The better quality machines utilize the results of extensive research to help improve results, minimize injuries and provide a variety of workout options.

Tips and Suggestions

Whether you are using free weights or weight benches and other equipment, it is important to have your health checked before beginning an exercise program, especially if you have had recent health concerns, are overweight, or have not been active for several months. It is also advisable to work with a fitness consultant or therapist at first to establish a weight training routine that is within your abilities and that is geared toward the results you hope to achieve.

Diet and fat intake can also affect your weight training program and many people consult with a nutritionist before beginning a training program. Building muscle requires different foods than losing weight so avoid frustrating your efforts by getting some informed dietary information before starting.

As with all forms of exercise, it takes a bit of time for results to become obvious. Hopefully you will begin to feel more active, energetic, and happy shortly after beginning your weight training program, but the loss of weight or growth of muscles will take longer. The results can be subtle at first. Take photos or record weight, size and other information before beginning and compare weekly to see your progress more clearly. This will help you realize that change is taking place and you will be more likely to continue with the workout routine.

About the author:

C.J. Gustafson is a successful writer for http://www.fitness-n-exercise-equipment.com your shopping guide for home exercise equipment, complete home gyms, weight training equipment, treadmills and more.

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Imagine stepping into the gym for the first time in your life. There are so many machines and gadgets. What do you do first? Is this one safe? Are you using it right? There are so many questions to ask about trying to get physically fit as well. How much should you push yourself? How much is too much?

A personal trainer is someone who steps in and will coach you through your weight loss regime. What is it that a personal trainer does exactly?

Finding Out What A Personal Trainer Does Is Step Number One
Whenever I want to find out what it is that a personal trainer does, I simply visit the website or look at an advertisement of another personal trainer. From one location that is located in California, I have found the following list to be exactly what a personal trainer does.

Coaching workouts that intensify gradually at different stages
Working to increase improvement function of the body from walking and running, etc.

Keeping a client up to date on nutrition

Practices safe stretching and exercise techniques

Helps to increase muscle tone and metabolism in the body

Minimize the possibility of injury

Increase the client’s self-confidence and put good ’stress’ to encourage

Eliminate laziness and excuses from stopping the client from getting what they want

What is it that Clients Ask When Looking for a Personal Trainer?
One that I have found says that finding the best personal trainer is to simply ask a lot of questions. If you ask questions of your personal trainer and he or she does not know the answer or doesn’t give an answer you are particularly happy with, a client should simply walk away.

If you are looking to become a personal trainer, expect to hear questions. What is your background? How long have you been doing this? How are you involved in the industry? Do you stay competitive in the industry? What is the education level that you have? Did you get certified in a weekend or are you university educated? Are you continuing to educate yourself on the latest health techniques? Insurance? CPR? First Aid?

If you are able to answer these questions to a client, you’ll be much more likely to sign a client. Above all, personal trainer will make a customer state his or her reasonable goals and set a plan to reach those goal in a healthy and constructive learning environment that will let the client keep the regime for years to come, even if they stop using the personal trainer.

What is it That Separates a Good Personal Trainer from a Bad One?
Like when you shop for anything else, there are good trainers and there are bad personal trainers, but what is the difference?
A good personal trainer would tell you that you should shop around and find the right trainer for you. A lot of corporate gym trainers have sales quotas, do you really think they’re primary interest is your health? Most of them have minimal training and are more of a sales person than a trainer.

If you are looking to become a personal trainer, what is it you should do first? Try to take course on exercise, fitness and health. If you also stay involved personally in the body building industry, you’re also staying on top of the competition. Commitment is the key; you have to be committed, as your clients certainly will not be. They will want to quit and give excuses. You can’t let them.
Above all, a personal trainer really cares about the client. You can’t simply treat them like another paycheck. A customer has personal goals and needs and is asking you to help them along a path they can’t walk on their own. What a personal trainer is, is not a salesman or a drill sergeant, a personal trainer is a coach, a mentor and a partner on a road to a goal.

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If you’re planning a wedding or planning on being in one, then the question of wedding speeches is bound to come up.

Who gives the speeches

Well, this is really up to the couple that’s getting married, but there seems to be a normal list of people that are expected to say something.

The wedding party usually has the most members talking about the bride or the groom. The Best Man and Matron or Maid of Honor are the ones that will be giving short speeches before dinner in most cases. Other members of the party can also speak if the couple chooses.

The father of the bride usually gives a speech to the guests, thanking them for coming as well as saying a word or two to the groom. The couple themselves may also want to talk to the guests, giving them thanks and their love.

Of course, the reception isn’t the only place for speeches. Many times, the wedding rehearsal has one or two of the couple’s parents speaking as well.

As many people as the couple wants can speak, but what if you’re the one that’s asked?

Before you stand up

If you’re asked to give a speech, no doubt you’re nervous and at a loss for what to say. The best advice is to keep your speech short and simple, so that your nerves don’t have time to take over and so that your creativity isn’t sapped.

Make a list of all of the things that you admire and love about the couple or half of the couple. If you’ve been friends for a while, you may want to include a joke or a story. The best advice is to keep the story clean thoughtheir parents may not want to know what they’ve done.

Talk about the person and then end with some sort of revelation or note of congratulation. Raise your glass and toast the couple. It’s really as easy as that.

If you’re afraid that you’ll become nervous, make sure that you rehearse the speech often, writing it well in advance. Or you can just focus on your friend as you give the speech and avoid making eye contact out into the reception crowd.

Speeches are a wonderful way to give thanks to the guest and to members of the new couple. Use your heart as a guide, and you’re sure to get it right.

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Let me preface this by saying right up front - this is NOT for everyone. The key is that my situation was friendly enough to still communicate with each other after we split. My ex-wife and I agreed that our kids were certainly worth that! And we still have to deal with one another until they are through college. This is offered as a life experience only and not intended as legal advice. As such, this may not apply to you.

After 25 years of marriage, I decided that I did not want to be married to my wife. We had drifted apart and in the last few years, things were getting worse. We had little in common anymore… including friends. By and large, mine were different from hers. She would go away on her weekends and I would go on mine. Other than our children, whom we both love very much, we were just a couple living together. She is still a good woman, just not one I wanted to be married to. There had to be something else… Sound familiar?

As our situation unfolded, she retained an attorney early on and we began negotiations in earnest within a month of separation. Sure we had our differences! But with an open line of communication available, we (her attorney and I) talked out our problems and came to an agreement within a few months.

I felt confident in representing myself after performing a few hours of research on the internet. And you bet, I was prepared to bail out and get an attorney too. But having done the research, nothing that came up was a surprise at all. I was very pleasantly surprised and amazed. I found that many things were already prescribed by statute as being pretty cut and dried. Child support? Maintenance? In NY, where I live, it was a matter of using past incomes to arrive at an appropriate level. The method and level were already set.

When it seemed to be all sorted out, I went to an attorney that a friend recommended highly. He had an offer of the first consultation costing only $50. for a one half hour conference. All I did was take the agreement to him for review. At the consultations conclusion, his exact words were “It seems that you have a pretty good handle on this. If you can get this signed and executed, you don’t need me. Just call me if anything changes.” Frankly I was overwhelmed! I had just saved $3,000. minimum! Money that could be used to put MY kids through college, not his!

I don’t really know how unique my situation was. Hence, I do credit some luck on my part, as I said in the article summary. But it wasn’t difficult.

I have performed a few legal services for myself in the past such as setting up a corporation, partnership, and purchase agreements. I believe that a person of reasonable intelligence can save an incredible amount of money on legal services, if they will do the research and use the preprinted legal forms that so many attorneys use themselves. It helps if you have gone through similar situations in the past. But had I ever had a divorce? Heck no! I had been married for over 25 years.

But here’s the catch, I don’t have a degree in law either! I urge you to not take this as a slam on attorneys. They have an excellent purpose in society, in spite of the jokes. I had the comfort level that allowed me to proceed beyond what I had anticipated I could. It won’t work for everyone. Certainly, not everyone has that comfort level. It worked for me.

As a result of his life experiences, the author, George R Devendorf, was able to save several thousand dollars in legal fees. As a result, Mr. Devendorf has created a website to help others that feel able to represent themselves in certain legal matters. http://www.GotLegalHelp.com offers downloadable legal forms that are the same forms used by attorneys themselves! Whether your issue is Divorce, Incorporation, Last Will & Testament, Prenuptial Agreement, or Bankruptcy, GLH forms are available for most states.

Miami is a great city to visit on a budget. There are inexpensive flights to Miami or Fort Lauderdale constantly because a lot of discount airlines fly there. JetBlue and Continental often have the cheapest flights. Check online at flight discounter’s websites in the middle of the night and you can find some great deals that way.

It’s also not hard to find cheap hotels in Miami Florida . If you’re willing to stay off the beach you can save as much as $100 per night, and the beach is free in most places there so you still have easy access just by walking across a street. If you stay in the northern suburbs of Miami Beach or inland you’ll find even deeper bargains.

Another way of saving money in Miami is using a good airline mileage card like the Chase Travelplus card . You can get triple mileage for all the travel-related purchases you make with this card, like airfare, lodging, and rental cars. If you use it for all your purchases on the trip you’ll only get single mileage but it’s still a good idea to do this. In effect you’ll be getting back a large percentage of every dollar you spend this way.

It’s not hard to save money on eating in Miami either, even though it’s one of the world’s great restaurant cities. While there are certainly a ton of expensive restaurants there, there are also inexpensive restaurants that locals frequent where you can find a good meal for $10 or under at the right time of day. Check out places with early bird specials or get a coupon book before you go for lots of great deals. Miami is also a big nightlife city and a lot of bars will have free buffets (sushi, seafood, etc.) on Friday nights to draw crowds in. It really is possible to enjoy Miami without breaking the bank.

Many of the people who experienced durom metal on applied in their hip cup replacement operations are determining that there are negative ramifications that far surpass the normal expectations for recovery. These individuals are feeling a lot of extra pain for longer time periods, looking forward to revision surgeries and increased medical costs, and losing revenue by not being able to work at their regular occupations. Although Zimmer Holdings, Inc. is postulating that that their hip replacement implant is not conceivably faulty and not to be held accountable for the surgical failures, some patients are filing lawsuits against them and taking settlements.

During the month of October, 2008 Zimmer announced that it had reserved $47.5 million to pay for lawsuits they had received. Many physicians are not 100% convinced that the hip implant is not the problem as the company has publicly stated. As A Matter Of Fact, when Zimmer offered online education to MD’s in order to teach them what was supposedly more precise methods for doing the implant surgical operation, roughly 50% of the doctors refused to take part. Hence, the entire state of affairs proceeds to be nerve-racking for everyone participating, but none more than the hundreds of patients who are needing a revision surgery because of the issues with their implant coming loose in the socket.

These annoyed poor people definitely deserve some aid and compensation which is the reason product liability attorneys are telling them to start the filing of lawsuits. zimmer durom hip replacement has been settling some of these claims, too. Still, even if the money they are being offered seems like it could be a air settlement, in most cases unfortunate people are settling too quickly and without allowance being made for repeat problems if it happens again. If they don’t hold off and wait, to find out what an actual case is worth, individuals may find themselves incurring alot more expenses out of pocket when more medical issues exist or surface.

If your orthopedic surgeon lets you know that you require a revision surgical operation to correct your Zimmer Durom hip replacement device, call an lawyer as soon as humanly possible.

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Having the correct fishing gear is a critical thing to bear in mind when your are contemplating your next fishing expedition. You need to permit yourself the proper tools to get into the “state of mind” & receive the best benefits of fishing. Buying the right fishing tools will support you in more than a few ways. As you may well know, the more supplies you own the more exciting the fishing will become. One of the questions you should ask is, do you have all that you need prior to you heading out on your fishing expedition? To be successful you would be clever to make sure that your fishing expedition begins with buying the right fishing supplies. There are many sorts of gear and it chiefly depends on sort of water that you will be fishing in, what kind of fish you are searching for and the breed of fishing that you desire.

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