Executive Life and Special Diet Items

Beside water which any adults with sedentary day should be taking at least two liter, and adding one full glass for every fifteen minute of physical exercise, the exercise routine of corporate executive shall be complemented by energy food in his diet. The following food items are good source of energy.
· Almonds: No cholesterol but rich in vitamins, protein and iron. Increases energy and mental alertness. Contains mono-saturated fat which is healthy for heart.
· Amla: Contain lot of vitamin C and helps in maintaining vitality, virility, digestion and hair growth. Takes toxins away while purifying the blood and improving the defensive mechanism of body.
· Apricot: Rich in vitamin A and antioxidants it helps increasing energy and stops premature aging. It is good for eyes and heart.
· Broccoli: It is high energy and nutrient rich food. Contains lot of vitamin A, C and K along with phytochemicals and anti-oxidants. Great for detoxing and help prevent cancer.
· Garlic
· Oats: It is rich source of fibre and contains unique fatty acids that helps prevention of cancer, heart disease and improves nervous system.Spinach: Rich in folate, beta-carotene, vitamin C and K. Good for bones and heart plus it help prevention of cancer and arthritis.

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Just checked the traffic to my blog. Not many views but it is expected since i have not advertised it or sent a word of mouth to the circle of friend.

Anyway, it shall be interesting to hear about what you would like to see on this blog?

Feel free to drop your choice on my email id: sanjay030@gmail.com

Mumbai Incident - Afterthought

Last week was a change from the normal corporate, product management and technology handling routine jobs. Tried to keep the normal work routine and meetings but the air was more than serious with the events unfolding in the city.

I was shocked to see how the Mumbai blasts and hostage event was executed and how it was handled by the authorities. There was an evident lack of concerted effort to tackle the various aspects of incidents.

Being the Mumbai resident i saw the whole event unfold and bought to an closure but it leaves a unhappy taste to see the lack of a planned response to such events.

I hope the organizations and institution holding power seats and enjoying at public expense, make sure such incidents do not happen again rather than paying the mere lip service and pushing the file like they did all the previous events (train bomb blasts, floods, serial bomb blasts etc.). Not only such steps should be taken and media fill their pages and airtime with such stories, but public need to be made aware of emergency management aspects of the city life.

(NOTE: I work in the multi floor building in Mumbai, and there was never a fire drill in the last two years. also most of the people i sure do not know how to use the first aid and kit, how to operate the fire extinguisher and where are the fire hoses)

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Diet and Excercise Regimen

Please refer to my earlier post on the diet and the recommended energy foods.

Here is my morning exercise regimen that recommend for the corporate executives:
1. Day 1: Jog on treadmill for 30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of cross-trainer OR cycling (on fat-burning setting). Take additional 10 minutes of Abs.
2. Day 2: Jog. for 30 minutes. Go for 20 minutes of upper body exercise preferably free weight dumbell for upper and lower chest and arms.
3. Day 3: Jog for 30 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of half sit ups and leg raise. Go for additional 10 minutes of lower abs leg raise.
4. Day 4: Easy Jog for 20 minutes. Go for ten minutes of steam. Take it as a rest and recuperation day.
5. Day 5: Same as for day 1.
6. Day 6: Same as for day 2.
7. Day 7: Total Rest (enjoy with friends and family, catch that book or movie)

Trying to follow the above regimen and reaching almost 50% of it. 'll post my before and after results after two months. Let Me know your comments if you have the better exercise regimen that have yielded results.

Positive Living

Please refer to my earlier blog post where i mentioned self discovered secrets of happiness through the time when my wife (now being a single father for some time already) and to an an extent parents (due to distance and pre-occupation at the native place) left me to win the battle of cosmopolitan, family and corporate life.

Now, let me share with you few steps (i read in a book by a Japanese author some time back) that are helping me live a positive life:

1. Possess a Frontier Spirit: Areas that one want to move into, the anticipated risks and obstacles and ways to overcome them.
2. Inculcate Invincible thinking - winning in every situation: Every individual is born in this world with the purpose of refining his or her soul through various experiences, so there is no such thing as failure. All the events are just lessons and provide spiritual nourishment, so don't discourage yourself. With this attitude, one always wins. Whatever the circumstances, one is a winner in all situation and one can learn from every facets of life - such shall be the thinking.
3. Have a positive attitude: People sense aura around an individual. If one wants to be a life's winner, he must have the air of success. Positive attitude gives great power.
4. Get Snowball effect - If one learns a lesson and find saplings of success in all situation, one will grow compounded like a snowball . Life provides many opportunities and with an attitude of interest and discovery - victory is inevitable.
5. Get into positive pattern of thinking: Living a positive life, attracts many people who will help you. With their help, one can achieve much more than on his own.

I hope the above steps can provide direction to interested readers.

Will right more about my current fitness regimen in my next blog....till then....Cheers.

Few secrets to Happiness

Living in Mumbai, I go through the same turmoils like million of other inhabitants of the city and have to keep a high demanding corporate job plus being a single father takes on a extra toll.
So how do I keep going, sincerely I just keep balls in the air OR I just do it (Ala Nike). Amid all this how do i keep happy. Here are list of few things that work for me:
1. Keep good and positive human company.
2. With job, stick to priority tasks seconded by tasks that you love.
3. Do a good job and avoid office politics.
4. Keep an eye on the finance and budget.
5. Engage in physical activity e.g. jogging, swimming, tennis for at least four times in a week, 1 hour each plus take stairs in the workplace.
6. Take time out for yourself at least 10 minutes everyday, do meditation or pranayam.
7. Flexible approach but keep taking decisions (you don't want things to snowball)
8. Keep TV to minimum, only watch at max. 0.5 hr. of comedy, music/reality or Gk related shows.
9. Eat small servings of healthy food preferably vegetarian.
10. Engage in small acts of charity one in a while. Associate yourself with at least one bigger cause.

The above listed acts seems to keep things going for me. Beside, happiness there are few secrets to true happiness which i will list on my next post. I sincerely they really work for you.

Cheers and Smile.

Eight lessons in balance, love and leadership

Eight lessons in balance, love and leadership - Take it from Barack Obama (source: Men's Health, Nov. 2008)

To succeed in career and in relationships, here are the eight tips shared by Mr. Barack Obama:

1. Learn from your father, even if he wasn't a good one
2. Be there for your family, even if you're not around
3. Make the future your focus
4. Turn early lessons into big success
5. Quit smoking
6. Show others the way to common ground
7. If you want to avoid disappointing others, don't disappoint yourself
8. Don't let them see you sweat

the above tips seemed to have worked for him. You make what you want to make out of it.