The Swop Shop

The Swop Shop

Quote of the day

‘The Swop Shop is an excellent rendezvous for those wishing to switch from a negative habit to a positive habit. The results are breathtaking. Swop stress with a game of chess. Swop debt without stress. Swop talking with walking. Swop lunch with a munch. Swop white bread with brown bread.’

Welcome to the start of your new working week and of sadly the final working week of January 2016. It is also a good gauge to determine your progress into the New Year. Did you make a mundane start or a humane start to 2016? It is never too late to make a new start, with 340 days left before 2017 there is an incredible amount of time at your disposal, which is in fact 29,376,000 seconds. Today I want to introduce you to the Swop Shop. The Swop Shop is your personal Shop where you can change bad habits into good ones. It is a simple technique where your virtual Swop Shop stocked with noble concepts from the global market can be accessed at any time. Let’s look at some classic examples that can change your life for the common good and help to steer you in the right direction. If followed incessantly you will see instant changes in your life. So, the golden rule is to visit your virtual Swop Shop at least three times a day. Stop the talking and get cracking with the walking. If you commute by bus get off one stop before your destination and walk. If you travel by car, park at least 15 minutes away from your destination and walk. Underground or overground, please follow the same procedure. Walking is so much better than talking. Stop talking get on with the walking for at least 20 minutes a day. Drinking is good if your drink is pure as water. Distilled water is good, sparkling water is even better. A hint of lemon or lime enhances the taste. Our body is made up of 73% of water so why contaminate it with impure water such as coffee, tea, cold drinks, juices and alcohol. Be pure and be sure. Don’t go nuts, just eat them. Almonds are good because they help you to lose weight. Brazil nuts are a good source of selenium. Swop from white to brown. Ditch the white breads, switch from white flour to brown flour and pitch white rice for brown rice. Swop the superfoods for the bad foods. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A pear a day cares for your skin because of its phytonutrients. Swop the sherries for the berries. Your virtual Swop Shop should include cherries. blueberries, strawberries, gooseberries, cranberries and raspberries. Create smoothies to assimilate different fruits into your diet. From vegetables to low sugar fruits, a smoothie can soothe you. Swop the crap with a nap. A good nap is nature’s prescription to recover, revive, survive and to create that unique drive for the next day. Swop lunch with a munch and a crunch. Chew rather than brew. Count the calories, count the fat, count the protein and count the salt. In other words, don’t rush your meals. Have a feel for the best meal. Look for a meal that is ideal, has a sense of appeal and has lots of peels. Swop quantity for quality. Quality is broccoli gastronomy. Ensure broccoli is a daily ingredient in your diet. Hate it but eat it. Swop potatoes with sweet potatoes. Swop oils with boils. Never deep fry, just boil and garnish with condiments. Dear Friends, the Swop Shop analogy works. You can have an alternative life that is long-lasting and everlasting. Create a Swop Shop right in front of you. What you see swop it with something else that will set you free. It is wonderful to be free from harm, free from ailments, free from debt, free from anger, free from insecurity and free from intimidation. Today I include a special smoothie recipe that I created using key ingredients. This recipe is available on my blog at www.inspirationalgalleries.blogspot.co.uk. Do read my article and watch my motivational videos daily. I always do. Log onto my blog at www.inspirationalgalleries.blogspot.co.uk. Always use the Swop Shop analogy in your life and see a real difference in the next 340 days. Have a great week.

Exercise – Apply, Supply and Comply

Exercise – Apply, Supply and Comply

Quote of the day

‘To apply yourself you need to supply yourself, firstly with the right nutrients and secondly with the right exercise routine. Dieting Incites Everyone To Ingest Nutritious Gastronomy. Exercise or Callisthenics on the other hand is an individual workout designed to suit the Meritocratic Goal Setter. To succeed in life always remember to Apply, Supply and then Comply.

Dear Friends, thank you for reading my article today called Exercise. It is about the need to exercise on a daily basis and to do this effectively we need to Apply, Supply and Comply. We need to perform work daily and to do this effectively we need the perfect body, atoned to the perfect tone. We need muscles supplied with blood vessels packed with the right nutrients and energy release substances. Our DIET is critical to our overall wellbeing but the Science to a real workout called Callisthenics is something we need to look deeply into. There are various forms of exercise which we could participate in depending on our abilities. There is yoga and Pilates, there is walking, running and cycling, there is swimming, fishing and snorkelling, there is skiing, sightseeing and surfing, there is karate, judo and kickboxing and there is tennis, table tennis and badminton to name but a few. The need to exercise is a vital part of your daily routine. You need to look after your body from head to toe and from cell to cell. We have our limits. We need to rest when we tire. We need to eat when we are hungry. All of these concepts involves three simple rules: Apply, Supply and Comply. Can a car travel indefinitely without top-ups and servicing? Can a cheetah go beyond 500m in short burst of speeds up to 120km/h? Dear Friends we are meritocratic individuals striving to succeed in life but to accomplish this we need a well-balanced body and mind. Yesterday we spoke about the correct way to eat. Today we want to talk about the correct way to train using a segment of knowledge called Callisthenics. Dear Friends, without the right knowledge we cannot execute the right action. Try opening a door with the wrong key. Try walking on Mount Everest without an oxygen tank. Everything in life is about exploring the known before we can venture into the unknown. My advice to a successful life is to apply, supply and comply. You need to apply the right knowledge to any given situation. Finding the right choice can be a daunting task. Nevertheless it is there, once found you need to supply yourself with the right nutrients and the right apparatus to exercise with. Trainers for running, paddles for rowing, gloves for grasping, helmets for cycling, water for reviving or padding for protection. You also need to comply with the rules of the game or sport. Always remember SPORT stands for Successful People Outdo Regular Training. It is true. Successful people always participate in special forms of regular training. They always engage in SPORT with the right SUPPORT. The above video depicts various forms of SPORT, it is your choice but always remember do it with Passion and Desire. Don’t start something and later give up on it. Make it an everlasting affair.

DIETING

DIETING

Quote of the day

‘Diet is a word that I do not like using very much because it conjures up a vision of people living on lettuce leaves and slimming aids. This is not true. I would much rather use the words Food Reform or Applied Nutrition.’

Bonus Quote

 ‘Food Reform is a Science of Eating that originated from a brainstorm linked to making you perform at your very best and directed to transform you into the perfect being.’

Bonus Quote 1

 Applied Nutrition on the other hand is an ancient technique that is designed to guide you to divide your meals into selected times during the day and eat meals that are verified, certified and fortified.’

Bonus Quote 3

 ‘Dieting Incites Everyone To Ingest Nutritious Gastronomy.’

The Science of Nutrition has always been a topic that changes over time. It is a Science that you need to keep up with and to try your very best to eat foods in their most natural form. A lot of people confuse the word diet with the process of reducing weight, this is entirely wrong. Diet is a word that I do not like very much because it conjures up a vision of people living on lettuce leaves and slimming aids. This is not true. I would much rather use the words Food Reform or Applied Nutrition. Food Reform is a special Science of Eating that originated from a brainstorm linked to making you perform at your very best and directed to transform you into the perfect being. An athlete may refrain from so many different foods to promote a professional and undivided performance. Take Novak Djokovic, probably the fittest tennis player of all time. Removing gluten from his diet changed his life creating unknown stamina and fitness like never before. This is one example of the sources of incredible knowledge available to us all and where we need to tap into this source when we run into problems. Applied Nutrition on the other hand is an ancient technique that is designed to guide you to divide your meals into selected times during the day and eat meals that are verified, certified and fortified. Due to habit forming and stress orientated tasks we often fall into the trap of unhealthy eating. We need to verify food contents before we eat them. We need to ensure that the contents of foods are certified. Some supermarkets put the incorrect data on their labels. We need to fortify our foods with the goodness that we need. Fortification is about allocation. Always ensure to allocate foods in your diet that contribute to normal energy release such as B, B1, B12 and iron. Allocate Zinc and more iron for normal cognitive functions. Allocate copper, folic acid and vitamin D to ensure normal function of your immune system. Go for omega. Ensure that your diet contains Omega-3, Omega-6 and Omega-9 for good health and vitality. Get your DIET right and you shall have the finest life. Your DIET is related to your life. Eat well and you shall live well. Dieting Incites Everyone To Ingest Nutritious Gastronomy. A lot us confuse the word DIET as a form of losing weight but actually the real definition of DIET is as follows: DIET is the process of food assimilation to meet the needs of a Meritocratic Goal Setter. Each meritocratic Goal Setter needs the vital components of good food to release the right sustenance to target different parts of the body. The body is the physical form of the mind and is designed to perform outstanding work at the will of the mind. In order for such a performance to take place the mind expects the body to be fit and the body expects the mind to be full of wit. Dear Friends, I urge you to fully understand your body and to be proud of it. This entails looking after it with care and with love. You need to ingest nutritious gastronomy to meet the demands of your body. Ingesting junk food inhibits bodily functions, making one loose the sense of coordination and reaction. To be successful in life you need a balanced mind and a balanced body. Your intake must be on the uptake. In other words you need to understand your foods and you need to endorse anything that you eat. There is a Science to everything. The Science of Eating is called Food Reform. It is about emptying your larder for ardour. You need to eat promptly, regularly, properly and with the right philosophy. This is called Applied Nutrition. Don’t nibble, don’t dribble, don’t overeat, don’t overcook, don’t waste, don’t haste, don’t fry, avoid pies and add colour to your meals.

Remember it’s December – Remember it’s a month of LEADERSHIP

Remember it’s December – Remember it’s a month of LEADERSHIP

Quote of the day

‘Remember in December to take 31 days and create 365 days of noted change in your life, a lifetime of joy and happiness that permeates the air above you and a legacy of good deeds for others to follow with your own personal trademark. To achieve this you need LEADERSHIP’

White Rabbit! White Rabbit! White Rabbit! A festive welcome to the month of December 2015. Our theme for this month is called ‘Remember its December. It is an important month because we are going to gain LEADERSHIP in all our activities from now on. LEADERSHIP is about the mastery of management and in our case scenario we need to focus on the management of our Time, our Life and of our Finances. Keep these three important aspects of our lives in check and you have the making of a successful individual. To emphasis this point we shall use the word LEADERSHIP as an acronym to create a methodology to enhance our personal psychology. My definition of Personal Psychology is to create a lifetime of happiness and joy from within. Happiness and Joy must always be and should always be at the forefront of our existence. Take these two vital qualities away and you take away a life worthy of 100 years. LEADERSHIP is an excellent acronym to use as conjures up 10 useful words. These 10 words are: LONGEVITY, ETERNITY, AFFLUENCE, DIET, EXERCISE, RULES, SUCCESS, HAPPINESS, INSPIRATION and POSITIVITY. Before we talk about these 10 useful words we need to understand the importance of setting goals. Goals could be minute or they could be mammoth. Whatever size they are goals are designed to make substantial changes for an individual. We are not in a competition but rather in a noted transition. This transition revolves around a substantial ambition and that ambition is to live an honourable life on planet Earth which is immersed in a daily aura of Happiness and Joy. Time is moving rapidly and before you know it I will be wishing you a Happy New Year. Before I do that I need to build on your creativity by making your dreams turn into workable and golden goals. By the end of this month you must have a cluster of written goals and of course, the tools and the mechanism to make them come true. This commitment will create a significant change in your life for 365 days, it will also create a lifetime of constant happiness and joy. Would you trade in such a reward for anything else? I experienced change since November 1994. I would not trade such as change for anything else. On a scale of 0 -100, I would say my Happiness and Joy peaks above 95 every single day. I want the same to happen to you too. Remember in December is a program of 31 illustrious days of coordinated instructions for you to follow and implement. It starts from nothing and it develops into something. It fills a blank canvas with a masterpiece depicting your future. Your future is unique because you are unique. You are and will be a LEADER in your field. Today I want you to earnestly believe in your uniqueness and what you can do to make a significant change to your life. Let us now expand on these 10 useful words: LONGEVITY, ETERNITY, AFFLUENCE, DIET, EXERCISE, RULES, SUCCESS, HAPPINESS and INSPIRATION. Longevity is an inbuilt programmed concept to live a physical life of 100 years which is purposeful, eventful and unselfish. Eternity is about our existence beyond the realm of our physical existence. It is an account of our life in different dimensions and in different time zones. Affluence is the Science of living in comfort, and more notably without pain and without unselfish gain. Diet is a word that I do not necessarily like because it conjures up a vision of people eating only a selected range of foods. Diet to me is a process of eating intelligently and eating according to your workloads. Exercise is the necessity of an individual to help maintain a sturdy figure and to keep muscles toned and healthy. Rules are for the making and consists of a series of carefully orchestrated instructions that have been laid down for us to follow from the beginning of time. Success is our mainstream conduit to overcome stress. Stress is a killer, Success is a countermeasure. Happiness is the fountain of youthfulness, it annuls the forbidden zone of sadness. INSPIRATION is the breath of life. It intoxicates you with the constant desire and passion to make dreams come true. Finally POSITIVITY is the highlight, limelight, starlight, sunlight, bright light and delight that ignites you during daylight and during your nightlight. Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls these 10 words are like tools to an artesian, melodies to a musician, circuitry to a technician, makeup to a beautician, figures to a mathematician, wiring to an electrician and words to a composition. I want to take 10 days in December with your permission of course to expand on these 10 most useful words. I think it is relevant to your overall Success. I wish you everything of the best as you close the curtains to your adventurous 2015 and open the doors in 30 days to 365 glorious days in 2016.

Foods for YOU

Foods for you

Quote for the day

‘Your body is your engine rated according to your needs, it is a machine to execute your written agenda and like an appliance it needs to be cared for to achieve the optimum in you.’

Planning menus for the day or in my case scenario for the week forms part of my daily written agenda. My menus are always exciting and are usually cooked according to my needs and most meals are completed under 30 minutes. I always include basic food necessities in my diet to promote a healthier body and a healthier mind. Both my body and my mind are vital pieces of my Success Jigsaw to ensure that I have a lively centenary life on planet Earth. What I eat is what I am? My foods are balanced according to my daily workouts. I don’t exceed my daily limits and my meals are always interesting. As a result I am the author of the following diet plans which work effectively to assist entrepreneurs of success in getting back into shape. The following diet plans that I have created in the last 20 years or so have always worked for me and based on your BMI you can apply these diets to get back into shapes within a reasonable time-frame:

• The No COPS Diet – For rapid weight loss
• The Elimination Diet – A gentle way to a healthier diet
• The GONE Diet – Ideal for allergy sufferers

Should you require a PDF copy of these diet plans please send me an email at Please send me a copy of my chosen Diet Plan and I will send them off to you ASAP? One of the key ingredients to a healthy body is to ensure that you eat the right foods. I include the following foods that promote longevity, energy and liveliness in you. These foods should form part of your diet.

• The Greens – Spinach, Bok Chow, Asparagus, Watercress, broccoli, green beans.
• The Fruits – Pomegranates, prunes, apples, pineapples, figs, avocados, lemons, kiwi fruit.
• The Veggies – Carrots, Beetroot, aubergine, courgette, brown mushrooms, tomatoes.
• The Nuts – Almonds, Brazil Nuts, Walnuts.
• The Pulses – Kidney beans, chickpeas, lentils.
• The Fibres – Flax, brown rice, wholemeal bread.
• The Spices – Ginger, garlic, turmeric.
• The Diaries – Yoghurt, Soy Milk as an alternative, Reduced Fat Product enforced with good bacteria.
• The Fishes – Salmon
• The Treats – Dark Chocolate, popcorn.
• The Berries – Blueberries, raspberries, Strawberries, blackberries.
• The Spuds – Sweet Potato

The above foods should be included in your diet as they form the key ingredients to promote a healthier lifestyle. Does you weekly shopping list include the above? Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls you need to fuel your body with the right foods to promote a healthier lifestyle. Success comes at a price because to eat correctly is often harder than to eat incorrectly.

Previous Quote: ‘Good Foods promote Good Moods, Bad Foods promote Bad Moods.'

Like an engine that needs regular maintenance your body needs that constant flush and of course less mush. Your body is indeed a machine that needs foods that promote healthy joints, strong bones and gleaming teeth. An appliance is a machine that performs work, a good appliance always delivers the best performance. Conversely a neglected appliance is unsafe, poor in performance and a health risk. Dear Friends without care for your body achieving your goals is meaningless. Your body needs to be strong, virile, energetic and dependable from birth to death. Good foods assist in making you supple and out of the common troubles such as osteoporosis, strokes and diabetes. It is a choice to be made daily, planned in advance and enjoyed with passion and desire to maintain a healthy body and of course a healthy and peaceful mind.

Bonus Quote: ‘Take care of your body and your body will then take care of you! It is a fact, ask anyone.’

‘Don’t eat to stay off your feet, eat to stay on your feet’

Quote of the day

‘Eating foods that make you ill, sleepy and off your feet can do you considerable harm, you need to eat foods that keeps you well, alert and on your feet.’

How important is your life is proportional to the importance of eating moderately and considerately. I say this with great emphasis because the mind and the body are vital parts of you to make goals become reality. Keeping unhealthy leads to early mortality. Having a strong mentality to correct eating is a normality to a meritocratic Goal Setter. You are entitled to eat but what you eat is not necessarily your entitlement. You don’t have to eat a kebab a day because a kebab shop is below your apartment. You don’t have to eat a portion of chips smothered in oil, you can eat a healthier portion with no oil at all. You see, Dear Friends eating foods that make you ill, sleepy and off your feet can do you considerable harm, you need to eat foods that keeps you well, alert and on your feet. This constitutes the correct recipe, method or strategy to succeed. Your body is a powerhouse to function like a dynamo. Your body is usually ignited by inspiration and motivation but if it lacks vitality like a neglected engine your performance will be sluggish, unmotivated and uninspired. The real question you need to ask yourself is, do you want to see a radical change in 2015 or do you want to see a minor change or no change at all. The opulence from The Universe will only flow into your heart or your bank account if you open your heart or account correctly. You need an attuned mind and body to do just that. Let your body and mind harmonise during the day and during the night. Rest peacefully and work steadily, do this conscientiously for the rest of your life. Assign memos for the day and be governed by these memos. A memo could also include the amount of calories you eat. It is easy to gauge the value of calories and fats in foods. In The Databank Times there is useful information to help you along your road to success. I want you to succeed. I succeeded but my road is still long. I have a further journey of almost 45 years and during this journey I am constantly learning. Your journey could be longer or shorter therefore I want you to take the right steps forward. Ground rules are important to prepare for the best in you from the rest of you. We are all born equally, therefore we should strive for equality amongst all. Eating moderately and considerately is a valued step forward. It makes you realise the importance of your life and the importance of your very own life.

‘3 Diets that Work’

Quote of the day

‘Being poor in health reduces your chance to enrich your wealth. Being lethargic in mind reduces your ability to be refined. Without a good body and a solid mind your success will be shoddy and unrefined.’

One of the key features to our overall success is the atonement on a regular basis of our body and our mind. Like a car our body requires a constant service. It needs to be topped up with the correct nutrients and it needs to be handled with extreme care. Most of us ignore this and live life focused on how we will survive in the world of commerce. Little do we realise how important it really is to have a mind and a body to cope with the constraints of The Financial World. When I noticed that my body needed that special care or when I noticed things that were abnormal in my life such as bloating, allergies, IBS or that lethargic feeling, I had to take action. Like a car that starts to stall or misfire or jerks or squeaks when you apply breaks we are feeling and seeing symptoms. Symptoms are clear indications. Symptoms are alarm warnings and we need to take heed. During the past 20 years I developed 3 Diets that worked for me. The following is a brief description of these diets and I shall expand on them later on in The Databank Times.

The 1^st Diet that I developed was called ‘The GONE diet’ and I developed this diet when I turned 50. When I turned 50 I noticed that I developed allergies to certain foods such as nuts and eggs. The GONE diet was the elimination of 4 groups of food from my diet for a period of 40 days and 40 nights. GONE stands for the elimination of Gluten, Oils, Nuts and Eggs from my diet. I cannot express in words how wonderful I felt after 40 days and 40 nights.

The 2^nd Diet is called the ‘No COPS Diet.’ I developed The No COPS diet when I neglected myself some time ago during the cold winter that we had experienced here in good old London Town. Again for 40 days and 40 nights I would eliminate or reduce the intake from my diet COPS. COPS stands for Carbohydrates, Oils, Pasta and Potatoes and Sugars. In conjunction with rudimentary exercising such as walking around the block and basic isometric moves I lost weight.

The 3^rd Diet that I developed to suit my needs and my profession was called ‘The Potatorian Diet.’ Now this may sound ludicrous but it is amazing how nutritious a potato can be if cooked correctly and there is such an incredible variety of potatoes the world over. During this Diet my wife who is a celebrated Chef created 29 recipes using just potatoes as a theme. Potatoes contain a useful source of vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates and fibre and it has virtually no fat. This was such an incredible DIET that I remained a Potatorian for almost 10 years.

Dear Friends you need to watch your DIET. You need to Dine Intelligently and Exercise Technically. Keep in touch and I shall provide you with many good recipes that are affordable and enjoyable. To your health I salute you, and to your wealth I applaud you.