Nuts: Roasted chestnuts are a great suggestion. And nuts too as long as not salted are a good snack.

If youve had a big lunch, whats a better alternative to a turkey sandwich supper?

Give your body time to rest and recover. What I find is that its not the meal itself that is usually the biggest problem, its the cravings it creates following the meal. So opt for a lighter meal. Maybe soup, scrambled eggs with spinach and avocado, or some smoked salmon, poached eggs and asparagus, which is enough to keep you satiated but not to trigger the cravings at the next meal.

Lastly, if you fall off the diet wagon over the festive period, knowing that you can climb back on it is the most important thing. Dont beat yourself up and find the balance between indulging and overindulging. To get back on track, I would suggest:

1. Set fresh goals for 2020

2. Clean out the pantry

3. Get on top of your social calendar

4.Adopt a Mediterranean style of eating

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Not all fat is created equally and as opposed to subcutaneous fat, which describes the fat you can pinch, visceral fat lies deep under the surface, near vital organs such as the liver, stomach and intestines. A build-up of visceral fat therefore poses grave health risks, leading to chronic complications such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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Luckily, making positive changes to your diet can help to curb visceral fat, keeping the associated health risks at bay.

One simple dietary tweak shown to reduce the harmful belly fat is to take probiotics - live bacteria that can boost your gut and digestive health.

Probiotics can be taken in supplement form and studies investigating the link between probiotic consumption and visceral fat loss suggest that probiotics may reduce dietary fat absorption in the gut, causing the body to expel more of it out.

In addition, probiotics may help promote higher levels of GLP-1, a fullness hormone, and ANGPTL4, a protein that may help reduce fat storage

Studies have revealed that consuming a particular strain of probiotic supplement may help to reduce belly fat.

Evidence links a certain strain of probiotic bacteria from the Lactobacillus family, such as Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus amylovorus, and especially Lactobacillus gasseri to visceral fat loss.

For example, a study in 210 healthy Japanese adults investigated the effects of taking Lactobacillus gasseri over a 12-week period.

It found that people who took Lactobacillus gasseri lost 8.5 percent visceral fat.

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However, as soon as participants stopped taking the probiotic, they gained all of the visceral fat back within a month.

Exercise also plays a key role in reducing visceral fat and certain exercises have proven to be more beneficial than others in reducing the harmful belly fat.

Harvard Health recommends engaging in regular moderate-intensity physical activity at least 30 minutes per day (and perhaps up to 60 minutes per day) to control weight and lose belly fat.

Extensive evidence supports this claim, showing that aerobic exercise can help you lose visceral fat, even without dieting

For example, an analysis of 15 studies in 852 people compared how well different types of exercise reduced visceral fat without dieting.

They found that moderate and high-intensity aerobic exercises were most effective at reducing visceral fat without dieting.

Aerobic exercise is any form of exercise that gets your heart pumping and makes you breathe faster, such as walking, bicycling or swimming.

Strength training (exercising with weights) may also help fight abdominal fat, according to Harvard Health.

Diet also plays a key role in reducing visceral fat, with numerous studies promoting a low-carb diet to combat the harmful belly fat.

In an eight-week study including 69 overweight men and women, scientists found that people who followed a low-carb diet lost 10 percent more visceral fat and 4.4 percent more total fat than those on a low-fat diet.

Furthermore, the ketogenic diet, which drastically reduce carb intake and replaces it with fat, may also help reduce visceral fat.

A study including 28 overweight and obese adults found that those who followed a ketogenic diet lost more fat, especially visceral fat, than people following a low-fat diet.

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While there are plenty of fad weight loss diets available on the Internet for free chances are that most of these diet plans will not be able to help you achieve your target weight loss goal. Why? Well, most fad diets are time bound eating practices, which essentially suggest starving yourself or cutting down a major chunk of healthy food from your life in order to lose weight.

Reads kind of nutty right? It indeed does. Not only is this approach to weight loss extremely unhealthy, it is also unreliable as once you stop following it, youll regain all the weight youve lost in a matter of days/months. So, what can one do to lose weight in a sustainable manner? To take a page from 22-year-old Sumeet Manohares book, you can first: not starve yourself and second: not put a timeline on your weight loss journey.

Sumeet tells us that it took him 3 years to trim from a whopping 106 kgs to 78 kgs. Being obese never felt good to me. I always imagined myself as a really fit and confident person, who could wear fit clothes. So, in 2015 I decided to join the gym, he says.

But during my transformation journey, I lost hope so many times! Until, I came across a friend's Super Fat to Super Fit transformation. At that time, I had given up on my own journey but after looking at her before and after pictures, and also just talking to her about the whole process, I was motivated to get back to the gym and try once again, he adds.

By 2018, Id lost 28 kgs and heres the real deal, I didn't lose any weight by following a strict diet, starving myself or by taking any fat burners. My weight loss journey has been a slow yet effective ride. Below is the weight loss routine that helped him lose 28 kgs.

I joined a gym in May 2015 and started working out. It was disheartening to find out that I couldn't even do a single push-up. I had to do it by resting my knees on the floor. In fact, initially, I struggled with many simple exercises.

As I got comfortable with exercising, I started making changes in my diet as well. I reduced eating junk food though I never ate excess of it and also made these changes:

- Walk for 20 minutes after dinner or perform Vajrasana after eating (it aids faster digestion)

- I stopped sitting and watching TV as soon as I finished eating as well

He also charted a new diet plan for himself, minus the junk food.

My diet was and still is centered around homemade Indian food. I have never consumed any kind of supplements.

Early Morning: Warm Water with Lemon juice

**Breakfast: Oatmeal (Oats + Milk + Apple/Banana + Homemade Peanut Butter) / Poha / Upma with Oats / Oats Apple/Banana Pancakes / Omelette

Lunch: Vegetables with 2 Rotis, Daal & Salad

Evening Pre-Workout: Chana Chaat (Homemade) / Any Fruit / Brown Bread with Peanut Butter

Post-Workout: 2 or 3 Egg Whites

Dinner: Vegetables + 2 Rotis, Salad and Daal / Rice with veggies or Biryani.

Snacks (through the day): Nuts / Peanuts / Homemade Peanut butter (Without Sugar)

During the initial period, I followed a basic workout routine which was mostly just cardio.

I did Cardio which included Treadmill, Cross trainer, Cycling for 15 min each. And other exercises such as Push ups, Body Weight Squats, Skipping, Bending with Stick, etc.

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After a month of doing only cardio, my trainer included weight training in my workout schedule. This was the routine that I followed:

Monday - Chest & Shoulders

Tuesday - Biceps & Triceps with Cardio

Wednesday - Legs & Back

Thursday - Chest & Shoulders

Friday - Biceps & Triceps with Cardio

Saturday - Legs & Back

Even though this was an effective workout routine, I couldn't lose much weight. I was hardly consistent at gym and skipped twice or thrice a week. Also, I believe that my mind was not at peace at that phase. I left the gym multiple times and lost all hopes to get in shape. It was in July 2017 when I decided to give one more try. However, this time even my parents thought that gym isn't the right option for me as they saw my progress over the years. But, I was pretty sure that I'm gonna prove everyone wrong this time.

In 2017, I started following the below Full Body Exercise regime. And I exercised twice a day for three months, at home in the morning and at the gym in the evening (not advisable to everyone).

Morning - Exercises for Abs which included overall core strength exercises (With the help of an Android app)

Evening - Gym

Monday - Chest, Shoulders and Biceps

Tuesday - Cardio and Full Body Exercises

Wednesday - Legs and Back

Three sets of each exercise with 12-15 reps.

1. Plate & Dumbbell (12 3)

2. Burpees (12 3)

3. Superman + Burpees (12 3)

4. Jumping Jack (30 2)

5. Skipping (100+)

Stay consistent. This is the only advice or tip I could give to anyone trying to get fit by losing weight or even gaining it. Do not just focus on losing weight. Do not check weigh scale every single day instead focus on your workout. Because once you start loving and enjoying working out, you won't need to check your weight. You could feel being healthy, light and much happier than before. Also, don't join gym just because I or someone else did. Do what you really enjoy doing. Go run, do Yoga, play a sport or whatever activity that you enjoy.

Disclaimer: The diet and workout routines shared by the respondents may or may not be approved by diet and fitness experts. GQ India doesn't encourage or endorse the weight loss tips & tricks shared by the person in the article. Please consult an authorised medical professional before following any specific diet or workout routine mentioned above.

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(CBS4) Who is the most popular doctor in America? Why, Dr. Google of course.

In 2019, more than 93 million of us turned to the good doctor for medical advice and information.

So, what did we want to know?

This week, Google shared the ten health questions people searched for the most from January 2019 to early December 2019.

Now comes the tricky part. Dr. Google can be a fine source of health care information, but you still need to be careful youre not referred to a quack. Avoid sites that want personal information, want to sell you something, or offers a magic remedy. And by all means, EXTREME black box warnings about going to a chat room, or a social media group for info or advice.

Here are a few of my favorite health sites for patients:

my.clevelandclinic.org/health

hopkinsmedicine.org/patient_care/

mayoclinic.org/symptom-checker/

nationaljewish.org/health-insights(Especially good for asthma and other respiratory conditions.)

There are many, many more great sites. Ask your doctor for a recommendation. A nurse line is an added resource for advice.

And dont forget, when it comes to Dr. Google, a second opinion is always a good idea.

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Opinion As an NHS dietitian, I know this is not a healthy approach to food

Thursday, 12th December 2019, 12:09 pm

Updated Thursday, 12th December 2019, 1:50 pm

Nutrition is not as simple as calorie content. Oversimplifying it is dangerous

Food is so much more than its calorie content. It should be enjoyed, balanced and taste good.

Labelling food with how much walking or running it equates to, as proposed on Wednesday, will further damage society's relationship with food, demonising calories and promoting compensatory exercise. All, while not taking into account the calories required for our bodies to survive.

Calories are a measure of the energy our bodies need to function. It is wrong and potentially damaging to imply that each calorie consumed needs to be "burnt off". We use 60 to 75 per cent of our daily calories at rest, known as our basal metabolic rate. This can vary hugely from person to person and is affected by a multitude of factors including body composition, gender and health.

Exercise is framed here as a punishment for eating (Photo: Henning Kaiser/DPA/AFP/Getty)

We need these calories to perform basic functions like breathing, digestion, and temperature regulation. Being encouraged to use every calorie consumed - which I believe this physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) food labelling would insinuate - is wrong and dangerous.

Beat, the eating disorders charity, estimates 1.25 million people in the UK have an eating disorder. Exercise is a common compensatory behaviour seen in patients with eating disorders and this proposal has the potential to trigger and hinder their recovery. I would even go as far to say that this calorie demonising labelling could increase the prevalence of disorders such as orthorexia - an unhealthy obsession with eating "pure food".

As an NHS dietitian, I consider having a healthy relationship with food to be the most important element of a balanced diet. A low-calorie diet does not equal a healthy or balanced one and focussing purely on the calorie content of food disregards its value from other important nutrients including protein, fibre, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals.

I spend most of my time helping patients find ways to increase the nutritional value of their diet, often by choosing calorie-dense foods to help ensure they are getting enough energy for their body to efficiently function and recover. A healthy diet is not one size fits all and PACE labelling could increase feelings of guilt and punishment around foods high in calories.

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The study behind this labelling recommendation found that when foods were displayed with exercise, fewer calories were selected when compared to comparative food labelling methods. There are many flaws to the practical application of this studies results.

The study did not look at long term results of this labelling method, consider the effect of PACE labelling on the participants relationship with food, assess if this had any effect on physical activity level, or measure participant weight changes. So it seems like a stretch to imply that this labelling method can improve health.

Exercise is framed here as a punishment for eating. We all know exercising is beneficial for health, it should be something that we enjoy and encouraged for all its great benefits for physical and mental health, not something to make up for food consumption or to shrink our bodies.

It is also misleading as an 18-year-old girl will not use the same amount of calories running for 20 minutes as a 50-year-old 100kg man. Furthermore, the PACE labelling method completely excludes anyone unable to walk or run. If this method was to be widely used it discriminates against anyone with mobility problems.

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Obesity is a complex issue affected by an individuals socioeconomic status, food environment, genetics, and education.

Ultimately, increased numbers of specialist health professionals, including psychologists and dietitians, and improved access to these services by the patients are whats required to support this issue.

Eloise Garbutt is an NHS dietitian.

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Back, neck, wrist or neuropathic pain, sciatica, restless-legs syndromeIn France, one person out of three suffers from chronic pain. According to academic research, 15% to 20% of the adult population suffers from mild to severe chronic pain. Long-term chronic pain can lead to disabilities, handicaps, and major alterations in peoples quality of life.

Given that the reference study was conducted over a decade ago, we decided to address the issue as part of the Apicil Chair of Health and Performance at Work at EM Lyon Business School.

Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. It becomes chronic when lasting beyond the usual duration of the underpinning health issue. Permanent and recurring pain is said to be chronic when lasting more than three months.

In France, 31.7% of the population suffer from such pain, but prevalence is higher among women 35%. It also varies depending on professional status 20.4% among managers, 29.5% among workers and increases with age up to 52% in people over 75 years old. Average pain intensity is of 4.5 points on a 10-point scale. Prevalence of intensive pain superior or equal to four point is 20%. For 6% of people between 25 and 64 years of age, and 15% of those between 65 and 84, pain causes significant limitations on professional or domestic activity.

In the study carried out by the Apicil Chair, Health and Collective Performance at Work, 29% of the 2,154 respondents, working in 22 companies of different sizes and sectors, reported suffering from chronic pain. This is similar to national statistics. Those suffering from chronic pain are less engaged at work, have poorer health capital, and can be prone to a greater feeling of unfairness.

On a number of significant dimensions of health and performance at work, those suffering from chronic pain exhibit marked differences. It should therefore rank among the top priorities of human resources directors, as well as be a board level issue more generally, as there are significant corporate social responsibility implications.

Pain is usually assessed subjectively, simply by asking: On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 means no pain and 10 means the most excruciating pain you can imagine, how do you rate your pain? In the study, the average pain is 4.7, and the median is 5.

Pain is often described as intermittent 65% of the times and more rarely as permanent 35%. In 56% of the cases, it occurs both day and night, only during the day in 42% of the cases, and only at night in 2% of the cases. 94% of the employees who suffer from chronic pain say their performance at work is hindered for 30% of them, hindrances are described as significant.

Employees with chronic pain have poorer health capital, such that their physical health, subjective well-being and mental health are diminished. Consequences on performance are numerous and significant.

These employees experience low energy and are less committed at work. Energy is insufficient to support organisational changes and maintain cooperative behavior on a regular basis. Furthermore, they feel like they are not treated fairly by their employers and generally share a more negative perception of their management. They also say they are more exposed to physical and emotional risks.

It is difficult to distinguish between what is objectively a difference in treatment or exposure to stress factors at work, and what may be generated by chronic pain when it comes to individual coping resources, stress appraisal, and perception distortions. Our observations indicate that work-induced stress is more severe among employees with chronic pain. Even more disturbing, the same employees report perceiving more violence at work.

Additionally, they benefit from less social support, and experience more severe work-life balance tensions. Taken all together, these elements paint a clear picture: employees suffering from chronic pain are more vulnerable and prone to higher risks at work.

In terms of personality and state of mind, those suffering from chronic pain are less self-assured and have a more negative view of stress. The only areas where no significant difference was observed were physical activities, the quality of food intake and over-connectivity.

Employees with chronic pain also seem to have a healthier lifestyle, characterised by lower alcohol consumption and less smoking. They also state that they are better informed about security standards at work, which may have to do with heightened vigilance.

The results of the study are preliminary and have yet to be confirmed. However, the effects observed are clear and numerous. Chronic pain is a major stake for health and performance at work. Although one person out of three in France suffers from chronic pain, only 400,000 sought specialised treatment in medical structures with dedicated chronic pain management capabilities. Consequently, it is essential to significantly raise the awareness of chronic pain in the workplace and to broaden the range of multidisciplinary care.

Guillaume Soenen is a professor of management and Apicil Health and Performance at Work Chair at EM Lyon Business School.

This article first appeared on The Conversation.

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In the summer of 2017, I became one of eight. In the US, one in eight women will get diagnosed with breast cancer and I was now one of them. At age 40, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer.

Life changes dramatically when youre diagnosed with breast cancer. Suddenly you go from joyfully going about your life to being faced with your own mortality. In the blink of an eye, you are on board a frightening roller-coaster ride and you have no idea how or when it will end.

In just a few weeks, I had to make decisions that impacted directly on the rest of my life. And fighting this awful illness taught me priceless skills.

Seek input and advice

I am not a cancer expert. Before I was diagnosed, I didnt have the slightest notion of what having cancer even means. I researched online, consulted with doctors, friends and others to make the most informed decision possible. When youre faced with making life altering decisions, you need to rely on input from others.

As a leader, you have a great amount of knowledge, but you cannot be an expert on everything. You need those around you to help you make a more informed decision. Be curious about what you might be missing. Include your team, peers and others in big decisions. Operating in a silo can be detrimental to your business because you set yourself up to miss ideas and solutions you cannot see yet.

At the same time, being curious will help your team feel more included and feel like they are a part of the decisions you make. This, in turn, will create more ownership and will increase your likelihood of success.

Be present

Life is precious. A statement you hear often, but it becomes much more real if you understand that your life could end sooner than you anticipate. The average person is probably not thinking about when theyre going to die. As a cancer patient, it is very easy to get caught in the stories of your mind. What if I die? What if chemo doesnt work? What if the cancer comes back? I had such a nice life, now my life will never be the same. All those statements are either contemplating the future or reminiscing about the past. What theyre not focusing on, is the here and now. If you get caught up in your stories, you miss out on what is right in front of you. Appreciate whats happening in the present moment. Savor every moment with your family and friends. Appreciate your surroundings, the weather and nature. Feel the sun on your skin, the sand between your toes. I would ask myself on a daily basis if I was being present and in the moment, and if I was stuck in the past or future I would redirect myself to the present. It requires constant practice, but it continues to make my life so much richer.

Applying presence to your interactions with your team, employees and family can change the way you work. Have you ever been in a meeting where you felt like you were really heard? What did that feel like? It was probably because the other person gave you their full attention. Being present goes beyond just listening. You need to be tuned in to the other person. What are the non-verbal cues they transmit? Can you stay in the moment, and not let your mind wander to the next meeting or the previous meeting you were in? Listening to your breath and observing your body can quickly connect you to the present. Do you feel the ground under your feet supporting you, or the warmth of the sun coming through the window?

Positive attitude

I made a conscious choice to not let cancer consume my life. I accepted that it is now part of who I am and always will be. I did not want to become the disease. This was something I observed while in the hospital with other patients. They would be so down and negative. I decided that was not going to be me. Im a strong believer in positive psychology and that the positive energy you put out in the universe will support you. I was going to do everything in my power to beat this disease. Even if it doesnt work out in the end, I can be at peace that I did everything I could control. Its all in the attitude. Its not easy to remain positive at all times, but you can choose not to let negativity encroach on your life.

There is a lot of negativity in the work place. Disengaged employees, upset customers, company results not meeting expectations and many more. As a leader, you have a great responsibility to remain positive and look at each obstacle with a glass half full attitude. I do not mean the cheerleader who is rah rah-ing, but a leader who can change their mindset and look at things from a positive angle, even if the circumstances themselves might not be positive. This requires a leader who understands that what you can control is only how you respond to a situation, instead of letting the situation control you. Who do you choose to be?

Self-care

You might be surprised, but self-care is not implied when facing cancer. You are on the hamster wheel of continuous doctors appointments, treatments and managing side effects. You cannot simply take a day off from cancer. I decided that cancer was not going to consume my life and I tried to keep my life as normal and as regular as possible. This included going on the cruise I had already booked in the middle of my chemotherapy (with the doctors permission, of course). I love to travel and discover the world, and this is something that allows me to disconnect from my day to day. So when I had the opportunity to travel, I did. It took my mind off the daily trips to the hospital for a little while. It allowed me to recharge. Self-care also includes saying no to friends and family when they want to meet up, go out or come by. You are not being selfish or rude. Healing from cancer takes a great deal of effort and you are the number one priority. You need to put yourself first.

I learned that there is more to life than work. Before cancer, I would often prioritize work over other things, including my husband and family. Work is only a part of life and although it might, at the surface, seem that work is the most important. I can tell you, its not. Im not saying you need to stop working the way you are, but maybe consider where it is on the priority list of your life. Are you prioritizing staying late at the office over dinner with your partner? What would it take to say no to a last-minute request that would require you to work on the weekend? Do you check the perceived urgency of a request? Self-care is about creating boundaries. It will take some time to set those boundaries. Its not going to happen overnight, but little by little, you can control how you are spending your time and with whom. Remember, you are a leader in your organization and your employees and teams follow your lead. If you respond to emails on the weekend, they will feel the need to do the same.

Take responsibility for what is in your control

I discovered that there are a lot of possibilities for how to experience cancer treatment. You can choose to follow along with the process and let it all happen or take control and manage your disease.

From the get go, I wanted to make sure I had the right doctors for me. We went into each doctors appointment with an interview mindset. How do I feel about this doctor? Are they taking their time with me? Are they creating a connection with me or am I just a number on a chart? Taking this stance created a real sense of control. I didnt feel comfortable with all my doctors, so I worked with the insurance provider to find another one.

Another example was during the chemotherapy I discovered that you are assigned a random nurse every week or treatment round. I could have just gone along with this process. Instead, I asked to be assigned the same nurse whenever possible and this was not a problem at all. It made my treatment experience so much better. We created a routine that made it much easier for both of us.

Are there any skills, abilities, attitudes, capabilities, anything you want or need to improve? What if you create a list of those things? What would you include? Go one by one and reflect on each. Which of those are under your control and which are not? By being in control I mean that you, as a leader, can intervene and modify the situation instead of one that you cannot change (e.g. economic crisis). If you have the right mental model youll realize that there are a lot of things that you can change. For example, an employee on your team who is underperforming. Have you done something to improve the employees performance? An option could be to sit down with them and explain what are your expectations and for them to understand what they can do to deliver better results. Are they even aware they are not performing as expected? Have you done as much as you can to support them to reach their performance potential? These things are under your control.

As I mentioned previously, therere also things beyond your control, what do you do with those? Blaming the outside could make you right, but will leaves you impotent or unable to intervene or change any situation, its like waiting for the external factors to decide for you. Remember, you can always chose how to respond to any situation. The question is, what choices do you have?

Having cancer is something beyond my control, something I cannot change. I can, however, choose how to respond to it.

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Daniel dafran Francesca was able to claim victory in-game while streaming a competitive match, as a teammate of his utilized the new game-breaking bug to fly in and turn the tides of battle with a single Reinhardt ultimate.

If literal in-game tilting and every character being able to fly is the new meta, then Overwatch has got a bright future. Maybe not competitively, but in unlimited meme potential.

The new ability for characters to fly, thanks to a newly discovered bug in Meis frozen ice wall, is already paying dividends and helping players achieve victory in new and totally legitimate ways.

Former Atlanta Reign pro and self-proclaimed reformed streamer dafran saw his teammate use the accidental flying mechanic in-game, and just about completely lost it.

Dafrans chat couldnt stop themselves from laughing as well, as the massive Reinhardt soared upward, circling his prey like a hammer-wielding hawk before dropping into the garden entrance on Lijiang Tower.

This unexpected maneuver caught the enemy team completely off guard, allowing Reinhardt to drop his Earthshatter ultimate. This permitted dafran and company to storm the chokepoint, and the typically DPS player picked up two eliminations on one of his favorite characters, Tracer.

The surprising, but sudden, ultimate didnt completely shatter the enemy teams momentum, but it ballooned dafrans team control percentage over 90%. The other team was able to rally back and re-capture the point, but Daniel showed off why he went pro, leading a charge late in the game to re-take the point and win with some more stellar play on Tracer.

While the victory could be labeled as questionable due to the tactics displayed by the flying Reinhardt, theres no questioning dafrans dedication to his reformation project. After a Twitch ban due to self-proclaimed ignorance and admitting to saying stupid s**t all the time, he announced plans to come back to streaming with a more positive mental attitude.

So far, his reformation project has gone on without a hitch or speedbump, and hes even taking it a step further by streaming through his goal of giving up nicotine.

Not only is he going through a massive positive change, but his stream is also producing some great highlights of the new frozen wall flight meta. Hopefully, we get treated to more highlights before the Cursed Mei bug gets fixed.

Overwatch developers are already aware of the bug, and are currently planning to roll out a fix soon.

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By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 13, 2019 9:00:41 am

Regardless of how much you want to earn $10,000, $1 million or $1 billion you start by setting a specific goal and crunching the numbers, thats how millionnaire Grant Cardone, American motivational speaker, sales trainer, author and real estate investor who started his career at 25 as a used cars salesman in Louisiana in the US, sees it.

There is a need to change the target and change it daily. It shouldnt be anything less than 10 million dollars. Think big when you change the target. The second point is to save 40 per cent of your income. If you can do this, I guarantee you, you will be rich. You need to get your income not to what it pays your bills but to where you can save, he reveals in an interesting Goalcast video.

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Cardone, who was named as Forbes 25 Marketing Influencers to Watch in 2017, adds that from a survival standpoint, one needs to be money-motivated. Just stack cash and wait till you can put it in something where it wont be lost. It just goes away for a while. Inflation, over time, five years, seven years, 10 years, it all withstands. Live broke and invest savings, he said.

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As the business world continues to evolve year after year, so does the way companies need to market themselves to be most effective in todays competitive marketplace. This is common knowledge for areas of marketing like social media and digital publishing, where the landscape seems to experience momentous shifts every few months as new platforms are launched and algorithms change.

An aspect of marketing that changes less frequently though, and as a result is often overlooked when it comes to finding new strategies, is branding. But it is critical to stay current on how to evolve your companys brand image to reflect the present needs and expectations of consumers.

As your company develops its 2020 marketing strategy, here are four key shifts in branding to be mindful of.

Branding Impacts Customers, Employees And Potential Hires

With a wider variety of companies now available to candidates than ever before from scrappy startups to established industry giants there are a lot of hoops to jump through to attract top-tier talent. On top of that, with higher transparency than ever before, thanks to platforms like Glassdoor, social media channels and various other websites, your company culture is on full display to potential new hires.

As a result, companies need to begin thinking of branding as a way to not only attract customers, but also as a way to entice qualified job seekers to join their teams. If your company appears unprofessional, whether by having poor design or having few followers on Instagram or limited reviews on Yelp you run the risk of missing out on premier candidates. Additionally, if your company appears not to prioritize employee well-being, candidates may doubt the integrity of your organization.

The numbers back up the importance of company culture quite clearly. In fact, a study by Deloitte found that 94% of executives and 88% of employees believe a distinct company culture is important to the success of a business. Another study found that companies with strong work cultures saw a significant increase in revenue growth when compared to companies without performance-enhancing cultures. As you approach branding, keep in mind how much of an impact it has on different aspects of a business and your bottom line.

Affordability Isnt Always The Answer

The race to the bottom when it comes to pricing might not be something your company needs to participate in at all especially if you target millennial buyers. Whether its in the form of a superior customer experience or higher quality materials, younger customers are willing to pay more. In fact, according to PwC, 42% of consumers said they would pay more for a friendly, welcoming customer experience and 52% would pay more for a quick, efficient customer experience. On top of that, Nielsen found that nearly 3 out of 4 millennials are willing to spend more for sustainable products.

The meteoric surge in popularity of premium brands like Equinox and Whole Foods both attest to this increased attention to quality.

"The main goal is to create a consistent customer experience across all touchpoints to exceed your standards and your customers expectations. By keeping an eye on the entire customer journey, youre making sure that the promise of a positive experience is kept and that youre offering a superior service.Creating an experience really impresses purchasers and ensures that they will keep doing business with you in the future. A superior experience becomes a valued and unique asset for any type of business,says Shahin Safai, CEO of Royal Personal Training, a fitness startup focusing on personalized coaching and an elite workout experience.

The fitness company has seen success despite being in a highly crowded space peppered with low cost alternatives like Planet Fitness and LA Fitness by offering patrons a premiere customer experience, partnering with luxury hotels and top-tier Instagram influencers like Sommer Ray.

With so many options available on the market today, consumers arent afraid to shell out extra cash if it means theyll get something extra in return or are helping a good cause.

CEOs Building Personal Brands

Consumers today are pummeled with advertisements at nearly every touchpoint humanly possible: while scrolling through Instagram, on the subway during their morning commutes, while listening to their favorite podcasts, while driving along the freeway, when watching TV, and more the list goes on and on. During each of these interactions, consumers are told over and over again how important or life-changing every one of these brands are. As a result of this excessive exposure, consumers are becoming desensitized to the idea of trusting anything a faceless logo on a billboard is telling them.

This overexposure to traditional advertising might be a direct link to the rise in popularity of an alternative form of marketing for companies: the personal branding of CEOs as thought leaders in their respective spaces given how its much easier to trust a human being than a logo. This approach has become much easier with the proliferation of social media and other digital platforms, where ideas can spread like wildfire. With public figures like Gary Vaynerchuk and Grant Cardone helping forge the path as influencer CEOs, one click over to LinkedIn or Instagram will highlight how popular this approach has become for entrepreneurs as a method for generating brand awareness.

By publishing shareable, valuable content, whether thats in the form of blog posts, Instagram Stories, YouTube videos, LinkedIn posts or something else entirely, you just might create unmatched reach and awareness for your business while also positioning yourself as a though leader in your industry.

The Importance Of Giving Back

Omnicom found that 70% of millennials are willing to spend more for brands that support charitable causes relative to those that dont. If the success of companies like TOMS, Warby Parker, Bombas and more have taught us anything, its that modern-day customers care and support mission-driven brands. Oftentimes, it isnt enough for a business to solely provide top-grade products or services you also may need to care about causes larger than your offerings and put your money where your mouth is to support those initiatives.

Take American Eagle for example the company is donating 100% of profits from a collection they designed with a team of teen advisers. Each piece of the collection is designed with an embedded QR code which allows anyone with a smartphone to scan the code and donate to the nonprofit Delivering Good, helping the homeless and underprivileged young people. Not only are they supporting a good cause with the initial sale, but continue to do so with future donations made through the QR code technology.

The good news is that giving back can take a variety of forms, such as donating a portion of your products to charity, allocating a percentage of your profits to related nonprofits, giving out helpful content for free, or allowing your employees to volunteer a certain number of hours.

Like any other aspect or process within your business, your companys brand image should evolve over time to reflect changing market trends, consumer expectations and collective ideals. In the coming year, applying these strategies just might give you the competitive edge youve been looking for in the marketplace.

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