Not everyone is cracked up to be a lifeguard. Guarding can be both very stressful and extremely dangerous. At any given moment a guard may be responsible for watching dozens of people in or around water. And as if that isn’t difficult enough, lifeguards may be forced to deal with strong rip currents, inclement weather, or thousands of other situations. As with any profession, there are several traits that are important to have and develop. A lifeguard must demonstrate proficiency in several areas to become good at the job.

Must be Responsible

Irresponsible people do not make good lifeguards. The primary responsibility of a lifeguard is to prevent drowning and other injuries. A good lifeguard must be willing to enforce rules and educate guests on safety procedures and protocol. Also, there may be any number of hazardous situations or dangerous practices that a lifeguard must eliminate. As we are dealing with life and death, the responsibility taken on by a lifeguard is immense.

Always Prepared

Lifeguards are able to fulfill their responsibilities when they are prepared. It is very important that lifeguards not only prepare physically, but also mentally and emotionally ready to perform. To stay ready physically, there are several fitness programs specific to lifeguarding that you can use. Getting adequate rest, protecting yourself from exposure to sunlight, and staying hydrated are also ways to be physically prepared. Mental and emotion preparation is also very important. Lifeguards must maintain their skills and knowledge by frequent practice and reviews.

Excellent Communicators

Someone that is able to effectively communicate with many different people has a trait that is necessary to becoming a good lifeguard. As in any dangerous situation, you must be able to speak clearly with each individual involved in the situation and convey the importance of staying calm. It is also important that you are able to speak with people of differing skill levels and understandings of safety. One moment you may have to explain the importance of safety precautions to a group of children and the next moment you may have to warn a fellow guard of inclement weather that is approaching. No matter who you are communicating with it is important that you are effective in conveying your message.

Attentive & Patient

OK, so we threw an extra trait in for you. Lifeguards must be attentive. There will be thousands of people that they are looking after in any given season. It is important that a lifeguard is able to identify a potential drowning victim as they do not always cause a large commotion. Crowded pools, oceans, or water parks also make if very important that you are attentive of the details of every person in your area. In addition to being very attentive, you must also be patient. Every day there will be a new person breaking the rules which can put them, as well as you, in dangerous situations. It is a lifeguard’s job to patiently inform the offender of the safety violation and what they need to do to correct the dangerous action.

As we point out above, it takes an individual with a special set of skills and traits to be a good lifeguard. It is possible to develop and improve these traits and, to do so, it is imperative that you are always working on them. While not everyone is cut out to become a lifeguard, if you can master these set of traits you will be well on your way to becoming a good lifeguard.

Knowing how to satisfy a women in bed is a key life skill that every man should and can have. Being able to give woman mind blowing sex will greatly enhance not only your love life, but many other areas as well. Here a short non exclusive list of benefits being a fantastic lover can bring to your life.

1. She will want more sex, more often. It stands to reason, that no woman will want sex with a man who can’t satisfy her. If you’re fed up with her making excuses when you want sex. Learn to give her some great sheet grabbing orgasms and you’ll cure her headaches forever. Surely getting more sex and less excuses is a good enough reason to make the effort to become a great lover.

2. She will start asking for sex not only will she want more sex but she’ll start making the first moves. This is a fantastic benefit for you if find it awkward or embracing asking for sex. If you want more spontaneous sex then learn to give her some great orgasms.

3. You will build up a reputation as a great lover, if you give her great sex on a regular basis she is sure to tell her girlfriends. This is great for you if your in casual open relationship, a swinger, or it was a one nightstand. It will also stand you in good stead if your current relationship ends.

4. She won’t be able to do enough for you, if your keeping her happy in bed she will do everything she can to keep you happy in and out of the bedroom. You can use your skills as great bartering tools yes I will use that special technique if you give me head etc.

5. Every woman deserves great sex. Great sex should be enjoyed by everyone and you can be happy knowing that you are giving your woman the pleasure she deserves.

6. She’ll be much more enthusiastic in bed a and give more of herself to the sexual act. Women who are anticipating a great time from sex go at in with much more gusto, this make sex much more enjoyable for you. If you’re sick of her just lying back and waiting for you to climax and let her sleep, you owe it to yourself to become a better lover.

7. Your stop her nagging and ridiculing you. If you don’t satisfy her in bed many woman will take out their resentment in other areas with constant nagging. She may also ridicule you directly or behind your back to her girlfriends or even your mates.

8. Sex is a great form of exercise for her when she takes an active part, it can be a enjoyable way to great a fantastic aerobic workout.

9. Your sex life will be much more adventurous learning to be a great lover will lead to trying new positions, new techniques new toys and even new locations. This can make your sex life much more interesting and exciting.

10. Stop yourself feeling embarrassed and inadequate every time you come before her. Not being able to satisfy women in bed can be very embarrassing and cause great feeling of inadequacy, depression and lower self esteem. Which will affect every area of your life negatively.

As you can see there are some fantastic reasons why you should learn to become a better lover and satisfy women in bed every time.

No matter how wealthy we are or how lavish our lifestyle is, if we do not have a healthy body then nothing else really matters. One can just not live a ‘happy’ life with a body full of diseases. We give a lot of importance to plenty of irrelevant things which ends up giving us temporary happiness and nothing more. We often tend to forget that our health is the most important thing and we should spend a lot of time in taking care of it so that we can live a healthy and a longer life which is far away from diseases, after all who likes going to the hospitals and consuming bitter medicines?

Things to Do For a Healthy Body-

1) Eat a balanced diet. Make sure that you don’t consume anything in excess. Your life shouldn’t be just revolving around junk food. Include green vegetables and fruits in your everyday diet.

2) Make sure to involve yourself in some or the other physical activity. It is not necessary to join a gym as there are many other options like jogging, dancing, brisk walking et cetera. It helps in removal of toxins from the body and keeps us healthy and active.

3) Keep yourself away from things like alcohol and smoke as it might give you a temporary pleasure at the moment but will definitely harm your body in the future. If you’re using all this to reduce stress then try to replace it with better options like meditation and soothing music.

4) Have a lot of water and sleep well. Try finishing 6-7 bottles every day as it keeps the body hydrated specially during the scorching heat of the summer season.

Why Is Good Health Important?

1) A good and a healthy body will help you to have a cheerful mood throughout the day.

2) It will save you from paying visits to the doctors.

3) You will have a stress free life without any kind of diseases.

4) A good health will lead you to a happy and a peaceful mind which is very necessary.

5) Having a good health will not stop you from working for long hours.

6) A good health will allow you to enjoy all the good things of life.

Therefore, good health is indeed one of the greatest blessings of life and we shouldn’t overlook this beautiful blessing. One should cherish it every now and the by taking special care of it.

If you are not getting a good night's sleep and you wake up with pain in your neck, it might help if you change your pillow. Using a good pillow can help to prevent headaches, stiffness and pain in the neck. Using the right pillow will help to support the curve in your neck and help prevent spinal problems. If you have allergies, you may want to avoid pillows with down, silk, cotton, wool or latex. Try using a hypoallergenic pillow instead.

Sleeping with good posture will help to prevent neck and back pain. This is significant since the average person spends approximately one third of their life sleeping. There are several different kinds of pillows out there. Finding one with proper support and one that is comfortable to you is important. You may need to try a few different pillows to find the best one for you.

A cervical pillow can help to cradle the head and provide needed support to the cervical spine to prevent misaligned spinal bones. Common symptoms without support include a stiff neck, headaches, shoulder pain and numbness or tingling in the hands. When sleeping on your side it is important to fill the space between your head and the bed to keep your spine straight. If you use a pillow that is too thick or thin, your spine will not be straight and spinal problems may develop. When sleeping on your back, it is helpful to use a cervical pillow with a contour. This helps to support the normal curve that should exist in your neck.

Neck pillows come in all different shapes and sizes. It is important to choose one that best fits your size, especially the size of your neck. Adjustable pillows can make this easier. Inflatable pillows have been developed which use air cells to control the amount of air in the pillow. You can adjust the height of the pillow depending on how much air you put in. Water pillows can also do this. They have a chamber built in the middle of the pillow that holds water. You can put different amounts of water to increase or decrease the thickness and support.

Memory foam pillows are also a good option for many people. These are built with space age material that conforms to the neck. They can help dampen vibrations and are a good option while traveling to minimize vibration and temperature changes. A combination pillow may also be a good option for those that have a difficult time finding a pillow that is comfortable with good support. These combine memory foam with other fill material to increase softness. A body pillow is often a good option for those with neck and back pain that need full body support.

I love the synchronicity of the universe. I am always being reminded to come back into the present moment. This morning I was feeling restless even after a silent meditation and inspirational daily read message. I decided to get some exercise and bring my puppy for a run with the bike. As I was riding my bike down a winding country road, enjoying the warmth of the sunshine and the shade of the big canopy of trees, out of nowhere, a black shiny car drove by with a Hawaii license plate that said "FL GOOD". Now at that very moment, I had been listening with my headphones, to a guided meditation on Insight Timer on my iPhone. The narrator of the meditation had just finished saying in his deep peaceful, Australian voice, "Breathe in, relax and feel good." I smiled as I acknowledged the connection between the guided meditation and the message from the car. I felt my body relax and I remembered that there is no need to be anywhere other than here, and that I don't need to escape life, my feelings or my mind. Instead, I simply need to befriend them and let myself feel good, and be fully in the moment. I stopped worrying about the future and felt a stillness rise up from deep within me.

Then I considered the various ways I escape the moment because I find it to be too painful, fearful, unknown, or boring. Netflix, food, FB and focusing on others' problems rather than my own are ways I sometimes check out of life and miss the present moment. Even meditation or overworking can become an unhealthy escape if I use them in excess to avoid entering into the void in my soul that wants to be filled up with love. This pattern of escaping the painful or scary present moment began as a child. My friend's daughter demonstrates this point.

Yesterday, Alicia, a good friend of mine, shared with me that her 10-year old daughter, Holly, is addicted to audible books. I found myself saying, "Well that's not so bad, better than videos, and TV." But, then she shook her head and sadly said, "No, you don't understand, she doesn't even want to tell me about her day or talk while we are riding home from school, she just wants to enter the fantasy world of her stories. And one story is never enough, she always has to have more and more books. She even goes to sleep while listening to them. " I next questioned her about the content of the books. She informed me that they are positive stories of fairytale characters and heroes. "So, why is that so bad?" I asked. Alicia quickly responded that her daughter was missing the precious present moments of life, friends, and family and most importantly – uncovering her own thoughts and feelings.

Then it struck me that she was right. Anything we use in excess to remove us from this reality and present moment may detract from our full aliveness, feelings and intuition. As with Holly, while an occasional audio book can be uplifting and fun, the addictive need to have one after another indicates there is a deeper issue at hand. Alicia went on to tell me that her daughter is struggling with making friends at her new school and with the content of the material in fifth grade. The pain of loneliness and sense of failure are perhaps too much for Holly to deal with, thus the escape into books.

Our minds can be very tricky places to navigate. I think maybe a survival mechanism is built in that says, "Escape! Exit! Leave now!" when our pain threshold gets too high. How we choose to follow the directive to evacuate ourselves is up to us. Nowadays, I am more likely to get out into nature and exercise or call a friend and talk about what is going on inside my crazy brain rather than reverting to old, outdated or dysfunctional modes of escape. Today I got lucky and chose a guided meditation to reign me back in to peace, and that was enforced with an impromptu message from a passing car to feel good. When I live in the present moment, life is never too much to deal with and synchronicities can happen.

Like any other profession, a baker requires certain qualities to qualify as a good baker.

We have consolidated a list of qualities for individuals aspired to be a good baker:

· Passion and good leadership

· Good numerical skills

You will need to measure ingredients, order ingredients that are needed and plan cooking times extensively therefore being good with numbers is an added bonus.

· Creativity

Anyone can bake but to stand out from your competition, the element of creativity is necessary as you are able to offer something different from the crowd.

· Able to work under pressure

Baking is a lot about timing, timing and timing. It is important to grasp the right timing that may cause unnecessary stress. The ability to face the immense amount of stress when the end product does not turn out as expected.

· Good organisational skills

This is essential to keep your ingredients in check and to prevent the kitchen from turning into a warzone every time you bake. Baking can be a tricky thing with so many nitty gritty things to take note of but with good organizational skills, baking will be a breeze.

· Awareness of safety and hygiene rules

Not only should your baking creations taste good, they should also reach strict hygiene standards. You want the people who consume your food to stay safe too. Some countries (especially Singapore) have stringent rules on food safety and hygiene that you should be aware of.

· Reasonable level of physical fitness

As per every job, you need to be physically fit to carry out the job tasks. Baking also consists of carrying heavy trays laden with baking goods and sacks of flour and sugar etc. All these carrying require a fit body to carry out.

· The ability to work in a team

Teamwork is extremely important in a kitchen. You need to be able to work with other people to make beautiful creations on a large-scale. Communication with your team members ensures that things are done efficiently and quickly as well.

· Perceptiveness

This will allow the baker to be sure of the exact mass he/she wants to produce the desired baked goods.

· Time consciousness

This attributes to the ability to carry out and meet orders within the designated time frame.

You need to be able to express your intentions to the people working with you. Clarity is key as one tiny mistake will contribute to the imperfection of the final product.

A baker does not just bake goods but has to take on many different responsibilities. Just like how a teacher does not just teach but has to helm administrative duties, a baker has to learn to work with other people besides just knowing how to bake.

My kids started their tennis lessons more than three years ago when they were around the age of 7. As beginners, I had tried playing some tennis with them i.e. basically tossing the ball around for them to catch. However, given time commitments, I decided to send them to group tennis lessons organised by the local tennis body in Singapore. Having been with the group lessons for a few years now, I had the opportunity to observe what kind of attributes a good coach would require:

1. Patience

I found that the most critical element that a good tennis coach would need is ample patience. This is important as most beginners may not know how to hit the tennis ball as not everyone is blessed with sound ball sense. Some are just not able to co-ordinate themselves that well. Therefore, the tennis coach must be able to discern amongst the students who are more naturally inclined towards ball games versus those who are not so naturally gifted. Having sorted this out, the good coach would know how to impart patience when coaching different types of students. For younger kids, patience is especially more critical. I have seen coaches showing a ‘black’ face after each coaching session due to frustration in not seeing their younger charges being able to hit the ball. Such expressions of mild anger must not be shown.

2. Technical Skills

This is always a given. To be a good coach, one has to have a certain level of tennis skills. This can be picked up through the coach’s years of playing as a junior player. Also, a good coach would take courses and improve himself as well constantly. In Singapore, a qualified coach should have at least a STA level 1 coaching certification. Therefore, always ask your coach’s qualifications. Do not be shy to do so since you are paying for his services.

3. Coaching Experience

Nothing beats experience. It cannot be bought or taught in school. Therefore, a good coach would usually be in the business of coaching for at least 10 years or more. These are what you would call ‘seasoned’ coaches. They would be coaching the schools’ tennis teams, some also coach the youth elite squads or various kids’ group lessons by STA. Again, do ask your coach for his coaching experience.

4. Communication Skills

This is very important as a coach with good communication skills is able to impart his technical know-how to his charges effectively and efficiently. This will allow the students to improve much faster. Therefore, always talk to your coach to see if you are able to understand or comprehend what he wishes you to do.

5. Keen eye

A good tennis coach must also have a keen eye in order to be able to spot problems in his students strokes and therefore, able to correct or tweak such minute changes to the strokes. A keen eye, in my opinion, is like a sixth sense. Good coaches would somehow be able to see things that someone else may not see. They are also able to communicate recommended changes to the students easily and simply.

6. Positive, firm and encouraging

I find that a good coach also has to consistently be positive and firm with his charges. This will make sure that the students heed his teaching and improve as a result of that. Being firm can be a ‘pain’ at times and some parents or even adults may not be able to take the ‘toughness’ of coaching. Nevertheless, the coach also needs to be encouraging all the time. Nothing beats a positive word. It is the antidote for our soul.

Well, I sincerely hope you can use the above as a checklist when sounding out or reviewing your would be tennis coach. Happy playing!

These days, people all across the globe generally believe that translation is just the involuntary substitution of languages, and therefore anybody can be a translator if she or he knows a foreign language. This perception is completely wrong, just having a good knowledge of foreign languages does not give any 100% assurance that a translation will be rendered reasonably well. In simple words translation requires skill to make the right and good analysis of the meaning in the target language. Moreover, a translator must be aware of the essence of the subject besides having a fine awareness of the language, including language rules, and spelling rules.

However, as the world is getting more globalize, in the past couple of years we are coming across the greatest challenge of text conversion and that is how to find the proper equilibrium between conveying the sense and beauty of the initial text and making the target conversion more efficient and effective. Only talented translators are competent of finding this sense of balance. So having a superior knowledge of the translation subject is just a part of the translation process.

A skilled text converter has something else and it is his/her talent. He or she must have the ability to make a virtual world where the source language author and the target language reader can network with one another. A talented text converter makes the best use of the nuance present in the source text in order to develop a fresh and effective target text.

The service that translators provide to enhance cultures and nurture languages has been noteworthy throughout history. Translators are transferring messages from one language to another, while preserving the underlying cultural ideas and values. Focusing on these facts, today some questions are being raised: what expertise is needed to encourage translating ability? How can someone turn into a good translator? If you are serious about becoming a successful translator, you must be able to fulfill or follow the following criteria:

1: The first and most important step is reading of different translations of different types of texts. An effective translating requires first-class knowledge, so approachable skills should be developed before performing any text conversion. An excellent translator has a complete knowledge of both source and target speech, so you must understand the diverse genres in both source and target verbal communication. It helps in improving reading aptitude in general, and gives insights, which can be subconsciously useful.

2: The second most vital talent required is the potential to write appropriately in both source and target languages. Writing is the chief work of a text converter. You should be well aware of different styles of writing and morals of editing in both source and target language. Factors like editing and proper punctuation usage increase the value and readability of the translation.

3. You should have listening ability to understand and alertness to grasp various expressions, idioms, and specific vocabulary and their uses. This talent is like an intuition and can’t be developed easily, so to a certain extent it requires regular practice. Language intuition is like a necessity for all those who want to be proficient translators.

4. The act of translating is like accepting the significance of the source text within the framework of the source-language discourse. Now in order to enlarge this understanding, you must make yourself aware with cultural divergence and the diverse strategies present in the source and target verbal communication.

5. You should also be well aware of diverse registers, styles of speaking, and social stratification of both source and target languages. This socio-cultural awareness, helps in improving the quality of translations to a large level. It is very important to understand that the work of translating takes place in the socio-cultural framework; as a result it is very vital to evaluate translating activity only within a social perspective.

6. In order to develop excellent translation proficiency, you have to become yourself attentive of different knowledge-providing sources like bilingual dictionaries, encyclopedias and learn how to utilize them. Now using dictionaries requires a very technical proficiency. Words have diverse meanings in different circumstance, and therefore you have to perform a repetitive exercise to know the projected meaning of words in a specific situation.

7. In addition to this you should know the sentence structure of indirect speech and different figures of speech in the source language like hyperbole, irony, and meiosis. Having detail knowledge of these figures of speech will further help in changing your flaccid knowledge into active talent.

Finally, you should know that it takes much more to be a good and skilled translator. Talented translators are not made overnight, it definitely requires a significant investment in both source and target speech. For every talented text converter, switching simultaneously between two universes is one of the most demanding tasks. Consequently refined and systematic practice can lead to the development of skills that can further help in being a good translator.

Throughout human history, many objects have been cast as luck charms. Many different cultures have their own symbols of luck. The most powerful good luck charms are those that are easiest to find and recognize. There are many symbols that American consider to be luck charms. Here are the twelve most common good luck charm symbols.

1. Four Leaf Clover – One leaf is for FAITH… The second for HOPE… The third for LOVE… And the fourth for LUCK! Four leaf clover is very hard to find, and is consider to be very lucky to find one.
2. A rabbit’s foot – Rabbit is know as a symbol of fertility, which means fast reproduction, which means getting lucky!
3. Horseshoe – The elements of fire and iron used to create a horse shoes were thought to have special powers. The orientation is argumentative, but no matter which way you hang the horseshoe, good fortune will come.
4. A Wishbone – A thanksgiving tradition. After the wishbone breaks, the person with the bigger piece will have their wish granted.
5. Shooting star – You can make a wish. The wish will be granted, but it must be made prior the disappearance of the sprinkles.
6. Lucky Penny- It must be a head side up penny. The rhyming verse: “Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you’ll have good luck.”
7. A Rainbow – There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
8. Acorn – a symbol of luck, prosperity, youthfulness and power.
9. Keys – three keys worn together symbolize the unlocking of the doors to health, wealth and love. They represent the knowledge and wisdom of life.
10. Dream catcher – from Native American culture, are considered lucky, because they catch the negative images from dreams.
11. Number 7 – The number of days in a week.
12. Lady Bugs- Ladybugs eat harmful crop pests. It is a beneficial insect, therefore is considered to be lucky by farmers.

“Good Luck is when Preparation meets Opportunity”. As good luck is always around us – be ready.

We ran out of toothpaste last week, a rare occurrence because I’m usually quite organised and always have “spares” of the stuff we use every day – you know, shower gel, washing up liquid, that sort of thing. Fortunately, I had a travel-sized tube in my wash bag. We had to resort to using that.

So when I trucked off on the weekly shop, I bought some more. I just got our usual brand. Well, I thought I had.

“Why did you buy different Toothpaste?” was the howl I was greeted with the following morning. Actually, I didn’t, I said, I think if you look closely you’ll see it’s the usual brand…

And it was and, then again, it wasn’t. You see, the manufacturers, in their wisdom, had brought out a new version of our old favourite. A new and improved version apparently. According to whom, I’d like to know? Hmmm… Who decided the old formula wasn’t good enough anymore and decided to mess with it and turn it into something totally unrecognisable from the original version? No one in our house, that’s for sure. Bet it was some executive in some big glass corner office who wanted to shake things up a bit.

Why is it some people feel the need to change for change’s sake? Have they not heard of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?” But then I suppose there’s the flip side of the coin that asks why, when things are clearly not right, does no one make the effort to change them for the better?

Or is it we’re just not satisfied either way? Do we just want everything to stay the same? Are we all fundamentally resistant to change?

There’s comfort in familiarity you see. We like things we understand, that we can rely on. We don’t really like it when things change. It unsettles us and makes us feel vulnerable and uncertain. So we often just trundle along in the same old way doing the same old things and that seems to work for certain people.

And there’s always the argument that if it isn’t broken, then there’s no need to fix it. Things that work perfectly well as they are have no need for change. I understand the desire to have a new and updated “3.0” version of something that’s been around for a while, but I really don’t see why we constantly feel the need to “improve” things that are pretty much perfect as they are. I suppose the perfect example of this is the logo for a famous cola company; their trademark script haven’t changed since 1887.

The only problem arises when that familiarity turns into contempt; when we start to take too much for granted and then suddenly, we’re surrounded by disharmony and discontent and that’s not a good outcome for anyone.

I’m on the fence on this one. I like change, but only if I feel like I’ve got a certain amount of control. What I find more difficult is when people who think they know better than me decide to make changes on my behalf and I have no choice but to go along with them. It’s the feeling of not knowing that I don’t like. But then I’m a bit of a control freak so I guess that’s never going to change.

What I do know, however, is that I’d really like to chat to the person who decided to change our toothpaste. Bet he doesn’t like the new flavour any more than we do.