Maaila Rana

Christmas shopping for your boss can be a difficult situation. First of all purchasing a Christmas gift for your superiors at work is considered to be somewhat of a faux pas unless the gift is being purchased by a group of employees. While giving Christmas gifts to subordinates is generally an accepted practice, gifts from individuals to a boss can be viewed as an attempt to gain advantages such as promotions or favorable projects or treatments. As a result care should always be taken when giving Christmas gifts to a boss. This article will take a look at situations in which giving a Christmas gift to your boss is acceptable and will offer tips for Christmas shopping for your boss. While an individual giving a Christmas gift to the boss is not an accepted practice it is acceptable for a group of employees to purchase a joint gift for their boss. As an example, a boss who oversees the work of a small group of employees may receive a gift from this small group collectively and this would be considered appropriate. In this way the gift is viewed as a gesture of appreciate from the members of the group and not an attempt by one of the members to gain favorable treatment. However, even in this acceptable situation, Christmas shopping for your boss could be quite difficult. The first area of concern when Christmas shopping for your boss is setting a budget. If you are shopping for a gift from a large group of people, it is a good idea to collect the money first and then use the amount collected to set the budget for the gift. You may ask for a small amount of money, typically around $5-$10 from each person and once the money is collected you can search for items which fall within your budget. You should not exceed the amount of money you collected because it is not considered acceptable to ask for additional money if you had promised to stay within budget. Most people have a great deal of shopping to do and being asked to contribute additional money can be somewhat of a hardship for them. However, it is considered acceptable to spend a little less than the budget as long as you refund the remaining money equally to everyone who has contributed. For example if you spend $20 less than you collected from 20 people, you should return $1 to each person who contributed. If you are the person shopping for the Christmas present you may have to exercise some common sense and make judgment calls if necessary. For example if you collect $120 and purchase an item which costs $121.04, including tax, you may opt to simply pay the additional amount yourself if you are able to do so. The additional amount is quite small and if the gift is appropriate, it might be worthwhile to incur this small expense for the sake of purchasing a perfect gift which is within your budget. Christmas shopping for a boss can also be rather difficult because you may not know what to buy for your boss. If you are not particularly close to your boss and do not often socialize with him you may not know a great deal about his interests. In this case it might be a good idea to either ask someone who knows him better to do the Christmas shopping or at least ask them to provide you with a few gift ideas. Other employees may know the boss better because they have worked with him longer or because they participate in activities such as company softball games with him. In either case, they can probably provide you with some insight into his interests which would help you select a gift he will appreciate. If you are unable to come up with a suitable gift idea, a gift certificate to a local restaurant is always an appropriate, and appreciated, Christmas gift.

There are 5 simple things you can do, to stay healthy. 1. Avoid smoking and smokers 2. Eat right and keep your BMI (Body Mass Index) at 18,5 – 24,8 3. Try to avoid drinking alcohol 4. Exercise daily 5. Sleep right 1. Avoid smoking and smokers Dangers of smoking. If you smoke, you should quit, smoking harms you and everyone around you. Did you know? – Cigarette smokers have a high risk of heart attack. – Cigarette smokes have an extremely high risk of lung cancer. – Each year over 300,000 Americans die from lung cancer, caused by smoking. – 75% of deaths caused by Emphysema and Bronchitis are directly linked to smoking. If you want to stay healthy, you’ll have to quit smoking and avoid smokers, because “Passive Smoking” can be as harmful, as “Active Smoking”. 2. Eat right and Keep your BMI (Body Mass Index) at 18,5 – 24,8 How to Eat Right? As I’ve mentioned in my previous article: “Diet: How to really make your Diet work for you?” , your body needs a proper Balanced Nutrition Diet, with a proper daily amount of: vitamins, minerals, proteins and carbohydrates. What can a proper Balanced Nutrition do for you? – Offer effective Weight-Management solution – Reduce fat and increase your body tone – Prevent and decrease signs of aging – Strengthen cardiovascular and immune systems – Regulate levels of sugar and insulin – Help regulate cholesterol level – Improve your memory and clarity of mind What is the BMI and how the knowledge of it, can help you to improve your health? Knowing your BMI, you can tell whether your weight complies with the standard or you have extra weight (or your weight is insufficient). The BMI is directly related to the health risk; as the BMI increases, the risk also rises. That is why it is so important to know your Body Mass Index and keep it safe (18,5 – 24,8) Body Mass Index Formulas: BMI formula (Metric): BMI = ( Weight in Kilograms / ( Height in Meters ) x ( Height in Meters )) BMI formula (English): BMI = ( Weight in Pounds / ( Height in inches ) x ( Height in inches )) x 703 3. Try to avoid drinking Alcohol. So, why is it so important to avoid Alcohol, in order to improve your health? Alcohol has many side effects: – heart and central nervous system damage – stomach ailments – liver damage – blackouts – a high risk of alcoholism e.t.c. So, if you are serious about living a healthy lifestyle – avoid alcohol at all costs. 4. Exercise Daily. Exercising is very important for human health and has proven to be a good cure for many well-known deceases. How much exercising is enough? In order to be healthy, you need at least 10 -15 minutes a day of exercising. Also, you could combine your average daily activities with exercising, to save time. These, are just few examples of what you can do: – Walking at least 5000 steps a day – Walking up stairs instead of using elevators. – Do some running instead of walking. e.t.c. 5. Sleep Right. A good night sleep is very important, without it, all of the things I have mentioned above, would not work.