Business continuity (BC) has scaled the heights of the boardroom agenda to become the business issue of the 21st century. Companies are realising that ‘downtime’ – for whatever reason – is unacceptable. Reputation, turnover and a business’ very existence can be determined by its ability to respond to any operational disruption – whatever the cause!

Causes of operational disruption can be many and various; freak weather conditions, terrorist attacks, public order disturbances, criminal activity, accidents and so forth. The list is endless but, thankfully, most of these occurrences are rare.

One phenomenon that occurs with increasing frequency, however, is power failure. Its effects can be just as devastating and an obstacle to business continuity. Power problems and power cuts are now the most common cause of business disruption according to research by business continuity provider SunGard.

In July 2006, The Secretary of State’s Second Report to Parliament on Security of Gas and Electricity Supply in Great Britain from the DTI, Between April 2005 and March 2006, the total number of customer interruptions was around 21 million and total number of customer minutes lost 1,966 million.

Power continuity is normally part of a business continuity strategy but given the fact that businesses are more likely to suffer a power cut than a terrorist attack, shouldn’t it be the central theme?

The Business Continuity Institute in the UK defines BC as ‘the process, procedures, decisions and activities to ensure that an organisation can continue to function through an operational interruption’. The same could be said for power continuity. Without power continuity there is no business continuity.

So, how do you plan a power continuity strategy?

It starts with an assessment of the systems and equipment that are the bedrock of operational requirements; computers, telecommunications, electrical machinery, building management systems, entry systems, lighting, heating, cooling and so forth. They must be categorised into critical, essential and none-essential loads (load being the electrical requirement each one carries).

Critical loads directly affect the ability of an organisation to operate and must either be kept running when their mains power supply fails or be powered down in an orderly manner to prevent system crashes, data corruption and hardware damage.

Essential loads provide secondary support services that may be required for health and safety reasons (air-conditioning, emergency lighting and heating) or to maintain ambient temperature levels but they are not critical to the continuity of the business.

Non-essential loads are those that an organisation can afford to lose when the mains power supply fails such as general lighting and printing services.

Critical and essential loads need some kind of back-up power protection, usually UPS (uninterruptible power supplies), such as those provides by specialist suppliers like Riello UPS, with perhaps a diesel generator or some form of alternative energy source attached.

Why have a UPS and not just a back-up generator?

UPS does far more than just breaching the gap between power failure and generator start-up (which can be up to ten minutes in some cases). By nature of its online technology, a UPS will condition and stabilize a fluctuating mains supply and keep it to within a regulated and acceptable level, continuously, as well as on generator start-up, and cushion against many power problems such as sags, surges, brownouts, harmonics, flicker, frequency deviations, interference, interruptions, distortion and of course complete blackouts, which are associated with raw mains energy.

With reliance upon electronic equipment now critical to business (be it computer systems, telecoms equipment or manufacturing machinery), companies are spending more of their operational budgets on it. Preserving its life, therefore, is paramount. Computer systems, particularly, are sensitive to fluctuations in voltage current, which can result in data corruption or loss or even complete breakdown.

As with business continuity, a power continuity strategy will contain similar elements of planning, management and operation and what needs to be done in each case to guard against the inevitable power outage, which can strike at anytime and last from less than a second to several days depending on severity and cause. Businesses that protect against this by installing UPS and back-up power systems should see it as an investment in their long-term future and it should always be foremost in any business continuity policy.

For a comprehensive and (uniquely) comprehensible overview of power continuity read The Power Protection Guide.

One can not imagine to live without mobile phone today. They are not a simple talking devices but a ultra modern medium to get connected to people around. These mobile phones come under various attractive plans to make user go for them. The plans are not only cheaper but also have many incentives in the form of talk time or text message or free gifts from providers. Thus, one can make good returns from network providers by choosing right plans. There are mainly three deals which are available in market right now. They consist of contract phone, pay as you go phone and SIM free phone.

In contract mobile phone deals one can get free mobile phone with many incentives in form of free gifts like free laptop, LCD TV and various mobile phone accessories. The deals also offer low cost calling and free text messaging. One has to use 12 to 18 months of the network providers services if one enters a contract with them. When many high end mobile phones are available in market with ultra modern features and cutting edge technology, most of the users can not afford them. Thus contract mobile phones give them opportunity to use those phones which otherwise people might not have bought. After signing contract one has to pay monthly line rental which is also subsidised by network providers nowadays in order to increase their user base in UK. The latest mobile phone deals among contract mobile also offer a full user satisfaction throughout the contract.

Other version of mobile phone deals are PAYG phones. This service is unique in nature like user has to recharge an amount one wishes to use in calling or doing different works beforehand. The deals do not require any line rental and one can change the mobile network provider as on need. The pay as you go phone subscriber can save a lot of money on roaming. The mobile phone deal is most suitable for students as they can keep a check on their mobile phone bills. This service can also be used by beginners to spend less on mobile bills thus, saving money.

The third kind of deals which are being provided among latest mobile phone deals are SIM free mobile phones which bear discounts from dealers only because there is no tie ups with network providers. The mobile phones are expensive also because of no alliances. One can go for popular contact mobile phone deals to make maximum returns from investments while if one wants to spend low one can go for PAYG deals. Those who want freedom from network subscription can use SIM free plan. For choosing them Internet can be used to get the desired information and to compare them with various comparison sites.

Dear Friend,

It’s that time of the year when it gets colder and darker. But the beautiful thing about the season we are in, is that it gives us something to look forward to.

When it’s winter we look forward to spring, when it’s spring we look forward to summer

The older i get the more am convinced of one thing:

Part of what keeps us sane in the world today is the ability to dream or to have a goal to look forward to. When challenges come, it’s our hope that, we will make it through that keeps us going.

In this Issue:

Article Item 1: WHAT IS SELF BELIEF Article Item 2: WHY DO WE NEED SELF BELIEF Article Item 3: THE POWER OF SELF BELIEF

Wishing you much success,

Seyi Eyitayo

Article Item 1

Have been asked several times what self belief is, and the answer i always give is this;

Self belief is confindence. Self belief is that inner assurance that you have what it takes, you are competent enough, and you can do what might seem impossible.

Although self belief is inner confidence or confidence in yourself.

Confidence alone won’t get you the things you want in life. Having confidence is a great place to start but you need more than that when you face rejection, challenges, obstacles etc.

I was watching x factor the other night and i saw so many contestant who had the confidence and talent, but unfortunately they still didn’t make it.

Why?

Well, life is full of many twist and turns. And some people despite being confident, they just not flexible or able to rise above their challenges hence the reason why we have more people quitting at the sign of defeat.

Everybody will experience failure at some point in their lives, but we need to be prepare ourselves to see it for what it is, take it on the chin, rise above it and keep moving forward.

It’s not over until the mission is accomplished.

Article Item2

We need self belief when others don’t believe in us. We need self belief when we want to take some risks otherwise we will never start. We need self belief when we’ve experienced failure or some form of setback, otherwise we will not try again.

We need self belief in order to fulfil our heart desires as we journey through life, otherwise we will forever be dreaming, wishing things could be but never getting to see the manifestation.

Why?

We all have desires, hopes and dreams. But something happens the moment we decide to pursue those dreams. We automatically see obstacles, and challenges etc.

Without self belief, you won’t even feel motivated to try.

Look around you, You will see cars, motorbikes, clothes, hand bags etc. All these things we now take for granted because they already exist.

Once upon a time the cars, the clothes, the bags, was a  product of someone’s imagination. The only reason we have these products today is because the inventor had self belief.

He or she believed we can have cars, bags, clothes etc.

There are things in you, that only you can create. There are ideas in you that has the potential to make the world a better place or make something better.

The world needs your ideas, but the question is do you believe in yourself enough to introduce your ideas

Article Item 3

We’ve looked at what self belief is. But another question i get asked is: 

What is the power of self belief?

The power of self belief lies in the ability to control your thinking. Self confidence will get you started on your journey from where you are to where you want to get to, but self confidence alone will not get you there.

The power of self  belief will pick you up when you down. The power behind self belief will help you make a fresh stsrt when you fail. The power behind self belief  will guard your mental and emotional compass.

When you think of richard branson and bill gates, what comes to mind?

Let me guess; Fame, influnce, wealth, success etc.

All the above are true, but there is one outstanding quality they both have

Richard branson and bill gates both belief in themselves, and used the power of self belief to propel them to where they are to today.

I want you to think of a car.  A car has various component like the body of the car, the engine, tyres, etc. Will the car take you from A to B by just riding on the tyres?N0

Will the engine take you from A to B by just riding on the engine?No

So the car is pretty much useless without the other components.

That’s why for you to get to where you need to get to, you need more than self belief. You need to understand the mechanism behind your belief system in order to get there.

If you where given a choice between what you belief and what you are told to do, you will unconciously or consciously move in the direction of your beliefs.

The power of self belief lies in the ability to control your thought life

What is in your heart?

what do you dream of becoming. It can become a reality if you belief in yourself which is the first step.
 
The second thing you must do is learn to apply the power of self belief which is ability to control your thought life

About Seyi Eyitayo

Oluseyi Eyitayo worked as a Sales Consultant for blue chip companies such as, Virgin Energy, Bupa Health Care, Universal Provident, British Telecom, and Intelligent Finance Credit Card before starting his own business in 2005 and his journey from being employed to running his own business has taken him on a journey of self discovery and empowerment. He now runs a successful property investment and management business in London.

Contact Seyi directly by email at hello @thepowerofselfbelief.com

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