We have never watched The Biggest Loser before this season. A friend told us how much they as a family enjoy the program.  We gave it a try and are saying the same thing now.  We as a family are really enjoying the show and learning much and being inspired by the people on the show.  A common theme for the contestants is that they feel worthless...

First, let's focus on a few broad-brush concepts that will give you a sturdy foundation for setting your goals. Then, we will look at steps to achieving them. Why goal setting is important In a fabled Harvard University study only three percent of Harvard students asked set and wrote goals on a regular basis. The stunning revelation of this...

Even in retirement, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. How many men and women truly know the retirement fantasies or fears inside their partners’ heads? How do you picture your future and how do you think your ideas line up with your partner’s hopes and dreams? Are you single?  What’s coming for you? Does society have an obsession...

This summer and fall’s business fashion is full of color and stripes! Business welcomes progressive thinkers, and progressive thinkers welcome change—even change in a man’s wardrobe. This past decade, we’ve gone from the double breasted blazer to the single three button look. Then the three button graduated to a whole new version, the two...

There must be a thousand clichés about finding direction. If you do a Google search you’ll find everything from the classic “follow your bliss”, to the iconic but less helpful “wherever you go, there you are”.   “Follow your bliss” is excellent advice, if you happen to know what your bliss is.  No wonder so many of us are confused...

In the brief moments I am awake each morning before my alarm rings, I often find myself doing a mental calculation of the many things I will need to do the moment my feet touch the floor.  Planning meals, organizing rides for the kids, and ensuring each family member has what they need for the day, are just a few of the things that run through...

Granted, I hadn't baked in a while, but still, my teenaged son's reaction surprised me. Grabbing the plate piled high with warm jumbo chocolate chip cookies, he threw open the front door and hollered down the street to everyone within ears range, "Cookies! Fresh baked cookies! Homemade! My Mom baked me cookies!... HOMEMADE!!!" Within moments,...