You’re financially stable, emotionally secure, and bright.Regular contributor Dr. Mike Tremba explains why can’t you get your diet in check.

Ready to break the broken-resolution cycle? It’s much simpler than expected. As a New Year’s public service, I present a four-step-plan to a happier you.

Sometimes, we’re better off than we realize – especially when we have others who watch over us.

Take a look around you and you will see that many people are turning obese. But you do not have to be one of them. As long as you set your mind to that necessary change, you can save yourself. So how do you motivate yourself to change your ways? Apart from exercising, you can also use the steps listed here in other tasks that you might be having problems doing.

Weight Watchers has changed the game, so instead of one” getting started session,” they have introduced three PowerStart sessions; each one focuses on the basics of the program for just a few minutes but spends a lot of the time focusing on three different skills that will help the members actually make some helpful and healthy changes – and begin without delay. What can we learn from that about productivity and planning?

Any conversation we’re willing to engage in electronically can usually be resolved much more quickly, effectively, and lovingly by having a live conversation, even if we’re scared to do so. The fear may be real, but most often the “threat” is not. Here are some things you can do to practice engaging in live conversations with people more often and, ultimately, to resolve your conflicts more successfully.

When we alter our lives, step one is a conscious decision to do so. What is less apparent is that the choices we make not only affect us, but all with whom we interact. Equally true is that their timetables and needs might be dissimilar from our own; and they might not necessarily be ready, willing, or desirous of pursuing that same objective. Some will choose to support us. Others will slow our progress, while still others will leave us. How we handle that makes all the difference.

One option is that we learn how to handle our reactions differently. So, if we’re frustrated, we call a friend (instead of eat). If we’re depressed, we take a walk (instead of eat). If we’re angry, we do some activity to work it out (instead of eat). We don’t have to do it very long, just for a few minutes, long enough to break the cycle.

We are social beings, which explains why we build communities and relationships. It’s who we are at our core. Talk to someone. Remember, even powerful people have needs. Besides, when you share, you almost immediately feel better.

If you just want a bit of inspiration, motivation, and hope, this video is for you. Enjoy. If you like that post, try these…Before and After Is Here and NowStop Worrying so MuchOne Telephone Pole at a Time

We hear so much how religion can separate and divide. In this instance, it’s a true manifestation of it doing good. I feel better just looking at it.

In reality, the simpler we make it, the more likely we will achieve our goals. We have built our lives over years with patterns and habits to fill our days. If we try and make too many changes, we have to knock out huge sections of the our life. If we can just rearrange a few adjustments, we’re more likely to fit that in and stick with it. Here is a very simple Five-Step Plan to make change starting right NOW.

The heat has been turned up on the uncivil rhetoric espoused by politicians and media kingpins. The common reply is “We have to tone it down on both sides.” I am concerned that as long as the meme is “both sides are responsible,” neither side will take action. As long as we can point a finger at someone else, even if others are pointing at us, we have an “out,” an escape, a way to avoid the responsibility we each hold. If change is truly our goal – whether it be our political discourse or our personal lives – we must understand that the only thing we can change is “us.” And the only part of “us” over which I have control is “me.”