10 Steps to Set and Achieve Your Goals - Every Time!

by Dr. Philip E. Humbert, writer, speaker and success coach

It's been said that everyone has goals, whether we know it or not. We have goals to keep our current job, or to get a different one. We have goals to save for the future, or to travel, take a vacation, or purchase the things we need and want to make our lives more enjoyable. An important distinction, however, is that top achievers are very intentional and focused on their goals, while many of the rest of us are not.

Top achievers know that the wording, structure, timing and format of a goal can make its achievement much easier - or far more difficult. Top achievers understand the basic skills for setting and reaching their goals, every time! They know how to design goals that create success.

"5 Homework Strategies that Work for Kids !"

by Megan Devine, LCPC and Parental Support Line Advisor

Are you trapped in a nightly homework struggle with your child? The list of excuses can seem endless: I dont have any homework today. My teacher never looks at my homework anyway. That assignment was optional. I did it at school. If only your child could be that creative with their actual homework, getting good grades would be no problem!

Pre-teens and teens often insist they have no homework even when they do, or tell parents that they've completed their assignments at school when they haven't. If your child's grades are acceptable and you receive positive reports from their teachers, congratulations your child is doing just fine. James Lehman advises that students who are doing well have earned the privilege of doing their homework whenever and however they see fit. But if their grades reflect missing assignments, or your child's teachers tell you that they're falling behind, you need to institute some new homework practices in your household. For those classes in which your child is doing poorly, they lose the privilege of doing homework in an unstructured way. For the classes they are doing well in, they can continue to do that homework on their own.

Trying to convince your child that grades are important can be a losing battle. You cant make your child take school as seriously as you do; the truth is, they don't typically think that way. Remember, as James says, its not that they aren't motivated, its that they're motivated to do what they want to do. In order to get your child to do their homework, you have to focus on their behavior, not their motivation. So instead of giving them a lecture, focus on their behavior and their homework skills. Let them know that completing homework and getting passing grades are not optional.

If you're facing the rest of the school year with dread and irritation, you're not alone. By following the tips below, you can improve your child's homework skills and reduce your frustration!

How To Combine Food and Nutrition

By : Brue Baker


We all know that we "should" eat well and exercise. We also know that our level of health is in direct correlation with food and nutrition. Yet it seems that hardly anyone is actually following that advice as 60% of Americans are overweight.

People need to learn to eat for their body instead of their taste buds. Of course a pizza tastes better to most people than broccoli, but that taste sensation only lasts a few seconds and is often followed by a long period of "crashing."

When you eat food for nutrition you will feel great, look great, and best of all you will be healthy. And to be honest, once your body gets used to eating nutritious food, (like it is designed to) you will start to only want food that is good for you.

Even if you are obese or just eat a bad diet it is never too late to start putting food and nutrition together. Click the link below for some quick and easy ways to introduce food and nutrition into your lifestyle.

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