Regarding holidays, feelings and food, it's helpful to plan ahead and have a successful strategy in mind. Know how you’re going to play the game. For example, I don't recommend springing new ideas about “avoiding meat” just as people are sitting down in front of a large ham, turkey or salmon dinner. At an event where there will be people and food, feelings can get hot quickly. Here are a few tips I have used successfully to avoid frayed nerves, and unnecessary arguments.

Most people have many things going on in their lives. Making a commitment to a healthier diet may sound complicated. It’s easier to become committed to healthier living using some of my “health is wealth” favorites from, “Malibu Lifestyle Cookbook”, They say knowledge is power, and time is money. These healthy living choices in food and lifestyle have saved me thousands of dollars and thousands of hours.

I can’t always control what, when or if I get to eat a full meal each day. That’s why I take the extra step of having a multivitamin, a meal shake or a protein smoothie. It’s a comfort to know I’ll have energy from some source no matter what unexpected changes are in my day. In this podcast I list easy steps I have used that might make you feel better and be happier. A commitment to something like a healthier diet, may sound complicated or difficult. Anything valuable requires a commitment and a healthier lifestyle like eating better has never been easier to make a way of life.

Most people have busy lives. Making a new commitment to something like a healthier lifestyle and diet may sound complicated or difficult. Anything valuable requires a commitment and it’s never been easier to become committed to healthier living. I’m mentioning a few priceless steps here. They say knowledge is power, and time is money. You can start living better!

Food and Money- Positive creative stories to help you create your success. Here are important success tips. Trying to forget what I had to put up with at work by eating badly was a bad habit. Some say if people treat me badly it’s because I deserve it. When people treat me badly it's all on them. They have a self discipline/self control issue. Avoiding people who try to sabotage my success would almost guarantee my success.

"Solid Mental Health"-Positive creative stories to help you find choices for your own success. What do you do when you're forced out of a job, displaced by a fire, suffer after a car crash that forever changes how you live day to day, make the difficult choice to work from home part time because day care or elder care is unaffordable? The doubts and worries can be met with positive motivation and encouragement to help smooth out the bumps in the path of success and happiness.

Safe Space- As a single parent life can get crazy when the unexpected happens and child care 9 to 5 isn't enough. We all can be more successful with help from a friend, neighbor or anybody who will step up and do a little extra. This story is one of those crazy emergencies that could have gone very wrong, but instead the unexpected happened!

"Night Vision"- As a college student there are many "firsts" to be expected. Who didn't enjoy their first "A" paper, first pizza party of the semester, first paycheck and first team win! What about the first-car accident? This one could have ended my life. As a line of semitrucks came full speed toward my "stopped across the snowy road compact car", 2 strangers jumped out fo their jeep, as fast as a superhero and... We all can be more successful with help.