And how does a diet start? It starts with a goal. You say, "I want to lose 10 pounds by the end of the year." Ok, that's great , you have a goal.

You can either feel deprived or miserable,

I feel miserable. I can't believe. I've almost died. It's awful!

Right now, we treat the scales as if it is an oracle sent down from God to tell us about ourselves.

The oracle has spoken.

to work hard at their curricula, to hang out with the right people,

we spent most of our time as parents being agitated

and we spend all our time fussing, and fussing, and fussing

So, you can't control what your kids do.

You can control your reaction to your kids.

When you focus on the part that is in your control, which is your behaviors, you tend to achieve your goals.

When I set a goal for myself, I write things down in those three categories.

If you want to achieve your goals, don't focus on them.

If you want to achieve your goals, you have to focus on the behaviors that are the building blocks that get you to your goals.

Thank you very much!