Setting new goals at the beginning of the year is common practice, and the majority of these fall into three categories: lose weight, stop smoking, and start exercising. But even more common seems to be the tendency to break New Year's resolutions. How can you stop the cycle of resolving to make change, but then not following through? Here are some strategies that can help you work it out.

You may have been entertained by Michael Jackson, as so many were. But, more important, you may understand how he could be affected by the strain of it all. Pressure - about finances, work, family or health - can really get to you. Here are some tips to help you learn what to do when you feel your life is spinning out of control.

The financial crisis has affected many people and involved losses on many levels - jobs, income, money in the stock market, a certain comfort level, retirement funds, a sense of security, dreams for the future. What follows are 4 ways to take care of your self so you can begin to feel better.

The financial crisis has affected many people and involved losses on many levels - jobs, income, money in the stock market, a certain comfort level, retirement funds, a sense of security, dreams for the future. What follows are 4 ways to take care of your self so you can begin to feel better.

Thanks to the Internet, we all had a chance to learn a lesson from Susan Boyle when she sang "I Dreamed a Dream" before judges of the TV show, "Britain has Talent." What a surreal and thrilling moment for her. And what a wake-up call for the rest of us.

With the breakdown of traditional financial institutions, the wildly fluctuating stock market and the government bailout, Sandwiched Boomers, many of whom are financially responsible for their growing children and aging parents, are scared as they watch their dreams of a comfortable retirement disappear.

The new Pew Research Center Social and Demographic Trends survey measured dissatisfaction and pessimism in close to 2500 participants. The data indicates that Baby Boomers worry more than any other generation.

Would you like to spend less time racking up emotional debt and more time receiving dividends from your 'feeling better' bank account? If you're ready to learn how to keep your stress in check, use the following tips and restore balance to your life.

Your thoughts are mental products although they don't necessarily reflect an absolute reality. However, for you, they do represent how you feel. Some people can't help but wear their hearts on their sleeves. Others are more able to manage their emotions and function as if everything is fine.

On a daily basis, you are bombarded by a variety of tasks involving aging parents and growing children. In addition, you're balancing a myriad of responsibilities at home with those that confront you at work. Just thinking about your hectic lifestyle can stop you in your tracks.