Sharpen Your Focus

School days are here once again. If you're a parent, your time is most likely filled prepping to pack lunches and school supply shopping. Parent or not, because schedules are changing, you may feel yourself rolling out of a relaxed, hang loose summer mode and into more of a focused, fall mind.

Embrace that desire to get more focused. Becoming more focused takes specific changes to improve your life. For example, don't just say "this fall, I'm going to lose weight." Instead try a more specific goal such as walking for 30 minutes, six days a week.

Giving yourself specific guidelines breaks down those giant, seemingly insurmountable ambitions into attainable goals you can actually see yourself accomplishing.