December 1 is World AIDS Day. It is a day of awareness and education about AIDS. To focus on prevention, control, research and education.

It is easy to set goals but often difficult to keep and reach them. We often fail because we do not set our minds to the goal or apply direct action to achieving the goal. As one who has gone through a large debt reduction process, I can assure you that setting goals can work.

Since so many people use their cell phones as their primary telephone, consider using your land telephone as your business phone and use your voice mail as a personal assistant.

Take a moment to visit the Alzheimer Organization site to find out more about this mind altering disease to become aware of what signs to look for in a loved one or yourself.

Shopping online can be safe and secure, but you must follow the same precautions you would use when brick and mortar shopping. Be careful, shop wisely and you will enjoy shopping online.

I recently reviewed two American Diabetes Association cookbooks that may help those who are sincere in their efforts to change the way they prepare and eat foods. These cookbooks can put folks on the right path to healthy eating.

Whether rude behavior comes from your peers, supervisors, people who work for you or visitors, nothing ruins your day faster. The problem is that workplace rudeness does more than annoy or cause hurt feelings, it also can lead to lost productivity in the office.

October 14 to 20 is National Food Bank Week. However, this is something to think about and understand at all times--hunger is not a third world phenomenon; there is hunger in the United States.

Aurelie Sheehan has written a touching novel about parents, children and family, as seen through the eyes of a 13-year-old girl who does quite fit in with the cool kids. Sheehan’s History Lesson for Girls is about coming of age and the rites of passage.

Now that you have staff reporting to you, whether one person or ten, remember that a good manager allows workers use their creativity whenever possible.