Play with your kids. Limit their TV time. Get outdoors and chase them around. Wrestle with them. Walk the dog. Go bike riding. The reality is that your kids are not stupid, and they know when they are overweight Start walking the dog after dinner instead of watching TV. You don't want them going on the Web to find ways to lose weight. That's when you'll find them eating tissue paper because they read that a supermodel did it.

Having the right to happiness means having the right to earn it, not having it given to you without effort and action on your part.

Don't repress your needs and feelings. They fester, becoming corrosive and destructive in your relationships. In a calm, loving way, tell the people in your life what you need. Don't expect people to read your mind. It only leads to disappointment and frustration. Empower them to empower you!

If you want results, they don't come for free.

One of my acting teachers once said that rejection is God's protection. There's something in it.

At its core, health is simple: eat the right amount for your body, don't ingest chemicals or fake foods, and move more.

Nobody is perfect, so get over the fear of being or doing everything perfectly. Besides perfect is boring.