Effective negotiators have a style that those whom they are trying to influence, relate to and admire.

Know your goal, make a plan and pull the trigger

It's so much easier to tell people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear.

I think every parent, every generation has wanted their children to do better and have a higher standard of living. But I think there's too much guilt.

Don't wait until you're in a crisis to come up with a crisis plan.

If your neighbor has a completely different view on abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, all of those things, you still are both Americans. Neither one of you is necessarily more patriotic than the other. Neither loves their country any more than the other one does.

Food is a coping mechanism; people are afraid of giving it up because then they'll feel confused and lost.