Helping Your Teens Set SMART Goals for the New Year

Helping Your Teens Set SMART goals

How SMART Goals help determine what should be categorized as a goal.

I really don’t like the word “resolution” – and I never set any New Year’s Resolutions for myself. The way I see it, if there is something I need to change about myself, I’m not going to wait until January 1st to make that change … I’d better get on with it right away! If you realize you’re eating too much cake, or that cigarettes cause cancer, you should make those changes immediately.

New Year’s Resolutions just don’t seem to stick. The unfortunate truth is that it’s become completely normal and accepted to flake out on our New Year’s Resolutions – the gym is packed to the gills in January, a little less crowded in February, and then back to only the regulars in March.

However, I do see the value in setting goals. Goals have a different feel than resolutions do. Resolutions have a negative connotation, don’t they? New Year’s Resolutions usually mean that you need to stop doing something you shouldn’t be doing.

10 Retirement Planning Blunders for Moms to Avoid

Retirement planning mistakes for moms to avoid

10 Mistakes for Moms to Avoid for Retirement Planning

Whether you’re a working mom or stay-at-home with the kids, saving for retirement can often be put on the back burner. Between staying on budget and wanting to build college funds, finding a little extra to invest in your retirement can be a daunting task. Moms are usually the driving force in the household when things need to get done.

Here are some tips for moms to avoid these common retirement planning mistakes when they’re considering their financial future.

Lone Star Circus Brings the Party to DCT with La Fete

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Review of Lone Str Circus’ “La Fete”

 

Celebrating 10 years in DFW, Lone Star Circus opened their new holiday show La Fete at the Dallas Children’s Theater with dazzling, high spirited cirque performances and a festive, celebratory vibe to usher in the new year. The production co-hosted by DCT favorite, actor BJ Cleveland, and Lone Star Circus founder, Fanny Kerwich, is a great way to spend quality time with your family enjoying the beauty of the circus arts on stage. La Fete runs through January 1, 2017 at DCT’s Rosewood Center with two performances daily.