I just finished celebrating my St Patty's Day birthday. I promised myself a Spring makeover this year with my birthday set as an evaluation date. My birthday has come and gone, and I have some good things to report, but I have much more to do.

Isn't that the way it always is? We set goals and we make some progress, but somewhere along the line we realize that change is a process requiring a lot of time and emotional investment. The key to success is to never give up, to keep moving toward our...