A reflection on the poem, "IF", by Rudyard Kipling 

The Major Key to becoming a better version of you is You. Seasons come and seasons go, you have to recognize that seasons won't change, winter will still come after fall, you need to be prepared, adapt and change yourself. Want this year to go better than the last 5? You have the power to do that. 

This is the beginning of a multi part podcast that will teach you how to analyze a person on sight by viewing and understanding their core physiological systems to gain better understanding of their core personalities and typical nature, once you become familiar with the 5 systems and begin to practice analyzing people on sight, you will quickly learn to read people like the first time you learned to read a book. The better you can read others, the more you can understand your own type and adapt your interactions to be inclusive of others distinct qualities rather than offended by them - thus becoming a better version of you. 

Reflecting on an Oprah Winfrey Quote and a few questions I use regularly to break out from my to do list, make a not to do list and work from an Eisenhower Matrix - keeping myself free of the shackles of having no time and everyday stress that will shorten my quality of life span. 

Fresh, home-made Italian pasta is easy, whether completely by hand or with the aid of a time saver, the food processor. Here's how. 

In the Lombardy region of Italy is where these typically dunking cookies called ossa da mordere are from. Whether bone shaped or richer and more lima bean shaped, replace your biscotti with these little cookies to dunk into your espresso, wine or tea. 

Harry's Bar has long been frequented by famous people, and it was a favorite of Ernest Hemingway. Other notable customers have included Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini, inventor Guglielmo Marconi, Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Richard Halliburton, Truman Capote, Orson Welles, Baron Philippe de Rothschild, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Princess Aspasia of Greece, Aristotle Onassis, Barbara Hutton, Peggy Guggenheim, Tareq Salahi, George Clooney, the Mundys and Woody Allen.

Italian cooking, the variations between north and south Italy, the typical meals and menus and a few personal recipes you may want to try, like fresh egg pasta and not biscotti, but cookie bones or beans of the dead. Either listen to the full episode, or watch for the segments on fresh egg pasta and other recipes as standalone podcasts.