Uganda, Jan. 7 -- Happy New Year everyone!

I see you groaning as you think "Not another 'get fit' article!" Relax, dear reader, this is not that kind of article. Besides, staying un-dead in our world today is like a daily triathlon already, isn't it?

The muscle many of us most need to develop this year is not in our abdomens, or legs. The muscle is in the jaw. Try this simple exercise: Open your mouth, let your tongue touch the roof of your mouth, push your lips out into an 'o' shape and sound it out. Congratulations! You just formed the word 'No'! Yes, some of us need to add that word to our vocabulary to improve the quality of our lives.

The reason many of us are stuck doing things we don't like or need or that are even detrimental t...