I admit it. I'm probably more insecure than that smelly, fat kid who sat next to me in Life Sciences. I've been searching for the answers all my life. I've read books, been to lectures, and sought advice from Cosmo, Dr. Phil, Oprah, and countless others. Nothing worked until one day I came across the website that altered my life.

I want to thank Britney Spears for opening my eyes. I want to thank her for her "letters of truth" that she has graced fans with since October on her official website, www.britneyspears.com. Not only has she been giving us insights into her mind, she has been offering us advice that can shape our lives! She's more than a pop princess. She's a pop guru.

In case you don't believe me, I've put together a list. Call it the "8 Habits of One Highly Effective Person." Here's what I've learned from Britney's letters, and here's how it made me a better person.

1. APPRECIATE YOUR MOM'S HOT BODY.

When all of those women are cursing your mother's name for her supple breasts and taut thighs, feel proud of her. In fact, worship her for it. When Britney's mother went to church every week, she "always looked sexy in her black dress." One should always be her sexiest in the house of the Lord. It's probably the most appropriate place to be sexy, now that I think about it. From now on, I intend to encourage my mother to show a little more T & A on Sunday.

2. KEEP NICKNAMES FOR YOUR SECOND HUSBAND SIMPLE.

Britney likes to refer to her new husband, Kevin Federline, as her "fine hubby." Little did I know that by referring to my significant other as "my fine-ass boyfriend," I was going overboard. Who needs "fine-ass," when "fine" works just as well? It's elegant. It's simple. It says all you need to say about the one you love. Don't call your man sexy, romantic, brilliant, intelligent, or even creative. Too many syllables, ladies. "Fine" is the way to go. You know, "fine" — like your 8th grade boyfriend was with his Z Cavariccis and dudical Swatch watch.

3. SAVOR YOUR TIME WITH LITERATURE.

Women's lives can be hectic. One thing I learned from Britney is that it's important to take time for yourself and get a little reading into your day. Don't worry, we're not talking about Steinbeck or Dickens ... or even books, for that matter. When Britney said, "I am finally having fun again reading all the magazines that I enjoy," I knew that we could get along. I mean, really, I'm tired of struggling through difficult plot points. There's no such thing as green eggs and ham. With magazines, I can ask myself the important questions: How could she wear that? Who is he kissing? Where do I get those shoes?

4. LEARN THE ARTS.

To be a developed woman in this day and age, you need to get in touch with your artistic side. Britney, for instance, is "experimenting with all different types of art lessons." She's exploring the art of putting on make-up. She might even do her little sister Jamie Lynn's make-up for big events soon. And when I read that, I knew I had to go out there and fulfill my lifelong dream of making friendship bracelets. It is an art. Can you do a fishtail/cobra stitch combo with an African twist? I didn't think so.

5. BE GRACIOUS.

When Brenda at work put together a killer PowerPoint presentation that explained how our company could cut a 13.5 percent excess from our budget, I thought she was a bitch. How could my pie chart ever compete with her dazzling music-laden production? But then Britney taught me something. Brenda wasn't my competitor. She was my colleague, and every once and a while, her career was going to be light years ahead of mine. It was okay to let her shine. Britney doesn't want her face on every magazine cover anymore. It's time for another "naïve, young, blonde girl" to be on the cover of every magazine — like her sister, Jamie Lynn.

6. TAKE TIME TO ENJOY THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE.

I'm just going to put it out there — breakfast in bed bores me, taking a hike on a Sunday morning is a chore, homemade brownies make you fat. That's why I was so thrilled when Britney changed my entire view on the simple things in life. She's been working so hard all these years, and all she wants to do is "watch Saved with Mandy Moore and re-runs of Sex and the City." That's all I want to do too! My boyfriend says I could do that this weekend, but he doesn't understand. Sex and the City ran for six seasons. You can't shove that all in over one afternoon. Britney gets that, why can't he?

7. UNDERSTAND THE COOKING/MOTHERHOOD PARALLEL.

So Britney made her first pot roast the other day — complete with carrots, potatoes, corn, and garlic bread. I was so excited for her because she made a huge breakthrough with that pot roast, which led to a huge breakthrough for me. Read this and absorb it: "Cooking is kind of like motherhood. To be really good at it, you don't need instructions. You kind of just go on instinct and what feels right." Does she hit the nail on the head or what? I can totally see how raising a child is just like making corn. You know, they don't give you instructions on a cob of corn. You just have to throw it in water and see what happens. And that's exactly what you have to do with children. Just throw them in water and see what happens. I'll bet they learn how to swim ... or not. But you won't know until you try.

8. EXPERIENCE THE CLOSEST THING TO GOD.

Britney's had a career since her teens, she's traveled the world, she's kissed Madonna. What hasn't she done? I'll tell you. No, better yet, I'll let Britney tell you: "The only thing I haven't done so far is experience the closest thing to God and that's having a baby." Does she get it or what? And now I feel so ashamed. When my cousin Sheila had a baby at 15, we called her stupid. But now I see that she was just trying to get closer to God, which, in turn, could have put her in touch with our grandmother, who's been with God since 1999. I'll have to ask her though. I hope Britney experiences motherhood really soon, and then I hope she writes a letter about it.

It's all there for you to read yourself. You don't have to take my word for it. I just felt like it's my prerogative to tell the world what I've learned. And I want to thank Britney for the prerogative to read her deepest thoughts on her website. Furthermore, if we focused more on our prerogatives to think things like Britney does, we'd probably be better people for it with a lot more prerogatives. Thanks, Britney! And, hit me with another letter one more time.