The Subject is Focus
How good are you at focusing your attention? This is an extremely valuable skill, and vital to the learning process. So,...Read More »
Author: The Pacific Institute
Learning to Take the Risk
Do you consider yourself a risk-taker? For a great many of us, the answer would be, “No!” In this day and age, that ...Read More »
Finding a Way
When you are presented with a serious challenge, how do you respond? When you have been dealt a difficult blow by life, ...Read More »
Letting Go
Do you ever feel jealous? Most of us do every so often, but it is jealous behavior, not feelings, that causes us trouble...Read More »
Expressing the Purpose Within
If your life has an important purpose, does that make you a more valuable human being?
If you are a regular receiver ...Read More »
Personal Power
What do the words “personal power” make you think of? These two words together could be perceived as either positive...Read More »
Making Time to be Alone
When was the last time you really spent quality time . . . with yourself? We’re not talking about the few seconds tha...Read More »
Plans and Planning
Do you have plans for what you want from life? Do you have a plan for what you want to accomplish in your work? Today, l...Read More »
Perspective of Time
The search for happiness seems to have been around as long as there have been sentient beings on the planet. Now, the de...Read More »
Diamonds in Your Pockets
Abraham Lincoln once said that if you “look for what is wrong, you will surely find it.” How true this is. The impe...Read More »
Interest on Potential
Have you ever looked back on something that you achieved and wondered why you were so successful? When you look back at ...Read More »
A Proper Start to the Day
As you wake up, how do you start your day? Does the way you wake up have an effect on how the rest of your day goes?
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Gradual Change
Do you ever feel discouraged because your work on personal growth isn’t going as quickly as you would like? Let’s sp...Read More »
The Compulsive Drive to Do – Part 2
Yesterday, we looked at some problems associated with the compulsion to do too much. Today, let’s look at some solutio...Read More »
The Compulsive Drive to Do – Part I
What is the difference between a pleasantly active life and one that is compulsively busy? Sometimes, it is a heart att...Read More »
Taking An Honest Look
Most of us are pretty sharp when it comes to noticing other people’s imperfections and faults, but not always about ou...Read More »
Finding Role Models
Just about everyone knows that good role models are important for a child’s development, but have you ever thought abo...Read More »
A Bit of Time and Effort
Everyone has a self-image, but how does a self-image get built? And what does your self-image have to do with who you ar...Read More »
Use It or Lose It
Most people are familiar with the phrase, “use it or lose it,” which is usually said about muscle power. But scienti...Read More »
Organizational Inspiration
How do you create an organization that inspires people to do their flat-out best? Here are a few quick tips.
Canvassi...Read More »
Higher Education – Still Valuable?
Why do we go to college? Is it just to get a better job and earn more money, or is there some other, deeper and longer-l...Read More »
Dishonor to the Self
Parents, if your kids had a class called “Honesty 101,” would they cheat to get a passing grade? Do kids today think...Read More »
Living Our Values
If you are single and looking for a long-term relationship or marriage but are having trouble finding a partner or spous...Read More »
Bringing Out Greatness
How does it make you feel when someone asks how you are, but obviously couldn’t care less about your answer? How do yo...Read More »
Think of the Possibilities
What is the difference between mediocrity and greatness? Possibly not as much as we think.
You know, it really takes ...Read More »
The If Only Syndrome
There is an interesting phenomenon known as the “if only” syndrome. Some people think of “if only” as “Worry, ...Read More »