Author: The Pacific Institute

Did you know that, in at least one way, you are at your creative best when your system is out of order? When we talk ...Read More »

How do you respond to personal affronts or insults? If you have high self-esteem, they probably don't bother you much. H...Read More »

What makes people want to change? Notice that we didn't say, "think they should change." There is a big difference, and ...Read More »

We've talked a lot about friendships and relationships in the last week. Yet, no friendship is as crucial to your self-e...Read More »

Yesterday, we talked about the need for "good friends." Today, let's back up a bit, and ask the questions: Do you decide...Read More »

Good, strong friendships can make our lives immeasurably richer. Good friends are rare. We have hundreds, maybe thous...Read More »

Most of us extend small kindnesses to others. But how many of us practice the same loving gestures when it comes to ours...Read More »

What makes you happy? Where do you find joy? No matter who you are, the answer to these questions is always the same. A ...Read More »

From time to time, everyone experiences setbacks. We set a course and start out, but then we find ourselves at a dead en...Read More »

When you hit your thumb with a hammer, you know what causes the pain. In fact, it's probably the most obvious thing at t...Read More »

We talked a bit about self-efficacy in the recent past, so let's continue the discussion today by looking at the profile...Read More »

Everywhere you look, it seems that someone is offering advice on how to make your marriage happier, your friendships clo...Read More »

These days, it seems that children are spending more time with their grandparents, and extended families, than ever befo...Read More »

Today, let's talk about how important it is to have alternatives, and how our thoughts can keep important alternatives o...Read More »

How old are you really? And what does the number on the tip of your tongue really signify? Today, let's consider this: W...Read More »

"Self-efficacy" is a word that you have heard the WCN use many times, and it's a term that's being heard more and more t...Read More »

We touched a little on the subject of accountability yesterday. Today, let's take a different angle on accountability an...Read More »

What happens when part of you wants to do one thing and part wants to do another? Let's look at this kind of conflict. ...Read More »

Whether it is the intentional racist comments from a celebrity, applying a nasty epithet to a sitting politician, or the...Read More »

As parents, grandparents, teachers and such, we want to teach our children to believe in their own ability to "cause, br...Read More »

Do you have a vision - a picture in your mind of how things can be? If you do, how clear is it? How big is it? How much ...Read More »

As individuals, human beings are constantly changing, even though it may not seem like it in the short term. In what ...Read More »

What does it mean to be authentic in today's world? It doesn't mean just being different or standing out from the crowd,...Read More »

What happens when you feel an emotion but refuse to admit it? Perhaps, more than you think. From the time we were chi...Read More »

When you are learning something new, what helps you learn more easily and what interferes with the process? Today, let's...Read More »