The Office Water Cooler March 21, 2018The Pacific Institute The long-time "Dagwood" comic strip still features the office "water cooler" as the employee gathering place for office ...Read More »
The Changing Marketplace March 20, 2018The Pacific Institute Are there significant differences between older adults and their younger counterparts? Research says there is. If you ar...Read More »
Been Here Before March 20, 2018The Pacific Institute Did you know that you could borrow from the past to help create the future? Since the events from our past, and how we f...Read More »
Essential, Inherent Goodness March 16, 2018The Pacific Institute Question: If you could peel away all the outside stuff like behavior and pretending, do you believe human beings are bas...Read More »
Does It Need to be a Struggle? March 15, 2018The Pacific Institute Do you believe that you have to fight for what you get in life? Were you taught that life is, first and foremost, an une...Read More »
Personal Stamp of Approval March 14, 2018The Pacific Institute We all like to feel approval from others. However, when our desire for approval outside of ourselves becomes too strong,...Read More »
Imagining the New March 13, 2018The Pacific Institute When you decide your beliefs aren't working very well for you, how do you go about changing them? We've talked about...Read More »
Belief Systems March 12, 2018The Pacific Institute If you really believe something to be true, why in the world would you want to change that belief? When we talk about...Read More »
Self-fulfilling Prophecy March 9, 2018The Pacific Institute Do you ever catch yourself saying things like, "Nothing ever goes right for me?" If so, pay close attention to today's s...Read More »
Perspective on the Negative March 8, 2018The Pacific Institute Earlier this month, we mentioned that March is National Optimism Month. And while the message was generally received as ...Read More »
Think of the Possibilities March 7, 2018The Pacific Institute Your beliefs are the compass and the maps that guide you toward your goals. Perhaps, we can use them a bit more effectiv...Read More »
Spring Cleaning March 6, 2018The Pacific Institute How many of your beliefs about yourself were put there by others who may have been well-meaning, but mistaken? Let's sto...Read More »
Beliefs in the Every Day March 5, 2018The Pacific Institute How would you like a quick and easy way to look at your belief system? Just one warning: What you see may surprise you. ...Read More »
Beliefs Inventory: Noble Goal for March March 2, 2018The Pacific Institute If you have negative beliefs about yourself, did you ever stop to take a look at how they got there in the first place? ...Read More »
Letting Go of The Shoulds March 1, 2018The Pacific Institute If there is one subject that pops up most often, it's about "The Shoulds." For example, this email exchange from someone...Read More »
Give Up Needing to Know How February 28, 2018The Pacific Institute Sometimes, not knowing things can cause trouble. For other times, just the opposite is true. How comfortable are yo...Read More »
Resign as Captain – Please! February 27, 2018The Pacific Institute In the multitude of jobs in the world today, there really is one job that is more thankless than any other. You may have...Read More »
Mindset: The Competitive Advantage February 26, 2018The Pacific Institute “We have to be at the top of our game to be able to compete, expecting bigger results, with less… I believe The Paci...Read More »
Self-Imposed Rules and Regulations February 26, 2018The Pacific Institute How often do you find yourself feeling irritated by things that other people do? If it is all the time or even several t...Read More »
To Be or Not to Be: Right or Happy? February 23, 2018The Pacific Institute Today, let's look at a question with far-reaching implications: Would you rather be right or happy? There are probably a...Read More »
Wants or Needs? February 22, 2018The Pacific Institute What is the difference between things you need and things you want? For some people, there really isn't a difference. ...Read More »
Make Life Worth Living February 21, 2018The Pacific Institute If you were asked, "What makes life worth living?" and your response had to be a single word - what would your answer be...Read More »
Shifting Perspective February 20, 2018The Pacific Institute What would it take to make you happy? Think about your answer for a moment, because we have reasons to be happy every da...Read More »
Belief and Control February 19, 2018The Pacific Institute Do you believe you can exert control over your future, or do you feel that you are at the mercy of fate? There are a lot...Read More »
No Such Thing as Perfect February 16, 2018The Pacific Institute Are you a perfectionist? Do you know anyone who is? Let's talk about the drive to be perfect and what it can cost you. ...Read More »
Checking the Mirror: Judging Others February 15, 2018The Pacific Institute Have you ever heard it said that the things you see and dislike in others are things you probably dislike about yourself...Read More »