Author: The Pacific Institute

The long-time "Dagwood" comic strip still features the office "water cooler" as the employee gathering place for office ...Read More »

Are there significant differences between older adults and their younger counterparts? Research says there is. If you ar...Read More »

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 »

Question: If you could peel away all the outside stuff like behavior and pretending, do you believe human beings are bas...Read More »

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 »

We all like to feel approval from others. However, when our desire for approval outside of ourselves becomes too strong,...Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Earlier this month, we mentioned that March is National Optimism Month. And while the message was generally received as ...Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

If there is one subject that pops up most often, it's about "The Shoulds." For example, this email exchange from someone...Read More »

Sometimes, not knowing things can cause trouble. For other times, just the opposite is true. How comfortable are yo...Read More »

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 »

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 »

Today, let's look at a question with far-reaching implications: Would you rather be right or happy? There are probably a...Read More »

What is the difference between things you need and things you want? For some people, there really isn't a difference. ...Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Have you ever heard it said that the things you see and dislike in others are things you probably dislike about yourself...Read More »