Author: The Pacific Institute

Most of us know that too much stress can create problems, for both mind and body. However, did you know there is a kind ...Read More »

How is your energy level? Do you sometimes wish you had more get-up-and-go? Today let's look at how high-energy people g...Read More »

Managers who want quality from their workforce need to hold themselves to the same high standards of quality. To borrow ...Read More »

Today let's talk about self-blame. Unreasonable expectations and self-blame can really make our lives miserable. For exa...Read More »

Whether you are raising kids or trying to improve your own self-esteem, the relationship between who you are and what yo...Read More »

Did you know that you have a gift that no one else in the world possesses? Maybe you have already discovered it. It is y...Read More »

Do you know what a self-fulfilling prophecy is? Most people know that a self-fulfilling prophecy is an event that, becau...Read More »

Nothing blocks change quite the way fear does, and when its power is greater than your power to push through it, fear is...Read More »

Do you believe that having a purpose in life is important? Having a purpose contributes a great deal to the quality of ...Read More »

Do you ever talk to yourself, out loud? Quite a few people do - although these days, we usually check to see if they are...Read More »

Have you ever had anyone tell you that you were trying too hard to succeed? What is it about trying too hard that just d...Read More »

Living in a society that operates from racist and sexist values is no laughing matter - as is evidenced practically ever...Read More »

Building on this week's earlier messages, let's talk about the most important relationship in your life - the one you ha...Read More »

Most of us can handle physical pain, but when it comes to rejection or disapproval, it is often another story. Today, le...Read More »

What would you like to avoid in your life? Most of us try to avoid certain things like illness and injury, poverty, stre...Read More »

How often do you find yourself feeling irritated by things that other people do? If it is more often than you'd like, re...Read More »

Do you think of old age as a time of adventure, self-expression and possibility? Perhaps not. It is hard to think of the...Read More »

As some of you might remember, Lou Tice and current Seattle Seahawks football coach, Pete Carroll, knew each other for q...Read More »

How big is your container? You do have one, you know. Did you know that the size of your life is roughly the shape of yo...Read More »

Do you ever feel that the people who are closest to you are the ones who resist the most as you try to change for the be...Read More »

Most people want to succeed, but whose version of "success" is the best choice? How do you measure your success? How do ...Read More »

It's tough to be a good grandparent when your grandchildren are many miles away - but it can be done. Long-distance gran...Read More »

As we here in the Northern Hemisphere bask in those lazy days of summer, a lot of us find that sunshine promotes some li...Read More »

Let's delve a little deeper into how to change negative behavior in ourselves or another. We have talked before about ho...Read More »

The relationships we have with family and friends are generally the ones we value the most. They are an important part o...Read More »

Do you know what it means to "ruminate?" Cows do it all the time. You see, when cows ruminate, they are chewing their cu...Read More »