Imagination, Off the Leash
When you decide your beliefs aren't working very well for you, how do you go about changing them?
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Author: The Pacific Institute
Personal Change Initiative
If you really believe something to be true, why in the world would you want to change that belief?
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Belief: The Self-fulfilling Prophecy
Do you ever catch yourself saying things like, "Nothing ever goes right for me?" If so, pay close attention to today’s...Read More »
Refocusing Our Perspective
Earlier this month, we mentioned that we are spending March looking at our beliefs, with a focus on an optimistic outloo...Read More »
The Power of Belief
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
How many of your beliefs about yourself were put there by others who may have been well-meaning, but mistaken? Let’s p...Read More »
Beliefs in the Every Day
Let’s continue the conversation started yesterday, concerning beliefs. How would you like a quick and easy way to look...Read More »
Beliefs Can Be Changed
If you have negative beliefs about yourself, did you ever stop to take a look at how they got there in the first place?
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Should We, Really?
If there is one subject that pops up most often, it’s about “The Shoulds.” An example is this email exchange from ...Read More »
Inventing the How
Sometimes, not knowing things can cause real problems. For other times, just the opposite is true.
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The Most Thankless Job in the World
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 »
Time for a Pattern Interrupt
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 »
Do I Want to be Right or Happy?
Today, let’s look at a question with far-reaching implications: Would you rather be right or happy? There are probably...Read More »
What Do We Really Need?
What is the difference between things you need and things you want? For some people, there really isn't a difference.
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Make Life Worth Living
If you were asked, “What makes life worth living?” and your response had to be a single word - what would your answe...Read More »
Shifting Perspective
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 + Action = Control
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 »
Giving Up on Perfect
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 »
Looking In Our Internal Mirror
Have you ever heard it said that the things you see and dislike in others are things you probably dislike about yourself...Read More »
Relationships, Rules and Parenting
If you are a parent or grandparent, you know there are plenty of rules for raising kids. Today, let’s consider why ign...Read More »
Positive Reinforcement
The finest professional animal trainers never punish their animals, except as a last resort or to prevent injury. They k...Read More »
New Year Goal Check-In
A few weeks ago, we got into our new year goal-setting and visualization process. While you may not be seeing a great de...Read More »
The Value in Being Responsible
One of the most important things we can teach our children is a sense of responsibility. But have you ever thought about...Read More »
Creating a Life Strategy
Do you have a life strategy? It is not a plan, but more like a process. Let’s look at this further and discover why it...Read More »
Meeting Crisis with Determination
When you find yourself having to navigate your way through a crisis, what can you do to come out on the other side stron...Read More »
Equipped for Life
The celebrated actress, Bette Davis, once had a pillow embroidered with, “Old age is no place for sissies.” The fact...Read More »