Financial Pressures to Solutions August 21, 2018The Pacific Institute Can you take it when the pressure is on? How about when the pressure is financial? Let's talk about coping with money pr...Read More »
A Shift in Focus August 20, 2018The Pacific Institute Today, let's look at a way to ask questions that will help you shift your focus from problems to solutions. If you ...Read More »
What Makes Great Leadership? August 17, 2018The Pacific Institute What makes great leaders great? Is it attitude? Is it the number of people following them? Or could it be something else...Read More »
Exercise: Mind and Body August 16, 2018The Pacific Institute Can exercise make you smarter? Maybe not, but it looks like it can help your brain work more efficiently. It's clear to ...Read More »
Rejecting Mental Shorthand August 15, 2018The Pacific Institute Most of us know what a stereotype is. It's an oversimplified, a general opinion about what something or someone is like....Read More »
A Healthy Belief System, Today August 14, 2018The Pacific Institute Most of us know what it takes to stay healthy - eating a balanced diet, getting sufficient exercise, plenty of restful s...Read More »
The Smoother Road to Success August 13, 2018The Pacific Institute Just about everyone knows that good role models are important for a child's development, but even as adults, we can alwa...Read More »
You Talking to You? August 3, 2018The Pacific Institute Yesterday, we talked a bit about what we can do when adversity strikes. There is one more piece that needs to be added...Read More »
Back to Square One August 2, 2018The Pacific Institute When adversity strikes, whether it be loss of your job, an illness, a natural disaster or when you take a big hit that r...Read More »
Brain Facts: Efficient & Effective August 1, 2018The Pacific Institute In the last decade or so, neuroscience has discovered so much about the physical properties of the brain, that research ...Read More »
Superpower – Controlling Our Inner World July 31, 2018The Pacific Institute We hinted yesterday that each of us has more than one superpower. If you've given this a little thought, you have alread...Read More »
Your Personal Superpower – Focus July 30, 2018The Pacific Institute In this day and age of superheroes with superpowers, it's important to remember that each of us has our own superpower, ...Read More »
From a Different Perspective July 27, 2018The Pacific Institute Today, imagine yourself as a business, one that manufacturers several lines of product. Imagine that this organization i...Read More »
Moving in the Right Direction July 25, 2018The Pacific Institute If you are busier than you would like to be, but also less productive, then read on. Here is a question for you: How ...Read More »
Communicating Expectations July 25, 2018The Pacific Institute What do you expect from your kids? How do you communicate your expectations to them? Today, let's talk about what's reas...Read More »
Knowledge and Wisdom Gained July 24, 2018The Pacific Institute What is a mentor? What is it that mentors do? Can having a mentor help you succeed? Today we're going to be answering th...Read More »
To Be Fully Human July 23, 2018The Pacific Institute The ability to reason and understand is important to our well-being. But so is our ability to feel emotions. Let's look ...Read More »
Solving Difficult Problems July 20, 2018The Pacific Institute When you have a complex problem to solve, how do you go about solving it? Here is some information that might help you. ...Read More »
New Goals, New Energy July 19, 2018The 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 »
A Matter of Self-Esteem July 18, 2018The Pacific Institute 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 »
Lasting Change July 16, 2018The Pacific Institute What makes people want to change? Notice that we didn't say, "think they should change." There is a big difference, and ...Read More »
The First Friendship July 13, 2018The Pacific Institute 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 »
Short-Term Doesn’t Mean Short-Change July 12, 2018The Pacific Institute 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 Friends July 11, 2018The Pacific Institute Good, strong friendships can make our lives immeasurably richer. Good friends are rare. We have hundreds, maybe thous...Read More »
From Me to Me July 10, 2018The Pacific Institute 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 »
Happiness is Not an Event July 9, 2018The Pacific Institute 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 »