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 »
Author: The Pacific Institute
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 »
The Key to the World of Success
Today we are going over the secret of success, in one word. Yes, one word, and that is a guarantee. Give it a moment of ...Read More »
Finding Happiness
Everyone wants to be happy. It’s kind of engrained in us, because of the way our brains have been wired. Unfortunately...Read More »
Comfort Zones and Change
Yesterday, we talked a bit about change, and how it is easy to feel challenged by change. For some of us, “change” i...Read More »
The Only Constant in the Universe
“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.” This phrase has been borrowed from that old Roman, ...Read More »
Keeping Your Word
If we have been doing our jobs right this past week or so, you probably had an exciting time, experimenting with this wh...Read More »
Turning Goals into Reality
We set out to create some meaningful goals for ourselves for 2020. In fact, you were left with the “homework assignmen...Read More »
Meaningful, Achievable Goals
You have your lists of wants, focused in the different areas of your life. You have checked them against your values, an...Read More »
Time, Energy and Attention
Now that you have your list of “wants” or “goals” in your different areas, it’s time to check and see how they...Read More »
Where Do I Want to Grow?
Did you enjoy your experience of “mind wandering”? It can be a lot of fun. You see, by taking time to let your mind ...Read More »
Figuring Out What I Want
Let’s go back a bit, and build upon the themes that have been introduced since the beginning of January. You are going...Read More »
Filtering IN the Good Stuff
One of the things that bears constant reminder is to be very aware of the good things in life. It seems to be a part of ...Read More »
Your Brain Will Thank You for This
If all of us are born with a natural and active curiosity, how come so many of us grow up resisting learning? And, why d...Read More »
Past, Present and Future
Planning for the future is a valuable activity, but living in the future isn't living at all. Let's talk about where we ...Read More »
Brave Enough to Ask the Question
Here is one question that begins to surface for many of us as we find ourselves at the beginning of a new year. It is a ...Read More »