Feedback vs. Criticism
Do you like being criticized? Does it make you feel like changing to accommodate your critic? In most situations, your a...Read More »
Author: The Pacific Institute
Impulses: The Good, the Bad and the Maybe
Have you ever gone shopping to buy just one or two things and come home with a couple of bags full? Let's talk about the...Read More »
Contribution of the Unselfish Spirit
Everyone likes to give and receive gifts, and it doesn't need to be only at a holiday time. Today, let's talk about that...Read More »
Setting the Pattern
When your younger children crave attention, do they throw a tantrum, misbehave or act out inappropriately? If so, perhap...Read More »
Change = Growth = Change
Why is it so hard for some people to change? These folks deny the need to change, push back against any change, and can ...Read More »
You Talking to You?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
When you have a complex problem to solve, how do you go about solving it? Here is some information that might help you.
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New Goals, New Energy
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
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 »
Choosing Love or Fear?
If you had a choice between love and fear, which would you choose? If you think the answer is obvious, then you might ju...Read More »
Lasting Change
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
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
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
Good, strong friendships can make our lives immeasurably richer.
Good friends are rare. We have hundreds, maybe thous...Read More »
From Me to Me
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
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 »
Learning from Our Mistakes
From time to time, everyone experiences setbacks. We set a course and start out, but then we find ourselves at a dead en...Read More »