The Age-Old Question
"Who am I?" This age-old question is one of the most important you will ever ask or answer. And, while you are answeri...Read More »
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The Quality of the Questions
No one ever has all the answers. However, it is the quest for answers that is fundamentally important. Albert Einstein o...Read More »
It Is Never Too Late to Change
When is it too late to change? If you get off to a bad start, can you still turn things around when you are an adult?
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Mindsetting: Moving past ‘this is the way it’s always been done’
Florida Atlantic University (FAU), a public university, was founded in 1961. With President John Kelly Ph. D, at the hel...Read More »
The Power in Expectation
How important are beliefs and expectations in determining what happens to us in life? They may be more important than yo...Read More »
Confidence vs. Self-Esteem
Today, let's talk about the difference between confidence and self-esteem. If you are not certain there is a difference,...Read More »
A Second-Hand Life
How do you know when something is good? The answer may not be as simple as it seems, so let's talk about it. It doesn't ...Read More »
Building on Past Success
The Pacific Institute resides at the exciting intersection where scientific research and practical application meet. We ...Read More »
Building Block: Awareness
High self-esteem is a desirable quality, but you can't have it without self-acceptance. Self-acceptance is an absolut...Read More »
Understanding Feelings
If you believe in the value of positive thinking, what do you do with your feelings that are not so positive? It's a ...Read More »
Changing the Balance of Power
If you would like to add new depth of meaning to your life, and give your energy level a boost at the same time, then re...Read More »
Living with Integrity
When you think about the people you know who have integrity, do you count yourself among them? What does it mean to be a...Read More »
Resiliency – Part 3
So far this week, we have talked about the value in personal resiliency, and we used the workplace as an example. Today,...Read More »
Resiliency – Part 2
Yesterday, we talked about "corporate disasters" and the resiliency required to pull through them. Today, let's talk abo...Read More »
Resiliency – Part 1
Have you ever thought about what it takes to bounce back from life's downturns? Today, let's talk about how to handle th...Read More »
We See What We Look For
How many happy people do you know? Would you count yourself among them? If you are like most folks, happiness is somethi...Read More »
Pushing Beyond Limits
Have you ever been faced with a challenge in life, one that really pushed you to your limits? Most of us have. But le...Read More »
Expressing Yourself
Have you ever heard it said that someone has "the gift of gab?" Do you believe that verbal ability is a gift - something...Read More »
Positive Expression
Positive thinking is certainly a powerful thing, but positive expression is equally important. Many people, especially m...Read More »
Halt! No Negative Thinking
What would the world be like if there were no negativity? Do you have difficulty imagining such a place? These days, tha...Read More »
Laser Focus
Do you think happy people are blind to reality? Or, do you think they see things that the rest of us miss? It is poss...Read More »
Graduation Time
It is getting to be that time of year again, the warm-up to high school and college graduations, at least here in the no...Read More »
Dealing with Criticism
Is it hard for you to deal with criticism? Does it make you feel worthless or angry? How you respond to other people'...Read More »
Should or Could?
How many things are there in your life that you really should be doing? If you made a list of them, how long would it be...Read More »
Leaders: Unfreeze Your Mind
You’ve trained for it. You’ve spent years studying, amassing the experience that has put you in your current positio...Read More »
Thinking Makes It So
What is the one thing that determines, more than anything else, the quality of your life? Some people say, "You are w...Read More »