A Shift in FocusAugust 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 BodyAugust 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 ShorthandAugust 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, TodayAugust 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 SuccessAugust 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 »
Feedback vs. CriticismAugust 10, 2018The Pacific Institute Do you like being criticized? Does it make you feel like changing to accommodate your critic? In most situations, your a...Read More »
Impulses: The Good, the Bad and the MaybeAugust 9, 2018The Pacific Institute 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 SpiritAugust 8, 2018The Pacific Institute 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 PatternAugust 7, 2018The Pacific Institute When your younger children crave attention, do they throw a tantrum, misbehave or act out inappropriately? If so, perhap...Read More »
Change = Growth = ChangeAugust 6, 2018The Pacific Institute 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?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 OneAugust 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 & EffectiveAugust 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 WorldJuly 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 – FocusJuly 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 PerspectiveJuly 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 DirectionJuly 26, 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 ExpectationsJuly 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 GainedJuly 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 HumanJuly 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 ProblemsJuly 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 EnergyJuly 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-EsteemJuly 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 »
Choosing Love or Fear?July 17, 2018The Pacific Institute 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 ChangeJuly 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 »