Defining Success for You November 25, 2020The Pacific Institute Most people want to be successful, but not everyone knows what success looks like. In fact, the concept of “success”...Read More »
Letting Go of the Struggle March 16, 2020The Pacific Institute Do you believe that you have to fight for what you get in life? Were you taught that life is, first and foremost, an une...Read More »
Shifting Perspective February 20, 2020The Pacific Institute 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 »
Finding Happiness February 4, 2020The Pacific Institute Everyone wants to be happy. It’s kind of engrained in us, because of the way our brains have been wired. Unfortunately...Read More »
A Bit More on Happiness December 3, 2019The Pacific Institute Has anyone ever told you it was wrong to feel proud of yourself or to be too happy? In light of all that we have learned...Read More »
The Intersection of Only and Forever – Part 2 December 2, 2019The Pacific Institute These last few days, we’ve been digging deeper into the subject of “happiness” – what it is, how to define it, a...Read More »
The Intersection of Only and Forever – Part 1 November 29, 2019The Pacific Institute For the past couple of days, we delved into how the ancient Greeks – Plato in particular – looked at the subject of ...Read More »
In Search of Happiness – Part 2 November 28, 2019The Pacific Institute Today, we continue our examination of happiness. Yesterday, we got an overview of the Greek philosopher Plato’s first ...Read More »
In Search of Happiness – Part 1 November 27, 2019The Pacific Institute Human beings have been grappling with the concept of happiness since, well, the beginning. Once we could put a name to t...Read More »
Defining Happiness for You November 18, 2019The Pacific Institute Everyone wants to be happy, but not everyone knows how to go about getting there. Today, let’s talk about a couple of ...Read More »
Smile and Change the World November 1, 2019The Pacific Institute From a sign in a store window: “Let Your Smile Change the World. Don’t Let the World Change Your Smile.” A sage pi...Read More »
Perspective of Time October 9, 2019The Pacific Institute The search for happiness seems to have been around as long as there have been sentient beings on the planet. Now, the de...Read More »
Self-Esteem 101 – Project June 17, 2019The Pacific Institute Does it seem to you that it is easier to build someone else’s self-esteem, than it is to positively affect your own? T...Read More »
Taking Chance Out of Happiness June 13, 2019The Pacific Institute Who is in control of what makes you feel good? Is it you, or someone or something else? Today, let’s talk about how yo...Read More »
Defining Success for You April 30, 2019The Pacific Institute Most people want to be successful, but not everyone can tell you what success looks like. Today, let’s look at the mea...Read More »
Lasting Happiness April 19, 2019The Pacific Institute Everyone likes to feel good. But, sometimes, postponing those good feelings will get you more of what you want in the en...Read More »
Choose to be Happy March 26, 2019The Pacific Institute What would it take to make you happy? Some people think that if they only had this or that particular thing or a cert...Read More »
Mindset for Happiness December 5, 2018The Pacific Institute Ever a figure of interest and respect in the history of U.S. presidents, Abraham Lincoln seems to have been a keen obser...Read More »
The Possibilities of Optimism December 4, 2018The Pacific Institute Why is it that optimists seem to be so much happier than pessimists? There is something really wonderful ab...Read More »
Past as Prologue October 8, 2018The Pacific Institute Do you consider yourself unlucky? Ever feel like fate has dealt you a bad hand? Let's experiment with another way of loo...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 »
Does It Need to be a Struggle? March 15, 2018The Pacific Institute Do you believe that you have to fight for what you get in life? Were you taught that life is, first and foremost, an une...Read More »
Personal Stamp of Approval March 14, 2018The Pacific Institute We all like to feel approval from others. However, when our desire for approval outside of ourselves becomes too strong,...Read More »
Perspective on the Negative March 8, 2018The Pacific Institute Earlier this month, we mentioned that March is National Optimism Month. And while the message was generally received as ...Read More »
The Path to Happiness February 2, 2018The Pacific Institute Everyone wants to be happy. It's kind of engrained in us, because of the way our brains have been wired. Unfortunately, ...Read More »
Here’s To Life! December 11, 2017The Pacific Institute For some, today's topic will create a little discomfort. Please do not be concerned. A little discomfort is usually a go...Read More »