"The Kitchen Table" Presented by TPI Canada

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg interviews Ron about the 5 problems he’s identified that people are suffering from as we go through the troubling year of 2020. As Pacific Institute practitioners, Gregg explains how we have a unique toolset to address these problems. Applied psychology comes to the rescue, again. We’re both proud and humble…and ready to be o...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Ron and Gregg welcome there TPI colleagues; Laural Manegre, Marcela Barajas, and Derek McBride to explore Gregg’s recent paper on 6 strategies to navigating the ever-changing year of 2020. This discussion centers on the psychological journey, from a pandemic, social unrest, amidst the swirling winds of change. We’re in transition t...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron dive into the concept of dignity, how it plays out in today's social unrest climate.  Ron reflects on the history of  The Pacific Institute and its relevance in these current times.  With thanks to Dr. Donna Hicks an expert on conflict resolution from Harvard, we look for a solid foundation for peace, if not reco...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron return to the subject of well-being theory, and again use it to adjust to the challenging environment of pandemic and, now, civil unrest. Also Ron’s recent paper, “The Cure A Comma” is explored and explained in light of the role of applied psychology in today’s disruptive times. Mental health, flourishing, and thrivin...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this last episode on PERMA , Ron, Gregg, and Doug look at the many sides of meaning and accomplishment; what it means to have a life worth living. Figuring this out, adds to our well-being. Citing researchers like Victor Fankl, Bob Spitzer, Simon Sinek and others, the guys explore best practices. Seeking good beyond self. Life accomplishment and...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg, Doug, and Ron Make sense of their coronavirus journey, how to cope, how to navigate the emotional landscape. Reviewing strategies for everyday life, the guys focus in on the art of taking one day at a time. Expanding their view, then discussion turns to relationships and how a sense of belonging can be as important as food a...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg, Ali, Doug, and Ron continue to pursue the wisdoms inside of the PERMA model, this time focusing on “engagement”. What are the restorative, satisfying activities that are both productive and serve out well-being? Especially now that we are working from home. Flow state, what does it mean? How can we find the silver lining in...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg, Ron, Ali, and Doug continue to explore our approaches to live, even “thrive”, amidst the coronavirus pandemic. “Thrive” in the sense that Dr. Martin Seligman uses the term. Well-being theory. Can we still find places in our life for positive emotions, for example? Seligman’s PERMA model gives us hope. Let’s remember, we’re a...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg, Ron. Ali, and Doug compare notes on how to deal with living in the coronavirus environment. Beyond the important safety measures, there are other ideas for maintaining well-being. Taking one-day-at-a-time; finding the positive; being clear on what we can control. Knowing a little psychology comes in handy. Gestalt. Locus of...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron continue to explore the subject of subconscious creativity. However, this time in the context of significant life transitions. Changing careers. Empty nesting. Retirement. Maybe we’re in a state of constant transition. By the way, how do you define transition. Let’s look at the expert on transition: Dr. William Bridge...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Ron ad Gregg are joined by Doug Tames to discuss the mushrooming corona virus problem. How do we protect ourselves mentally ? Let’s take another look at the concepts of human agency, locus of control, and self talk. How can they keep us safe, keep us well. And let’s add one more concept, "neutral thinking”. Take action!

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Ron and Gregg explore the power of subconscious creativity. Through the process of exercising our creativity we discover the importance of writing things down, having patience, sleeping on our ideas. The result is often even more elegant ideas, refinements generated when we run insights through our creative subconscious one more ti...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg tells Ron a story about being engaged by a client, talking about comfort zones. Gregg recalls his journey into the subject,  pleasantly remembering what he knows…or re-remembers. Comfort zones connecting to gestalt, self-efficacy, forethought, and several other TPI concepts. An old concept like comfort zones can become a new...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron join with Doug Tames and Ali Rankin-Nash to discuss tennis, specifically the spectacular emergence of Canadian Bianca Andreescu as women singles champion at the 2019 US Open. Start with talent, youth, shot-making, and poise,…then add imagery and visualization, self talk, and a unique savoring of the moment in victory....

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron welcome Ali Rankin Nash, a young partner at TPI Canada, to talk about the fast-emerging influence of the Millennial Generation. Millennials soon will represent 50% of the workforce. This doesn’t need to be scary. What are the strengths of the different generations. We are now experiencing a different kind of diversity...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron invite Doug Tames, a new partner of TPI Canada, to talk about Mindset and it’s relationship to Entrepreneurism. Doug’s unique view as a business advisor and a TPI consultant leads us into a conversation that considers the challenge of building a new business and the thinking skills of positive psychology

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron dive deep on the subject of ideals, more to the point, the "psychology of idealism". In a world that too often features angst and cynicism, how do we make idealism fashionable again? Cognitive psychology has some answers. Stretching goals, using our imaginations to envision, engage the brain in creative ways...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Ron and Gregg share the thinking behind the creation of six affirmations created expressly for a family member living with pancreatic cancer. Combined together and read daily, these six affirmations created a mindset both comforting and creative and shared with family and friends.  Affirmations    * I trust in God’s plan for me, no...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg interviews Ron on his strategies for mental health and productivity as he recovers from 3 surgeries over 6 months. Two knee surgeries and a heart by-pass surgery. All were unexpected surprises, but Ron tested his resolve, creativity, and journaling expertise to maintain a positive attitude and make lemonade out of lemons.

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Ron and Gregg return to a familiar theme: how do we create an atmosphere of “peaceful coexistence”. Drawing on concepts and principles from their book “World Peace Really: One Mind At A Time”, Ron and Gregg consider tools and practices of application for a Short Course on Peace. There is a mindset to being an ambassador for peace b...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron return to the subject of leadership, exploring its many facets including the work of thought-leaders Kim Cameron and Bruce Schneider. Virtuous and positive leadership creates an energy that’s unmistakable, we are attracted in and thrive. There is also a yin and yang to leadership. Positive psychology allows a place fo...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Ron and Gregg explore parenting, and how the knowledge of psychology enriches the journey. Keeping it positive, how do we cultivate imagination, independence, and positive expectancy in young people. It gets even better, when parent and child share this common language, it can be a life-long joy

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Linsey, Gregg, and Ron create an elegant dialogue around the dimensions of relationships - be they personal, family, team, or as corporate stakeholders. There is a “sweetness” when we get relationships right, and it almost always means higher meaning, performance, and life satisfaction. Join us as we explore the interplay of "...

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Linsey Stephan again joins Gregg and Ron to explore politics, humanity, and strategy in today’s world. Linsey takes us through the “Six Pillars”, an imaginative approach to doing diagnostics. The result is a thoughtful dialogue, the first step to healthy social and political systems for us all.

We’d love to hear from you please leave a comment In this episode, Gregg and Ron welcome Linsey Stephan, our colleague in South Africa, to a podcast that has a little bit of everything - history, social issues, root cause analysis, systems to make change, and a warm remembrance of TPI leader Brian Wegerle. Hearts and minds, in pursuit of community transformation.