If you experience guilt and anxiety when you’re relaxing, you’re not alone. Productivity guilt is real, but it’s important to remember that rest isn’t a waste of time. Modern society often rewards ...

Positive self-talk involves having an inner dialogue that is primarily optimistic and positive. These thoughts and statements are the ones that build you up, increase your motivation, and make you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lucy Paulise is executive coach and author of Timebox, based in Texas. How do you say no—or let go—when your inner critic won’t ...

Is your glass half-empty or half-full? How you answer this age-old question about positive thinking may reflect your outlook on life, your attitude toward yourself, and whether you're optimistic or ...

How many of us have heard someone at a party say, “I’m just not good at remembering names?” We become what we tell ourselves internally. This is called “self-talk,” and there’s good self-talk, and ...

When you’re on the spot, be it during a job interview, a big presentation at work, or a midterm exam, how do you respond? Do you start to sweat and shake? Do you have trouble forming sentences? Or are ...

In 2021, it is estimated that each person is exposed to somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 external marketing messages a day. On any given day, it is estimated a person engages in about 27 ...

Positive self-talk is an internal dialogue that makes a person feel good about themselves. A person can use positive self-talk to think optimistically and feel motivated. Identifying negative ...