Self-affirmations can help increase your self-worth and motivation. With regular practice, you can shift your focus toward your strengths and adapt to new circumstances more easily. Self-affirmation ...

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 ...

A study published in The Journal of Positive Psychology found that autonomy (the feeling that you can make your own choices) may be a stronger driver of life satisfaction than simply feeling good.

Many people struggle with staying focused at work, controlling spending habits or managing emotional reactions in stressful ...

Self-affirmation theory was proposed by psychologist Claude Steele in the late 1980s and remains popular today. The theory suggests we have a deep desire to craft a personal narrative that we are ...

At the start of every new year, many of us think about how to make our lives better going forward. Perhaps we want to lose weight or stop drinking or stay off of our cell phones. If only we had more ...

René Descartes was on a quest for many years to prove the existence of the self and also of the external world. This quest eventually led Descartes to the declaration: “I think, therefore I am.” This ...

Experts have discovered the inner voices we can use to contribute to or detract from career success. The silent conversations you have with yourself can make or break your career success, and experts ...