Description: The average person spends from one third to one half of every waking hour thinking about the past or present. We talk to ourselves when we do. Psychologists have identified three steps you can take to make your self-talk more positive. This will make you happier and better able to achieve the goals you set at home and at work.

Description: This article introduces hope as a cognitive concept that appears when circumstances are uncertain or dire. Hope is the belief that by shifting one's perspective, an individual has the power to take steps to improve their current problematic circumstances

Description: Research shows humans have a proclivity to provide the wrong answer when others have done so. This article provides 3 ways to bolster independent thinking.

Description: Eight steps to achieving a personal goal.

Description: This article discusses how good posture conveys confidence and this trait is observable among top performers.

Description: Every day unlikely events occur—the impossible is possible.

Description: The author uses the example of a female matador to explore fixed and growth mindsets, and suggests ways to adjust beliefs to achieve greater success.

Description: A business leader and researcher describe the importance of effective leaders revealing their failures as well as successes.

Description: This article differentiates between pleasure, happiness, and satisfaction. It advocates goal-setting to achieve greater life satisfaction.

Description: This article provides a description, definition and protocol to increase resilience, the ability to bounce back from adversities, large and small.