Positivity. Optimism. Confidence. These are the hallmarks of successful insurance sales leaders and their teams. But beneath the surface, a hidden challenge often undermines their potential: negative ...

Positive thinking — Harness the power of optimism to help with stress management.

Proximal goals replace big plans with 5-minute next steps; paired with start rituals, the method lowers resistance to hard tasks.

Talking to yourself isn’t just normal; it’s extremely common and often beneficial. When your self-talk is positive, it helps process thoughts, regulate emotions, motivate actions, and boost ...

A 2021 study published in Scientific Reports explored how the way we talk to ourselves, either positively or negatively, impacts brain function and cognitive performance. Researchers used fMRI brain ...

The impact of self-talk extends far beyond momentary thoughts, influencing everything from daily decisions to long-term life outcomes. While casual self-criticism might seem harmless, research in ...

People treat their self-criticism as though it’s part of themselves, like their eye color,” says Rachel Turow, a ...

Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking to a local teenage Girl Scout troop, and the amount of hope they gave me for the future of women’s self image was promising. It appeared to me that the ...

The way we talk about lupus – to ourselves and with others – matters. Living with lupus can feel like a daily battle filled with uncertainty. Negative self-talk about this disease and its limitations ...