How Negative Self-Talk Wreaks Havoc on Our Lives. Source: PeopleImages / GettyImages We all talk to ourselves. Self-talk is what separates us from other species and leads us to the top of the food ...

Leadership isn’t just about what we say to others—it’s about what we say to ourselves. Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with my friend Chester Elton at the Global Gurus NG100 event, where we ...

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 ...

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 ...

In today's fast-paced and demanding world, it's no wonder that worries and stress have become an all too familiar part of our daily lives. Oftentimes, negative self-talk originating from thoughts ...

I’ve coached leaders through stalled projects, missed handoffs, and morale dips. The problem people point to first is strategy or workload. My take is different. The real drag on performance is how we ...

From an early age, we're taught the golden rule: "Treat others as you would like to be treated." The irony here? Many of us don't even treat ourselves the way we'd like to be treated. A 2023 poll ...

You have the power to get through the hard times with a booster shot of positive self-talk. Self-talk is exactly what it sounds like: It’s how we talk to ourselves, our internal dialogue. When our ...