You'll spend about a third of your life (90,000ish hours) at work. So, no matter how you feel about your current job, making the most of it and having a good attitude can improve your quality of life ...

Scroll through social media and you’ll quickly encounter phrases like “I am worthy” or “I choose happiness”. The tantalising promise is: repeat these positive affirmations often enough and you’ll be ...

Affirmations — statements or phrases steeped in our personal beliefs — can help us remain steady when negative experiences threaten our sense of self. Host Cristina Quinn digs into what kinds of ...

Positive affirmations, intended to counter negative self-talk, are explored for their effectiveness. While some find them ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. Science-backed studies show that when we make "cans" out of ...

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 ...

Affirmations (meaning statements said with confidence about a perceived truth) have helped thousands of people make significant changes in their lives. But they don't always work for everyone. How can ...

Three decades of research reveal that positive affirmations backfire for people with low self-esteem, intensifying the very feelings they're meant to heal — and the wellness industry has no incentive ...