"The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” These are the famous words of Siddhartha Gautama, aka Buddha, and this message remains consistent across Buddhist teachings until now. But we ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kara Dennison writes about careers, leadership, and the job market. More than 70% of professionals experience imposter syndrome or ...

Life can be tough. We all experience moments, days, or even extended periods where it feels pointless, cruel, or just plain awful. You might be going through such a time right now or know someone who ...

A single phrase can follow you for a lifetime. For me, it was this: Perception is reality. It was one of the first lessons drilled into me during Plebe Summer at the U.S. Naval Academy. It felt like a ...

In my previous post, Caught Between Self-Sabotage and Learning, I explored why humans have the greatest capacity for both self-sabotage and unlimited learning. In this post, I attempt to transcend our ...

Growing up as an introverted only child in a single-parent, low-income household, I always felt like I was lacking something. As a kid, I watched my mother live paycheck-to-paycheck and quickly ...

Success in business and life doesn’t start with money, opportunity or luck — it starts with mindset. Over the years, I’ve come to understand that having a winner’s mindset is the single most important ...

Martina Navratilova during the Women’s Singles Final match at the 1984 French Open Tennis Championship in Paris. Photo: Getty Images October marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so I’ve spent the ...