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IT had been more than two decades since Betty Kim Ryan, then a high school student, last took a course in self-defense. Ms. Ryan, now 42 and a mother ...
Growing up, I had an unlikely mentor who made me see myself in a different light. Sometimes we don't notice the impact that someone has had on our liv...
Triberg, Germany—a tiny town known for cascading waterfalls and a preponderance of cuckoo clocks—truly put itself on the map last week, as its ma...
Most of us have been programmed in exactly the wrong way to deal with fear -- and find ourselves completely debilitated when it strikes.
When you're entering the unknown in any area of your life, it often triggers an avalanche of self-doubt. Your mind may say you're too old, too young, not experienced enough, not intelligent enough, or not sophisticated enough to make it.
Women are now more active than men across major social media platforms such as Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook and have a stronger attachment to socia...
We need to look no further than last week's employment report for June to see the concerning trend of less business confidence, less hiring and more "missing workers."
I know the beauty of surrender -- the surrender of releasing my concerns upwards and of surrendering up to the greatest good and guidance available for me. It looks like relaxing and being patient, not being inactive but following inspired action.
Courtesy, respect and confidence are attractive qualities. Going overboard to please someone isn't.
Confidence to me is knowing what you are and being okay with it. Confidence is knowing your stuff and what you can do with it. Confidence is liking yourself the way you are.
The next time you feel like an impostor, remember you are probably in a room full of them, so have a private chuckle and go for the ride. Before you know it, you will not be pretending anymore.
Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade -- the ecstatic annual gathering of scantily clad folks who aren't afraid to w...
Everyone recognizes that confidence is attractive. Subtle, genuine confidence projected outward in a healthy body is magnetic. We know we should feed ...
Does caring about beauty make me vain? A hypocrite? A middle-aged woman with too much time on her hands? A privileged narcissist?
Confidence in America’s public schools has hit a record low, with only 29 percent of respondents expressing “a great deal” or “quite a lot” ...
When making the weighty decision to forgo a steady paycheck in favor of developing an unproven idea and building a company from scratch, passion, confidence, and optimism can blind founders to the challenges posed by these three factors.
It's no secret that there is a serious lack of self-confidence all around us. Blame it on the media, high divorce rates, unloving homes or excessive a...
Self-knowledge is a key to a happy life. But it's very hard to know ourselves; it's easy to be distracted by the way we wish we were, or think we ought to be, or what others think we should be, until we lose sight of what is actually true.
I'd like to know what would happen if we all stopped doubting ourselves, and decided to feed only our inner confident mom.
Swimsuit season is upon us, and although we're definitely ready for some fun-filled days in the sun, perhaps the thought of baring our bodies is not ...
Does this dress make me look: Silly, too fat, too old, "Inappropriate"... ? The answer will surprise you... and it's always the same answer.
I am breathing an even deeper sigh of relief that I have boys of late, but my jig has lost its spring. Because even though I don't have a daughter, I've become hyper-aware that you do.
Seeking happiness isn't wrong, it's just limiting. It's only one color on the rainbow of human experience.
So the next time you face certain anxiety, check your mind. Has it raced ahead to the future or buried itself in the past? Please try to let go and return your mind to what you are experiencing right now.
