Optimistic thinking is a resiliency skill that helps people to overcome adversity and reach life goals. Remember the old metaphor “Is the glass is half-full or half-empty?” This is a perfect example ...

Whether it be a hard class, an inflexible professor, misunderstanding parents, troublesome friends or a toxic workspace, students’ rants overwhelmingly have one thing in common – an emphasis on the ...

How you perceive your challenges will either help you overcome them, or keep you locked in them. I was speaking recently to a client who is struggling intensely with the impact of the coronavirus ...

This week's exercise presents a great opportunity for positive self-talk (and possibly reframing) because it can be challenging. The Triceps Gravity Press is a variation on traditional dumbbell ...

Challenges and hardships are inevitable in both personal and professional life. How we perceive and respond to life’s roller coaster often determines our overall well-being and success. And that takes ...

This small mindset shift rooted in emotional intelligence can have a big impact. Challenges and hardships are part of life. What sets emotionally intelligent people apart isn’t that they avoid ...

Spouses can help breast cancer patients with coping by positively reframing the cancer experience and other negative experiences. In general, positive reframing -- finding the silver lining -- was ...

Sometimes I wish the word “Failure” didn’t exist because it has such a permanence to it. I don’t really believe in failure. I believe that giving up is real. But to give up is something we have total ...