Your mind can be both your fiercest ally and your toughest opponent. Research uncovers what negative self-talk might really be doing for you, and how to work with it. Have you ever noticed a voice in ...

How many of us have heard someone at a party say, “I’m just not good at remembering names?” We become what we tell ourselves internally. This is called “self-talk,” and there’s good self-talk, and ...

Before I had decades of experience in the world of sport psychology, I was a basketball player. The summer before my junior year of college, I needed to work out consistently to enter the season in ...

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 ...

You talk to yourself while problem-solving, planning, or navigating daily tasks. Maybe you narrate your actions aloud or hold full conversations with yourself. People might think this is odd. Research ...

Imagine you are walking down the street and see someone walking alone talking to themselves. You’d probably try to avoid them. In some contexts, talking to oneself is thought to be the habit of ...

People tend to use first-person self-talk far more often than distanced self-talk, but when they take a step back and address themselves by name, it can subtly improve how they feel, particularly in ...

We often underestimate how much our inner dialogue shapes the way we experience the world. That quiet, constant voice can either chip away at our confidence or build us into someone who feels capable ...