Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jack Kelly covers career growth, job market and workplace trends. Jan 02, 2024, 01:50pm EST This article is more than 2 years old.

Now is always a good time to start thinking more positively about yourself. With constant comparisons to others on social media and the many negative messages we internalize from TV and movies, it can ...

Whether you’re feeling proud of yourself after a major accomplishment or feeling down on yourself after a day when you can’t seem to get it right, the way you talk to yourself matters. That’s the idea ...

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 ...