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 ...

Picture this: You're on a first date with someone who you thought would be a perfect fit, but after a few awkward silences and misaligned opinions, you quickly discover that they aren’t the right fit.

Neuroscientists have long known that perception is not a neutral recording of the outside world but a construction, stitched together from sensory data and prior experience. What is becoming harder to ...

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 ...

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 ...

We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

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 ...