Motivation, mental health, and stress are all inherently linked, according to a 2024 study. The more stressed a person is, the less likely they are to be cultivating healthy mental health habits and ...

Senior year brings excitement and reflection as students balance fading motivation, shifting priorities, and post-graduation anxiety.

People in their 50s and 60s say that when motivation feels low, simple shifts like breaking tasks into steps and prioritizing ...

As an internationally renowned teen life coach, I wake up to the same email every day: “My child’s grades have fallen off a cliff. They used to get all As. Now they’re getting Cs…and worse. Can you ...

In our daily life, we constantly find ourselves in various situations that have to be handled successfully to thrive in life. For this, there are plenty of interrelated processes going on in our heads ...

In 2011, Victor Saad, a secondary school teacher, decided he wanted a new career. At first, he considered getting an MBA. But when he reflected on what he really wanted from it — credibility in the ...

Many clients come into psychotherapy with a question about purpose. This can be about not knowing one’s “grand” purpose or feeling like one’s previous purpose or motivations for living have exhausted ...

Oscar Wilde's famous quote, "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars," highlights the power of mindset in overcoming life's struggles. Despite facing personal tragedy and ...

I remember the night my friend finally said it out loud. We were sitting in her car outside a restaurant, engine off, neither ...

Life is complicated. From one day to the next, you never quite know what to expect. That’s why a little “go with the flow” is necessary just to help get through it all. Wherever you find yourself ...

Editor’s note: This is the eighth installment of a new column on how to improve the higher-ed workplace. Read the previous essays here. In 2022, the history department at Southern Illinois University ...