Your buddy from college continues to badger you about when you’re going to finally settle down. Your colleague is rude and borderline disrespectful.

Fear helps us survive. It tells us to be afraid of the vicious dog across the street. Or to look both way as you cross the street. It protects us from danger.

You were vetted through a process; cleared after a test; passed your interview. In short, you were hired through the right channel. Yet, you’ve been failing to perform at work. Your rankings haven’t improved; your boss doesn’t really see you as a star employee. Either you don’t like your job, or you’ve been feeling a […]

That materialism equals misery is no secret. The Guardian recently cited studies about the correlation between unhappiness and material pursuit.  The Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science published a study about the levels of post-traumatic stress disorders in materialistic individuals.

Simply put, self-actualization means becoming the best version of yourself and reaching your full potential. The eminent psychologist Abraham Maslow placed self-actualization above even esteem needs in his hierarchy of human needs. To achieve this stage, one must learn to conquer one goal and be ready to achieve the next.

Only one in three Americans say they’re happy. Let that sink in. What does this statistic mean? It means that despite how essential happiness is to living a healthy life, not many people feel it.