Most of us know we work too much and rest too little. We long for balance. But with the pressures and pace of modern life always at our back, how do we step off this crazy merry-go-round? Here, we outline the top three barriers to achieving work-life balance — and offer practical wisdom for overcoming them.
Stretch your limits. Embrace your chosen future.
Don’t let fear, doubt and frustration hold you back. Create the satisfying, rewarding life you want by building five key personal-development skills.
Ready to have your best year ever? Two of the country’s top coaches weigh in with advice on getting liftoff for the next phase of your life.
Do you walk your talk? Say what you mean and mean what you say? Or does your language take you down roads you’re not willing to follow? Taking a closer look at how your words and deeds connect — or don’t — can help you see where you really stand.
Do you struggle with inaction? Discover Morita Therapy, a Japanese psychotherapy that lets you take a philosophical, tough-love approach to the inability to take action.
Can the way you think influence your life chances? Is it possible to think yourself away from failure and toward success? The field of Positive Psychology says — YES!
There’s nothing more satisfying than spending time with the ones you love best. So why is it so hard to pull off?
Remember those resolutions you made six months ago? Maybe you’d rather not. But why forgive and forget when you can fix and forge ahead? We’ll show you how.
Our lives are in many ways defined by unconscious habits and ingrained behaviors. How much do you know about the structures that hold you together, and those that hold you down?
Bring your grandest dreams and goals into reality using simple words and pictures.
Designing your best self takes vision. Becoming your best self takes guts. Here’s how to do both — with confidence.
How Olympic contender Lolo Jones keeps going—even when the going gets tough.
Increase your aerobic capacity and strength in just four short laps around a standard running track.
Celebrity moms make it look effortless, but dropping post-delivery pounds can be challenging. Here’s what to expect, what to do, and how to cope.
How and when we are exposed to light can affect our bodies in surprising ways. Here’s what you need to know about your body’s responses to cycles of light and dark.
Not all stress is bad for you. But the response system that was designed to save your life can also do some serious harm. You can take steps to see that it doesn’t.
Good health, at core, is less a destination than life-enhancing journey. But if there is any clear path toward the promised land of healthy living, it begins not on any treadmill or diet plan, but on the fertile ground of our own thoughts, assumptions and beliefs.
Are you revving too high, running on fumes and sputtering at stops? Get yourself into the fix-it shop for diagnostics and a 10-point tune-up.
I’ve been running for a few years now. I like it, mostly. Except when I hate it.
Inspiration sometimes comes at times and places we least expect. Last fall, for example, I found myself inspired while watching an NFL game.
