Thank you, old house, for teaching me what really matters.

We all want to better ourselves, but learning how isn't always easy. For women, it often starts with learning lessons around ...

When people spend their time struggling instead of gaining knowledge, they end up unhappy, no matter how smart they are.

After a huge hug and a few sips of coffee, she flat-out told me she is living her best life. 'When I turned 50,' she said, 'I ...

On Tuesday, February 25, I was standing in Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City when my grandmother, whom we affectionately called “MeMe,” told me over the phone that she’d like to be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. “The Good Place” will make you laugh, cry, ponder life’s deepest questions and ...

As Dare Aliu marked his 40th birthday recently, he used the occasion to unveil his autobiography, Everything Will Be All Right, and launch the TDA Widows Foundation—two initiatives that signify both ...

When Sunita Williams walked into Dogra Hall at IIT Delhi, the room filled with excitement. For the students gathered there, ...

Most people wouldn't need to fight a war before starting a business, let alone one of the most iconic dot-com brands ever created. But Bob Parsons is not most people. Perhaps best known as the ...

Chess legend Viswanathan Anand’s children’s book "Lightning Kid" shares 64 life and chess lessons from his journey, teaching ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...