Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. It starts small—the need to help, to be there for someone who’s ...

My dad was someone to whom I turned whenever something went sideways in my life. Regardless of the challenge—a flat tire, a fight with a boyfriend, challenges paying for college—he would patiently ...

“The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them.” —Steve Maraboli It feels like that moment ...