Instead of viewing confrontation as a battlefield, consider it a dialogue where mutual respect can flourish. By voicing your opinions and standing firm, you reinforce your worth to yourself and those ...

Self-respect isn't always about grand gestures or bold declarations. Often, it's the subtle choices we make and the boundaries we set that reflect how much we value ourselves. You might not even ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Small commitments to yourself may feel trivial — but psychologists say they may ...

Confidence derives from the Latin fidere, "to trust." To be confident is to trust and have faith in the world. To be self-confident is to trust and have faith in oneself, and, in particular, in one’s ...

Respect is a two-way street, and it all starts with you. If you want others to treat you with respect, the first step is to show it to yourself. Ever wonder why some people don’t respect you? Well, ...

Self-respect is often described as a somewhat abstract, intuitive, internal feeling or judgement that one has about oneself. But if we observe it up-close and long-term, we can see that it’s actually ...

We all have behaviors that give away more than we realize, especially when it comes to self-esteem. Whether it’s constant ...