Healthy narcissism—balanced self-regard and confidence—is essential for peak performance and wellbeing, yet cultural bias has wrongly demonised all forms of narcissism. Research shows people with healthy narcissism are more successful, resilient, and empathetic. The key is balance: owning strengths while accepting limitations. Without it, we set lower goals and waste energy on self-doubt. It's not selfish—it's necessary.

Plans are simply flexible guidelines, not rigid commandments, and accepting their inherent adaptability helps us make better decisions.

This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… Rules, goals, deadlines are not dire necessities. Even so, people have a...

This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… When an important process, performance, or relationship goes wrong it's...

You have, as a human being, this unique ability to have an opinion about things. Your stance on politics blocks or buffers a new leader...