Imagine that you’ve just submitted an application for something important to you: Perhaps it was a dream job, the perfect apartment, or an academic program you’re passionate about. As you’re waiting ...

Hope isn’t just wishful thinking — it’s a powerful emotional force that gives our lives meaning. Now, a new groundbreaking study from the University of Missouri shows it may be even more essential to ...

Certain neurological, biological, and psychological principles underlie experience. Misunderstanding them can inhibit hope and diminish meaning. Principle 1. Mental focus amplifies and magnifies ...

When I entered the FBI Academy, I nearly didn’t make it—not because I lacked willpower, but because I couldn’t meet the ...

An author and academic called on individuals to reframe hope and resilience in the face of challenges at a Georgetown University event April 7. Vincent Miller, the director of doctoral studies in the ...

I had a speaking engagement in North Little Rock this week. A group called PEO--Philanthropic Educational Organization--invited me. As another writer for this paper described back in 2012, "Founded in ...