At 35, I moved with my family to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. I was following a new opportunity to lead global diversity and inclusion at a large, multinational company and mentor talented women in ...

Estimates of people with fear of public speaking range as high as 75 percent. Breathing techniques can relax the mind and ...

Fear is an inevitable part of life. Whether it’s fear of spiders, heights, or public speaking, we’re all scared, occasionally. Entrepreneurs know this feeling well, as fear often seems like a ...

When I was eight or nine years old, I would hide under the bed, hearing my parents scream at each other. Dad had come home late and drunk, again, and my mother began berating him about his ...

We heard the stories about traders and investors who built their fortune through the markets, and we want to be just like them. But why do people still hesitate when it comes to investing? The main ...

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Amber and her family in the Volkswagen convertible she bought after learning she was cancer-free Amber used to live her life with anxiety and fear—always trying to stay within her comfort zone. She ...