This is part four of a five-part series. Leaders routinely repress or defer their own needs, desires, goals, or emotions in service of others, which is called self-control. While many leaders are ...

People with incredible self-control aren’t relying on grit, guilt, or endless motivation. Instead, they quietly avoid popular ...

A new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the ...

People who can delay gratification and master their impulses thrive in life. And experts say that you can learn skills to rein in bad habits. By Christina Caron We tend to respect and even idolize ...

Self-control, the ability to override or change internal impulses for the benefit of longer-term, strategic goals, has always been treasured as an admirable human trait. For example, Confucius taught ...

So much of our lives are affected by our ability (or inability) to reach a goal. Whatever the plan may be, willpower, self-control, and motivation are at the forefront. Yet, too often, we pressure ...

You can talk about self-control as the capacity to override impulses, resist temptations, and overturn dominant responses, to advance long-term over short-term goals, and to develop efficient, ...

When the unexpected comes knocking — and it always will — how do you greet it? Do you open the door with an anxiety-inducing "uh-oh" and try to circumvent or eradicate the unexpected event altogether?