22 Self-Improvement Gift Ideas for Personal Development Junkies

Looking for gifts for the personal development junkies on your list? Then we’ve got you covered with our 22 best self-improvement gifts of 2023.
41 Ways to Improve Yourself in Just 10 Minutes

You don’t need to overhaul your life to grow each day. Check out these ideas for how to improve yourself—all of which take 10 minutes or less.
How 30 Days of Kindness Made Me a Better Person

Research shows that we’re happier when we’re generous. Here’s what happened when one writer performed acts of kindness for 30 days.
What Happened When I Ditched Technology for 7 Days

Day one is long—I mean really long. When I’m not feigning interest in a novel, I’m meandering around my apartment.
Done Is Better Than Perfect and Other Lessons I’m Learning About Procrastination

What I’m learning (and learning, and learning), is that creativity doesn’t strike; it flows. And it flows as a result of action and purposeful effort.
The Success Interview: Magdalena Yeşil on Inclusivity, Female Leadership and Finding Male Allies in the Workplace

I believe that one of the things, as women, we need to do is, each time we take a step forward, we have to extend our arm and pull someone else up. And that has given me great joy.
Elena Cardone Is Never Neutral

Cardone does believe women can build their own version of an empire, but the oversold idea of balance is a filtered image of reality.
My Best Friend Died 3 Years Ago—This Is What Her Life Continues to Teach Me About Accomplishment

She embodied the idea that success is less about personal accomplishment and more about those you help along the way—like, perhaps, a directionless 21-year-old.
Try This Brainstorming Exercise to Come Up with Better Business Ideas

No idea is a bad idea, business coach Christy Wright says. If you’re struggling to know whether your ideas can develop into a successful YouEconomy venture, try this exercise.
Who Makes Shaq Happy?

O’Neal’s relationship with money is primarily focused on what he can do for others—his mother first and foremost. Throughout his childhood, his mother put her children first, and now he’s using his money to pay his family back for everything they’ve done for him.
I’m Learning That I Can Do Hard Things

Like so many other women, I had undervalued my growth and contributions.
To Grow Is to Fail Forward—Are You Ready?

We’ll have missteps. You’ll see those too. We call that “failing forward.” It’s all part of the process of figuring out how best to serve you, the reader, in an increasingly complex world.