In 2014, disabled Australian disability activist Stella Young gave a TED Talk titled, “I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much.” It has become an essential text of disability culture, and a ...

Body-positive blogger Imogen May doesn’t want people to call her “an inspiration.” May, “The Feeding of the Fox” blogger and Instagram influencer from the U.K., wrote a post about why she dislikes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you’ve ever worked for an inspirational leader, you know ...

Abraham Lincoln was thrust into a defining moment in American history. His inspirational leadership preserved a nation. Without his leadership, secession in 1860 could have easily led to the ...

What is an inspirational quote? A great quote provides moments of learning and understanding. Inspirational quotes by famous and not-so-famous people have an uncanny ability to stop and make us think ...

Even if you’ve crafted a vision board, manifested your wildest dreams and recited every positive affirmation you can conceive of, there may be moments when you still struggle to kick your motivation ...

Sometimes something positive can come out of a negative situation. Just ask Iowan Joshua Coburn, a former body modification artist turned motivational youth speaker who was struggling with depression ...

Everyone has bad days — those negative-energy days where we are just bummed out and need a little extra encouragement to make us feel uplifted and happy. I know that I personally, love it whenever ...