Growing up a latchkey kid meant learning to handle quite a lot of things on your own. Gen X was born between 1965 and 1980, which means this year they'll be turning 45 to 60 years old. As a smaller ...

Life has a way of teaching you lessons, often the hard way. These experiences can be tough to navigate but rewarding in hindsight. While advice from others can guide you, some truths only become clear ...

Betrayal is a harsh teacher, but it’s one of the most effective. Whether it comes from a friend, a partner, or a colleague, feeling let down shakes you to your core and forces you to reevaluate ...

No matter our age, we never stop learning – and this has been truer than ever for me in 2024, a year that has seen me learn many life-changing lessons. Some of this year's lessons have had a profound ...

Tension: Most people spend decades chasing perfection, approval, or control—only to realize too late that peace comes from letting go, not holding tighter. Noise: Culture tells us to hustle harder, ...

Steve Chen, founder of CALLTOLEAP, always shares powerful insights. Here is one that took him a decade to learn. His message resonated deeply with me because these are truths many of us realize far ...

Time heals all wounds. Wisdom comes with age. Yes, time is truly life's most powerful teacher. No matter how much advice you read or how many warnings you hear, some lessons must come from your own ...

Steve Reeves takes photographs of older people in his community. He's learned lessons from them, particularly his 100-year-old friend Michael Hopkins. Reeves shared these bits of wisdom with BI, ...

“The Good Place” will make you laugh, cry, ponder life’s deepest questions and rethink what being “good” truly means. Here are three powerful lessons from the show. You may often wonder if you’re ...

“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...