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  • How Can Hope Make the Impossible Possible?
    belief that by shifting one's perspective, an individual has the power to take steps to improve their ... and opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily those of the ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Mar 2021
    • Competency: Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
  • All In: What Can You Learn from an Actuary Who Won $2.85M?
    then to continue three months later at the “Final Table,” a series of grueling 12-hour tournaments, to ... to the actuarial world, as well as to the poker table. Here are eight suggestions from Thomas: 1. START ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • How to Change Your Self-Talk
    The average person spends from one third to one half of every waking hour thinking about the past ... and opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily those of the ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Dec 2021
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • When a Deadline Looms, Breathe!
    When a Deadline Looms, Breathe! his article illustrates that deep breathing is an effective way ... his wife Judy smugly observed from the kitch- en table, where she was reading The New York Times on her ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Nov 2012
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Annuities>Pricing - Annuities
  • What Does the Pain of Independence Have to Do With It?
    What Does the Pain of Independence Have to Do With It? Research shows humans have ... indicates the opinions of the group managed to change individual perceptions,13 in what can irreverently be called ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Become Resilient
    When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Become Resilient This article provides a description, definition ... dith Rodin, is: [T]he capacity of any entity—an individual, a community, an organization, or a natural ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • How to Give Feedback to Get Results
    How to Give Feedback to Get Results Many firms use in-your-face feedback mechanisms; however, ... Goodall argue that excellence depends upon each individual using their unique strengths.7 WHAT ARE UNIQUE ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Nov 2019
    • Competency: Communication
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession