Description: Leadership through a positive mindset, how our positive mindset can influence a company, a team or an individual towards success. It can even impact the company bottom-line.

Description: The average person spends from one third to one half of every waking hour thinking about the past or present. We talk to ourselves when we do. Psychologists have identified three steps you can take to make your self-talk more positive. This will make you happier and better able to achieve the goals you set at home and at work.

Description: A look at Churchill's advice on hobbies from "Painting as a Pastime" -- why it's important to have a serious hobby to refresh one's mind.

Description: This article goes through effective ways to give, and ask for, feedback in real time

Description: This article discusses how to convert your speaking engagements into business opportunities.

Description: The author, a career counselor, notes that ‘during your career, career search, home life, etc., you will often be faced with a plethora of possible actions and requests far beyond what you can, should or are currently willing to handle.’ The author goes on to provide advice in the art of saying no, in a positive manner that will help you achieve your goals. From ‘The Stepping Stone’ issue number 43.

Description: The author shares the importance of creating a personal development plan.

Description: A review of the book, "How to be a Finance Rock Star--The Small Business Owner's Ticket to Platinum Profits" by actuary Nicole Fende.

Description: A personal reflection and anecdote on a quote by Carl Jung. "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."

Description: Persuasion is as much about heart as facts and figures. Find out what you can do to develop your powers of persuasion.