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  • Think Like a Matador
    Think Like a Matador The author uses the example of a female matador to explore fixed and growth mindsets, and suggests ways to adjust beliefs to achieve greater success. PD 4294999267 8/1/2013 ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Aug 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • 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 a proclivity to provide the wrong answer when others have done so. This article provides 3 ways to bolster ...

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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
  • Row, Row, Row, Your Boat: What Can You Learn from Ocean Rower Katie Spotz?
    Row, Row, Row, Your Boat: What Can You Learn from Ocean Rower Katie Spotz? The author discusses ways to improve upon your overall life satisfaction by describing the remarkable successes of Katie ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Oct 2010
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies
  • Dance Your Way To Success While Eliminating One Thing Each Day
    Dance Your Way To Success While Eliminating One Thing Each Day Feature article describing how dancing lessons can help make one more successful and productive. Entrepreneurism=entrepreneurs; ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Feb 2011
    • Competency: Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers
  • Adopt “Good Enough” Thinking Now
    Adopt “Good Enough” Thinking Now How ‘good-enough’ can be better than reaching for the very best. Behavioral economics; 11462 4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Apr 2010
    • Competency: Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Use Your Name, Change Your Brain
    Use Your Name, Change Your Brain This article describes the positive effects associated with using one's own name when engaged in self-talk. Research reveals that It frees speakers from ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Aug 2015
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
    • 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 or present. We talk to ourselves when we do. Psychologists have identified three steps you can ...

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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