▫ Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor
This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another. From TED Talks.

▫ What I Learned - Leadership Advice
"No one is going to invite you to the table; you have to take the initiative" says Betsy Myers in this excellent Newsweek article. "Ninety-nine percent of the time it isn't personal. People aren't sitting around thinking how they can exclude you."

▫ Hugh MacLeod from gapinvoid.com
"Never compare your inside with somebody else's outside"

▫ Surprising Secrets to Unshakeable Confidence
Six strategies to develop self confidence from Rosabeth Moss Kanter, author and professor at Harvard Business School. The illustration that comes with the articles is worth taking a look too.

▫ Joe Torre on Winning
"Don't be afraid to fail, encourage your talent, and use your heart. And never be unprepared". Worth reading article from the Business Week magazine.

▫ 60 Seconds on Small Talk
Few tips on small talk from a conversationalist guru as published in the Fast Company magazine. Fast Company also has quite a good archive of articles, First Impression.

▫ Maira Kalman - The Principles of Uncertainty
Simply delightful... from the New York Times.