Successfully navigating your life through smart choices, listening, being honest, having compassion and learning from failure were some of the skills Donald Van de Mark discussed in a webcast with the NY Institute of Finance.  

Donald, who is a speaker and the host of the Wisdom of Caring Leaders video training.  is also writing a book on the traits of highly successful people.  He discussed the wisdom he's learned from the hundreds of business leaders he interviewed: Jack Welch, Anita Roddick, Stephen Covey, Richard Branson,etc.  There are a lot of good tips here for you to use!

You can watch the webcast here.