Suzanne Shank, CEO of a financial services firm in New York, pivoted from a career in engineering to one in finance by pursuing an MBA and focusing on building her network. A big break came when a prominent female financial leader pulled Shank into a business venture.

Passion must be paired with discipline to execute the business initiatives passion inspires, Scott Cochrane writes. He describes discipline as a drive to overcome obstacles while channeling passion toward a sustainable goal.

Employers are increasingly asking job candidates to demonstrate software training and other skills for entry-level positions such as cashiers and sales floor support jobs, an analysis by Burning Glass Technologies finds. "The bottom may be coming out of the career ladder," said Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass.

Workers who move to Vermont and work remotely for an out-of-state company are eligible for up to $10,000 in reimbursements under a bill signed into law last week. The law takes effect at the beginning of next year.

The first thing you do in the morning should be a task that improves your mood, such as writing, writes psychology and marketing professor Art Markman. Ignore the common advice to tackle your most difficult task first thing in the morning, he advises.

Pluto may actually be billions of comets that have smashed together, according to a research paper by Southwest Research Institute scientists. Data from the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission showed consistency between the estimated nitrogen levels of Pluto's Sputnik Planitia glacier and the levels to be expected if Pluto formed from a billion comets or more, according to Christopher Glein, lead author of the study.