Post reminders of your biggest career goals where you'll see them often so you can hold yourself accountable for reaching them on a daily basis, writes Adam Steele. Keep your work space clean to stay organized and reward yourself for making progress by pursuing personal goals you enjoy.

Try not to take it personally when you don't get the promotion you had hoped for, writes Alison Green. Seek feedback and discuss your career plan with your manager to be more successful in the future, adds Green.

Review delegate lists before attending industry events, and identify the best people to network with, Connie Wimer and Martha Willits advise. Wimer and Willits also say it is important to invest in continued learning and to maintain a strong voice and good confidence in order to be positively perceived.

The company that acquires Yahoo likely will cut thousands of jobs because Yahoo's revenue per employee is lower than that of competitors, analysts say. Yahoo had 9,400 employees at the end of the first quarter and is looking to reduce its workforce by 15% by year-end.

Instead of waiting for recruiters to respond to your resume submissions, become a leader in your industry by publishing great content, writes Erica Breuer. You can also reach out to recruiters directly or engage with companies that interest you on social media to get noticed, Breuer writes.

Professionals can lower their stress simply by creating art, according to a study led by Girija Kaimal. The researchers found that people benefit from the stress reduction of artistic endeavors regardless of their skill levels.

A crowdfunding campaign called Voices of Humanity wants to use lasers and small satellites to broadcast data, including human DNA, into space to turn Earth into a "lighthouse" for alien life. Astrophysics and cosmology professor Philip Lubin and a graduate student are seeking $30,000 for the first phase.