Posts by Carol Ross
Sigmoid Curves
I recently came across Charles Handy’s work, a business philosopher, and author of The Age of Paradox. He uses the idea of life cycles (for businesses and for individuals) following the shape of an S-shaped curve, a sigmoid curve, where there is an initial dip followed by growth and decline. In order to minimize the…
Read MoreLife With No Regrets
Try this exercise from Jim Huling, in an article published by Motto Magazine: Identify the different roles you play that define who you are. Personalize the roles to further define. For example, Andy’s mother, business owner, gardener. Add in roles even if you have not spent time on them recently. For example, you may have…
Read MoreShifting Gears in Your Career Path
On October 4, I’ll be part of a panel of experts at the Texas Conference for Women, on "Shifting Gears in Your Career Path," discussing ways to make your career work for you. If you are a reader and you are attending the conference, please stop by after the panel. I’d love to connect.
Read MoreSix-Year Old in the Now
A friend emailed me this delightful story: "Ever since I read Power of Now, I have been trying hard to "stay in the moment" and "live in the now." Maybe too much so. My six-year old daughter had Friday off from school, so we spent a "girls’ day" together. We went through her closet cleaning…
Read MoreSeth Godin as Boundary Crosser
Tamara Adlin, a user experience consultant (we called these people "human factors geeks" in the 90’s), has a great interview with Seth Godin. If you are already familiar with Seth and his books (e.g., The Dip, The Big Moo, All Marketers are Liars, Purple Cow, Permission Marketing), you’ll get a kick out of learning some…
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