Posts by Carol Ross
Jay, the Appliance Repair Man
We have a house that’s of age. Unlike people who become of age, a house becoming of age is nothing to celebrate. It means that things naturally break down, one after another. Closet doors come off their tracks and flap in the virtual wind of the indoors. Handles to microwave doors break off. Dishwashers make…
Read MoreUnplugged
I’m in the middle of a two-week "creative hiatus," which means no appointments and the mental freedom from my responsibilities as a biz owner. Time to dive into the dozen or so unread books in my office that still seem relevant, time to blog and read blogs. Time for hikes, bike rides, yoga classes, and…
Read MoreLive-Withs
From the book, The Highest Goal, by Michael Ray, I’m trying out a few "live-withs." These are concepts, beliefs, mantras that I’m experimenting with–living with to see what happens when I do. The live-withs I’m trying out: Do Only What You Love, Love Everything You Do See With Your Heart Participate in the Flow of…
Read MoreMichael Gerber
Michael Gerber has a whole new mind. I recently attended a one-day seminar,”Awakening the Entrepreneur Within,” given by the small biz guru. Gerber is best known for his books, The E-Myth and The E-Myth Revisited. These are the bibles for true entrepreneurs, individuals who have moved past being the “technician,” doing the hands-on work to…
Read MoreA Deeper Look at Slashes
Ever since I learned about the concept of slashes from Marci Alboher, I’ve become more attuned to finding them all around me. Slashes are individuals who can’t answer the question, “What do you do?” with a single vocation. What Marci calls the "exotic slashes," individuals who work in and move between starkly different worlds, are…
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