Posts by Carol Ross
Blessings From Burning Out
Three years ago, I hit a low point in my life. I was on a self-imposed sabbatical, hoping to reverse the effects of working on a losing proposition. For two years, I had poured 90% of my time and energy into a start up that provided career development programs to universities (aka My Alumni Link).…
Read MoreWho Is That Woman?
Photo by Dhinal Chheda I was recently interviewed by Joan Sotkin, for her podcast, The Prosperity Show. While I love being the interviewer, it’s just as fun being interviewed, when I can engage in interesting dialogue with interesting people. That’s what this interview with Joan was like. The interview took place several weeks ago. When…
Read MoreYou Are a Genius
Those are the words I heard at a recent workshop that I gave. I had just helped a participant make sense of key events in her life, to tell a story of how her past fits into present and how she got to be so good at what she does today. I coached her in…
Read MoreWhy The World Needs More Pen Pals
I’ve been catching up on decades of movies via a free trial of Amazon Prime. Last night, I watched You’ve Got Mail with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The movie was released in 1998. I miss the 90’s, especially the clothes. People wore practical, comfortable clothes, before cleavage and visible bra straps were in style.…
Read MoreWhat Is This Blog About?
It may be that you are reading this post because you’ve subscribed to one of my previous blogs/sites (e.g., via Feedblitz), including: Boundary Crosser A Bigger Voice Networking Naturally Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living Don’t worry. Even though this new blog looks very different from my previous blogs and sites, you’ve come to the right place.…
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