Posts by Carol Ross
What 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.…
Read MoreThe Luckiest Woman in the World
Note: This is another in a series of articles that I wrote a decade ago. Looking back, I can see that my history with cars has taught me the value of partnering with life–listening to what life brings me, good and bad, and riding the wave. –Carol I’m the luckiest woman in the world.…
Read MoreHow Big Will You Dare to Be?
The following article was originally published on HR.com. It’s one of my favorites. Re-reading what I wrote so long ago, I’m pleased that this essay has stood the test of time. Now seems like the perfect moment to re-introduce the topic of claiming one’s own brilliance. Enjoy! –Carol Most people are bigger than they…
Read MoreWhat I Believe
What I believe drives my actions. How I experience the world influences my behavior. Your inner world creates your outer world. Which is a whole other blog post in itself. Photo by katerha. But first, what I believe: About Careers and People Career changers don’t want a new career. They want career integration—incorporating more of who they…
Read MoreHow Friday the 13th Became Boulder’s 9/11
In just 5 days, Boulder County, where I live, received over 14 inches of rain. I’ve heard that’s more than 75% of the typical annual rainfall for this area. What started out as a blessing from a late summer heat wave turned into what some have described as an apocalypse. On the first day, rain…
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