Posts by Carol Ross
Small is the New Big
Another book that’s been in the press recently is Small Is the New Big by Seth Godin. It’s a collection of some of his best essays. (No, I haven’t read it but I’ve read enough of Seth’s stuff to know that it’s probably pretty good.) I thought of this title as my son was making…
Read MoreConscious Living, Conscious Leaving Podcast
I’m pleased to announce the Conscious Living, Conscious Leaving podcast, (www.consciousliving-leaving.com) where you can listen to my interviews with Ilene Kouzel on living and dying well. The first program is entitled, "Leaving the Amusement Park" and is based on a poem that Ilene wrote. In Ilene’s words, " I’m not afraid to die. I’m just…
Read MoreVital Friends
A book that’s been getting alot of press lately is Vital Friends by Tom Rath. Rath also wrote the book, How Full Is Your Bucket: Positive Strategies for Work and Life. He’s also a researcher at the Gallup Organization, where he’s looked at the role of friendships in business. On Gallup’s survey for gauging the…
Read MoreQuestion #8
In a conversation with Ilene this week, she joked about how she felt like she was the boy who cried wolf. I asked what she meant by that. She replied, "I told people I didn’t think I would make it past my birthday (in June) and then I said I wouldn’t make it past August…
Read MoreFree Agent
I announced in my monthly ezine that I’ll soon be interviewing Daniel Pink, author of A WHOLE NEW MIND on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. (We are both alums and the Northwestern Alumni Association is sponsoring the interview.) I am reading his other book, Free Agent Nation, in preparation of the interview.…
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