Posts by Carol Ross

I attended a coaching workshop this past weekend where one of the themes was declaring our breakdowns—the place where we know we are incompetent. Everyone is incompetent in something. We don’t want to admit it. Especially me. I thrive on being competent. I’m proud to be competent. I abhor being incompetent. The instructor, Julio Olalla,…

I almost forgot. At 1:24pm local time today, I’ll be with a coaching client, throwing up my arms to the heavens, and laughing joyously. How do I know that? Today is Belly Laugh Day. I blogged about this previously and now the day is finally here. My chance to laugh out loud, for no reason…

I wanted to share a few cool things on the Internet that I’ve discovered recently. I’m usually a late adopter in new technology. The fact that I’ve discovered these things before my parents means I’m making progress on the geek ladder: www.squidoo.com This is a site that is a platform for people to show their…

I’m still de-cluttering. In pile of papers that have been in the corner of my office for the last year, I ran across "An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth" by Bruce Mau. According to his website, his design studio works with "architects and institutions, artists and entrepreneurs, writers, curators, academics and businesses." Out of 40+ items,…

Before I forget, I want to pass on two things that have given me great pleasure. One of them I had planned on blogging about over the holiday season. My husband is a piano teacher extraordinaire and one of his students gave him a CD of the original soundtrack from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Even…