Posts by Carol Ross
Gratitude
This has been a hard year, one of the most difficult personally and professionally, since I started my business nearly 9 years ago. Others I've talked to have had a hard year as well. The irony is that I'm more grateful than I've ever been. When things are going well, my focus is not so…
Read MoreWhat All the Money in the World Can’t Buy
Q: What can take months, even years, to achieve, less than a minute to lose, can hit like a bulldozer when you don't have it and is worth more than gold when you do have it? A: Trust. Photo by covilha. I keep hearing stories about trust in business–how important it is to establish, how…
Read MoreNot More, But Deeper
We are conditioned to want more. More fans. More revenue. More customers. More, just more. And recently, I've been pondering the idea of not more, but deeper. What if I've been chasing the wrong thing? What if satisfaction and happiness comes not from looking elsewhere, but looking at what's right in front of me? Photo…
Read MoreLetting Go, Part 2
This is nothing more gut wrenching for me than letting go of my offspring, and trusting that they will find their way in the world. I did that this past August, when my son left for Dallas to attend college. My husband drove him more than a thousand miles to school. As they left, I…
Read MoreWho Were You in High School?
In doing research for a blog post (really!) I was looking at my high school yearbook. Like all great adventures, I didn't find what I was looking for, but I found something else that was just as valuable, if not more. I gained insight into who I was, over thirty years ago, and I found…
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