Posts by Carol Ross
More on Failure
Over the last few months, I've been researching failure. It's my nature to learn about what I'm experiencing. So when I felt like I had failed this past summer in making a profitable business out of My Alumni Link, I started asking the question, "What role does failure play in being an entrepreneur?' I talked…
Read MoreRaised to be an Entrepreneur
I was not raised to be an entrepreneur. I never imagined myself an entrpreneur. Yet I ended up as one. After watching the following video of Cameron Herold, talking about how we can raise kids to be entrepreneurs, it makes me hopeful for the future. Herold also provides wonderful examples of learning to be an…
Read MoreFirst snow of the year always makes for an interesting picture. Here's a photo of a crabapple tree in my front yard. It doesn't know whether it's fall or winter. It's both!
Read MoreWhat Was I Thinking?
My friend and one-time writing coach, Deb Cooperman, recently challenged me to blog about the half-written blog posts that I've let lay fallow, sometimes for over a year. To which I replied on Twitter, "The gauntlet has been thrown down!" Photo by Sean MacEntee So this is a blog post to stretch my creativity (how…
Read MoreAre You Fulfilling Your Destiny?
While journaling recently, I wrote the following question: "Have I fulfilled my destiny?" Have I met the promise of what others saw in me at an early age? For many, family and teachers are the first ones to see our talent, encourage us and see who we could become in the future–for example, a fine…
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