Posts by Carol Ross
Lessons Learned From Being Fried, Part 2
This is the second installment of a two-part series on burn out. In the first installment, I talked about making the decision to step away from my start-up, My Alumni Link, for three months. I went through a period where I resembled a human version of a sloth–minimal movement, lots of naps, and limited sensory…
Read MoreWhat An Entrepreneur Looks Like, Part 2
This is the second in a three-part series of postings about entrepreneurs I've met this year. Alex White is 24 years old, a recent graduate of Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy (SESP). I interviewed Alex and his two co-founders, Samir Rayani and David Hoffman, from Next Big Sound as part of an…
Read MoreMaking Meaning of It All
The 10th anniversary of 9/11 has given a collective pause to our fast forward society. The reflections range from the scope of the tragedy and how it changed the world to whether we are any safer today to individual recollections of a day that no one can forget. It's triggered in me a reminder of…
Read MoreWhat an Entrepreneur Looks Like, Part 1
Lately, I've been thinking and writing about entrepreneurship. Not so much in terms of how I define wisdom entrepreneurs in this blog, but in terms of individuals taking the journey of building something from nothing, to meet a need. It's fascinating to see the different faces. This is the first of three posts about…
Read MoreLessons Learned From Being Fried, Part 1
This past summer, I “hit the wall” and decided to take time off. I gave myself one month to rejuvenate. I fully intended to return to work to a full slate of business appointments and projects that had been waiting to be moved forward. But things rarely go as planned. Instead of being back in…
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