Posts by Carol Ross
Creativity from a Puzzle Master
I ran across an interesting article on creativity, profiling Scott Kim, who makes a living as a "puzzle master" and contributes a puzzle column to Psychology Today. Photo by Scott Kim. I noted a few things from the article that I think relate to his ability to be creative: Kim is a boundary crosser, with…
Read MoreBoundary Crosser, ScriptPhD.com
Another great example of a boundary crosser, from the worlds of science and art: ScriptPhD.com. One of the most interesting blogs I’ve seen in a long time, written by a fellow Northwestern alumna.
Read MoreWhen It Rains, It Pours
Life gives us messages in many forms, sometimes in literal ways that we can't ignore. Last week, we had a sudden thunderstorm that left 2 feet of standing water in a shopping area where I was parked. My sons and I had gone to a bookstore and then walked over to the Whole Foods to…
Read MoreThe Need to Prove Something
A wise friend and coaching colleague of mine, upon reading my post about failure, made the observation, "When what drives us is the need to prove something, we suffer." So she asked me about my reasons for being an entrepreneur. Photo by nasrulekram I do have reasons for being an entrepreneur that have nothing to…
Read MoreWorth Reading/Viewing: 3 L’s of Careers, Being Enough, and the Power of Words
The first is a commencement speech given by Robert Krulwich, the science reporter, to UC Berkeley Journalism School's graduating class of 2011. While Krulwich addresses the future of journalism, I think he's really speaking to the future of work. To be successful in your career, one needs to think and act like an entrepreneur–taking risks,…
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