Posts by Carol Ross
Fit By Fifty–An Update
I'm overdue for an update on my challenge of becoming fit by the time I turn 50 years old. It's been nearly three months since I first announced my attempt at establishing a routine of regular exercise and a modified diet. Here's what I'm learning: I'm not alone. After blogging about this phenomena of adding…
Read MoreThe Power of Telling Your Story
It's natural that many wisdom entrepreneurs focus on getting their ideas into the world, rather than talking about themselves. Unfortunately, this is a fatal flaw that I've seen with more than one person. Photo by Vivianna_love In the discomfort, humility, and maybe even fear of being seen, the very cause that you work so hard…
Read MoreMaintaining Peak Performance, Even When Crazy Busy
This morning, I received an email from one of my blogging buddies, where she said,"Everyone I speak to seems to be so completely overwhelmed. I have been, too." I don't think this is a short-term condition. Witness the popularity of the phrase, "crazy busy." Photo by eyesplash Mikul. It's not just work that is causing…
Read MoreBricolage and the Adjacent Possible
Innovation, rather than cut from whole cloth, often comes from re-arranging existing pieces into a new configuration. So says science writer, Steven Johnson, in this Wall Street Journal article, The Genius of the Tinkerer. This quote from Johnson says it all: [I]deas are works of bricolage. They are, almost inevitably, networks of other ideas. We…
Read MoreIngrid Betancourt and Another Look at Humanity
NPR aired a moving interview yesterday with Ingrid Betancourt, a former presidential candidate in Colombia who was kidnapped in 2002 by FARC, a terrorist group. Her book, "Even Silence Has An End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle," was just released. Photo by fabiogis50. Betancourt's description of captivity gives us a glimpse…
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