Posts by Carol Ross
Maintaining 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…
Read MoreThe Sunday Night Club
Every Sunday night, I re-connect with interesting women, talking about what they are most passionate about. No, it's not a book club. It's a "hold me accountable to blog" club. It started off as a way for a friend and I to help each other get into a once a week blogging routine, as life…
Read MoreSeth Forges the Way, Again
Those who follow my writing know that I'm a big fan of Seth Godin, the prolific author/blogger on the new way of marketing. I'm used to seeing him online or reading his books but he rarely makes the newspapers. It's not where his audience is. Until last month, when he announced that he would no…
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