Posts by Carol Ross
Debt-Free, After 25 Years
Not since I graduated from college, with student loans, have I been debt-free. My husband recalls that when he left college, he didn’t have any money but he didn’t have any debts either. Until he married me. What started off as debt in the form of student loans turned into a car loan, turned into…
Read MoreHow Poetry Nourishes Me
Several years ago, I asked my niece, Joanna, who was in a graduate program for poetry, what appealed to her about this form of writing. She replied, "I like the density–how you can convey so much in so few words." Joanna now teaches at a midwestern university, while continuing to be a freelance writer. Recently,…
Read MoreInterview on A Bigger Voice
Interested in hearing more about my newest venture, straight from the horse’s mouth? I was recently interviewed by Terry Morreale for W3W3, about A Bigger Voice. Click here to find the link and read the backstory about reconnecting with Terry, a decade after being cubicle neighbors.
Read MoreInterview on Wisdom Entrepreneurs
Photo by Larry Nelson of W3W3.com For those of you who learn best by listening, I was recently interviewed about wisdom entrepreneurs by W3W3, Internet talk radio, billed as "Colorado’s Voice of the Technology Community." Click here for more info on the interview and here to jump right into listening. A quick backstory: Terry Morreale…
Read MoreJeremiah Owyang’s Keynote at Thin Air Summit
It’s one thing to read someone’s blog over time. It’s another thing to see them speak in person. Jeremiah Owyang gave the keynote yesterday on the second (and last) day of the Thin Air Summit,with a talk titled, "The Future of Media….in the Social Era." When I heard about the conference last month, it was…
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