I’m No Superstar

I’m No Superstar is a blog for people like me who want to make a difference in the world but know they aren’t activists. Each post contains a social action idea that most of us could do, a book that’s worth reading, or a link to a website that offers other ideas. Oh, and it’s all introduced by a sometimes quirky story from my life.

Carol’s Book Is Now Available!

I’m very excited to share with you that I recently published my first book: Finding Balance in the Circus of Life! Many of you are the reason this book came to be (and you’re even thanked in the acknowledgements) because you asked me to write it. Based on my retreat of the same name, the

Inviting Jesus In

“One day our neighbor’s five-year-old daughter was kidnapped and held for ransom. The family was later told that the intended victim was our son [but the little girl was easier to grab]. The next day we left everything behind and fled.” We heard this story Sunday night as Les and I had dinner with a

Rely on Others in Pursuit of Your Dream

By now fulfilling dreams sounds like a lonely business (as evidenced in our first steps of the series starting here). But that’s not true. In the midst of our pursuit, we need people. And so the “R” in our ATTA GIRL acrostic is for “Rely on Others.” We aren’t “lone rangers.” We need encouragers—people who

Invest Time in Your Dream

If we’re going to take first (and subsequent) steps to making our God-given dreams a reality (and you can read the start of this series here), we need to be willing to Invest Time, which is the letter “I” in our “ATTA GIRL” acrostic. This is probably the biggest stumbling block for me in fulfilling my

 

Have Carol Speak For Your Group

An accomplished and flexible speaker, Carol tailors her topics to fit the theme and timeframes of your meeting, conference, seminar or retreat.