Comments on: What Doesn’t Kill You Will Make You Stronger

By: rradice

rradice — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:44:51 +0000

Very powerful post Carol and something I can strongly relate to. Life changing moments or those moments where we are left with life changing choices make us who we are and are embedded into the very fiber of our lives and business as entrepreneurs. Thank you for being so candid and “raw” in sharing such a personal, but poignant story with us.

By: caroljsroth

caroljsroth — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:31:33 +0000

@bonnyclark Keep going, Bonny and let that fuel you to your results. Keep us posted on the search.

By: caroljsroth

caroljsroth — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:31:09 +0000

@DafnaMichaelsonJenet My pleasure- I feel like it’s part of my job to share and I always enjoy it, even when re-living some of the bad stuff.

By: caroljsroth

caroljsroth — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:30:31 +0000

Hi Kathi- I am very sorry for your losses and glad to have another who understands the power of keeping your power. @kathikruse

By: caroljsroth

caroljsroth — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:29:59 +0000

@jeanniecw Thanks Jeannie. It’s fairly crazy the amount of things I have endured so early, but hoping that means more good stuff is down the road.

By: caroljsroth

caroljsroth — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:29:27 +0000

Thanks Laura @LauraPetrolino I got a bit sick of people assuming that I have had it “so easy”, so I think sometimes it’s good to show that assumptions can be dangerous.

By: caroljsroth

caroljsroth — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:28:20 +0000

@FranchiseKing Thanks Joel. The Yiddish quotes are always very insightful.

By: bonnyclark

bonnyclark — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:58:12 +0000

Thank you, Carol. So much. I’m in the midst of job hunting (i.e. being rejected multiple times/week). On a good day it seems trite, on a bad day it, well, feels pretty awful. Thank you for taking to share this. I appreciate you!

By: DafnaMichaelsonJenet

DafnaMichaelsonJenet — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:15:10 +0000

Carol, Thanks for taking the leap of trust in your readers and sharing what you’ve been through. We can all benefit from the reminder that we make the decision to wake up and be alive every day we have that option. And yes, Man plans and G-d laughs is the honest truth and what makes choosing to be alive each day so much fun.

By: kathikruse

kathikruse — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:44:58 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing your story. I too have had a handful of traumatic experiences and they have all made me stronger…although I was a bit worried with the last few. I’ve been in auto retail all my life running car dealerships. As a gal, that choice brings with it its own set of challenges. Here are a few more: The death of my husband. The breakup of another relationship that I was sure was my destiny. A parent dying. Another parent with Alzheimer’s. Sister with cancer. A sister-in-law’s decent into mental illness. Financial upheavals. It’s 2012, and I have no fear thanks to the events bestowed upon me. There’s a book in there somewhere. Rock on, Carol!