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Awake and alive!
Awake and Alive!
Hot magenta sneakers, 2 minute social time, Roxane Gay, potential pivots!
Happy January 10th!
Not sure about you, but I feel like I'm finally rolling into the new year. A week and a half late, perhaps, but...I'm here. We're here. We made it!
Some things!
- A few weeks ago my friend stopped over and I squealed as I noticed her hot magenta sneakers. She laughed and said "I was going to get the black, but then I thought, why the hell not?" Exactly. Why the hell NOT?? I wrote about why I think we're more likely to wear things that will get us noticed as we get older, like the chartreuse sweater I got for Christmas. Has this happened to you? Team chartreuse??
- I am not as social as I'd like to be (kids, wfh, life, etc). Sometimes, all you have is the 2 minutes it takes to drive a friend home from PreK morning drop off. And sometimes that's just what you need.
- "Yes Your Job is Important. But it's Not All-Important" by Roxane Gay in the NY Times this past Sunday is a great read. She talks about how to consider the gulf between what you want to do and what you can do. If I could send this back in time to 87 former versions of myself, I would.
- I have a new coaching offer called Potential Pivot. It's nimble (2 sessions) and it's for people who are considering....you guessed it....potentially pivoting. I think of this as the conversation you need to organize your thoughts, figure out what to do next, and get going. More here, or reply and ask me any questions.
I remembered recently that I love to write these newsletters when I treat them as a way to share with friends, not as something I "should" do. So thank you for reading. As Emma Straub ended her recent newsletter, I'm happy to be in the swirl of life with all of you!
xx
Catherine
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