What are yours?

If any of the themes below resonate with you, I’d love to hear from you.

with love ✨, CATHERINE

Observations on moving, breathing and being. These are mine.

I’ve been writing them down since 2020.

I took a long pause. I’m back now.

On being late
Self-Inquiry Catherine S. Marquette Self-Inquiry Catherine S. Marquette

On being late

This was supposed to reach you Monday.

Most weeks it goes like this—I wake up, go for my morning walk, take care of my pets. Eventually, I make my coffee and sit down, two hours later, start-to-finish, hitting publish and send on this blog and newsletter. That's the rhythm. I didn't question it. Why would I? It's what I do. It's what works.

Until it doesn't.

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Self-Leadership Catherine S. Marquette Self-Leadership Catherine S. Marquette

A reflection on being our own CEO

“It’s tough being the CEO of your own life,” said yours truly to her sister earlier today.

And while it is—tough, that is, playing this all-crucial role of CEO—it’s also not a role that I’d want to outsource to anyone else. I and I alone can hold this position for Me, Myself & I Incorporated.

There are days when I would give myself CEO of the Year Honours. (These are few and far between, mind you.) And there are days when I would fire myself if I could. (Thankfully, these are also few and far between.) Most days, I’m an average CEO. I get the job done. I can do better in some areas, I could probably do worse in others.

How do the best of us manage?…

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