Kate Smalley

@katesmalley

Small Business Advisor & Educator.

Pursuing work that’s meaningful in a way that’s sustainable.

Exploring growth that centers play, possibility, care, and fullness.

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The ultimate something out of nothing is grace. You receive it by being ready for such a world. Allowing such a world. Even expecting such a world.

Brene Brown • Brené with Father Richard Rohr on Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Unlearning Certainty, Part 1 of 2

How to Human

The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance – Robin Wall Kimmerer

Robin Wall Kimmerer emergencemagazine.org

The Emergent Now

Your employees should describe you as "easy to understand."

— via notes from Anna Wintours biography

Work

John O’Donohue — The Inner Landscape of Beauty

John O'Donohue onbeing.org

How to Human

“The key seems to be to find a restful yet attention presence in the midst of our work, to open up a spaciousness even in the center of our responsibility.”

— David Whyte, Crossing the Unknown Sea

Work

“Life is ceaseless movement; stability is found in balance, not rigidity.”

— Neil Theise, Notes on Complexity

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor.”

— Anne Lamott

How to Human

Getting found is about being findable.

Tina Mai • Kernel | Chaos Theory

Art in Containers

Art in Containers

Creating for the long-term