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.
Kate Smalley
katesmalley.com
One of the best ways I’ve found to organize one’s thoughts about a huge swath of intellectual and creative space, is to write a syllabus
I love the question @jordancooper asks founders- “if there were one thing i needed to understand to see as much value in your business as you do, what would it be and let’s talk about that.”
“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
“Don’t pack whatever is easiest or most available into the emptiness. Hold out for the right medicine. You will recognize it because it makes your life stronger rather than weaker.”
— Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run with the Wolves (p196)
Sorry (Not Sorry), Self-Promotion Doesn't Work
whatworks.fyi“Enshittification” of social media / new platforms in general. Things start really good, get mediocre or even straight-up bad, but rarely bad enough to leave (i.e. Airbnb, Instagram). Also! Respect the medium—make something for the medium, rather than repurpose.
Language is like the earth. It has a huge vitality.
John O'Donohue • John O’Donohue — The Inner Landscape of Beauty
"Do the things you make touch you back?"
— Rajani Perera
