Hey,
We have made it through another week and if yours has been anything like mine, it has probably been a mix of full on, meaningful, and slightly chaotic.
So, I wanted to share something that has been sitting with me. Something that has genuinely shifted how I think about growth, leadership and the way we support the people around us.
And it starts with doing nothing.
Yes, really.
If you are a natural do-er who constantly fills your diary, takes care of everyone else and keeps all the plates spinning, then you might relate. I have been like this forever. After my mum passed away, I went into overdrive. I kept going, kept delivering and even set up two new businesses.
Classic distraction mode.
But here is the thing I have only just started to understand:
Real growth does not happen in the noise.
It happens in the space you usually avoid.
Last weekend, I took myself away on a little solo reset. Nothing fancy. Just time.
And honestly, I barely left the hotel.
I read. I journaled. I cried. I let myself feel everything I have been carrying since losing Mum. Not the quick tidy-up version I squeeze into busy days, but the real, uncomfortable, human version.
From the outside, it looked like I did nothing at all.
But internally, it was the most important work I have done in months.
Not work for the business.
Work on myself.
Who am I becoming now?
What do I want the next chapter to feel like?
What needs to stay?
What needs to go?
And here is the part that genuinely surprised me:
Being alone did not feel lonely.
For the first time, being with myself felt grounding and empowering. A reminder that when you are at peace in your own company, everything else becomes clearer and calmer. You make decisions with intention rather than urgency.
And that is where this becomes truly useful. Not just personal.
Because whether you are leading a team, supporting managers, raising a family or simply trying to get through the week:
The pause is where the real work happens.
The clarity, the ideas, the behavioural shifts. All of it needs space.
If you want your managers to grow, they need space to reflect.
If you want your people to communicate better, they need space to breathe.
If you want healthier cultures, you need space between the doing.
And if you want to grow, fully and sustainably, you need space too.
So here is my question for you:
What could grow in your empty spaces if you let them exist?
What might emerge if you stopped filling every gap?
Because sometimes the most productive thing you can do, for yourself and for the people you lead, is absolutely nothing at all.
Wishing you a restorative week,
Cate
Hey,
We have made it through another week and if yours has been anything like mine, it has probably been a mix of full on, meaningful, and slightly chaotic.
So, I wanted to share something that has been sitting with me. Something that has genuinely shifted how I think about growth, leadership and the way we support the people around us.
And it starts with doing nothing.
Yes, really.
If you are a natural do-er who constantly fills your diary, takes care of everyone else and keeps all the plates spinning, then you might relate. I have been like this forever. After my mum passed away, I went into overdrive. I kept going, kept delivering and even set up two new businesses.
Classic distraction mode.
But here is the thing I have only just started to understand:
Real growth does not happen in the noise.
It happens in the space you usually avoid.
Last weekend, I took myself away on a little solo reset. Nothing fancy. Just time.
And honestly, I barely left the hotel.
I read. I journaled. I cried. I let myself feel everything I have been carrying since losing Mum. Not the quick tidy-up version I squeeze into busy days, but the real, uncomfortable, human version.
From the outside, it looked like I did nothing at all.
But internally, it was the most important work I have done in months.
Not work for the business.
Work on myself.
Who am I becoming now?
What do I want the next chapter to feel like?
What needs to stay?
What needs to go?
And here is the part that genuinely surprised me:
Being alone did not feel lonely.
For the first time, being with myself felt grounding and empowering. A reminder that when you are at peace in your own company, everything else becomes clearer and calmer. You make decisions with intention rather than urgency.
And that is where this becomes truly useful. Not just personal.
Because whether you are leading a team, supporting managers, raising a family or simply trying to get through the week:
The pause is where the real work happens.
The clarity, the ideas, the behavioural shifts. All of it needs space.
If you want your managers to grow, they need space to reflect.
If you want your people to communicate better, they need space to breathe.
If you want healthier cultures, you need space between the doing.
And if you want to grow, fully and sustainably, you need space too.
So here is my question for you:
What could grow in your empty spaces if you let them exist?
What might emerge if you stopped filling every gap?
Because sometimes the most productive thing you can do, for yourself and for the people you lead, is absolutely nothing at all.
Wishing you a restorative week,
Cate
