What success means to you

Who’s it all for?

When you think about work and passion projects, I’ve got a question for you: Who or what are you doing it for and why?

The reason I ask is because I’ve been reading The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren, and it’s been bringing up a lot of very interesting questions that I don’t always have the answers to.

If you had asked me that question 20 years ago, I would have said: the byline, my ego, my sense of self-worth, to make my parents proud.

If you had asked me 10 years I would’ve said: my family, my children.

Five years ago, when I began committing myself to writing my books, I would’ve said it was for the women that I know and that I love and the women who are like us.

But today, honestly, I just want to turn my work into worship, for God.

I want to “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”

I think that’s a pretty good motto to live by, don’t you?

Still, whoever or whatever it is that you worship, I think it’s a question worth asking. If only to gain clarity on what success really means to you.

And so I’d love to hear. Who, or what, is it for you? What does success look like for you?

Cat xo

PS: I’m thinking about starting a book club, and if you’ve already responded to my call out, don’t worry—The Purpose Driven Life will not be our first book. I would really love to host author Q&As as part of it and I think we get to begin a little bit more modestly than with Rick Warren. 🤪

But if books about leadership, personal development and transformation are important or interesting to you — personally I’m obsessed with them — DM me and say yes and I’ll keep you posted as the book club emerges.

PPS: If you’re worried I’m compiling a list of holier than thou texts for this book club, you’re wrong. I like my transformation with a side of sex, drugs and rock and roll. Don’t we all?