In this episode, Caton Vance, founder of Vance & Co., and Kate dive deep into the messy reality of entrepreneurship, perfectionism, and trusting your gut.
He talks about the importance of listening to your inner voice, especially when navigating client relationships and making business decisions. He also discusses how modern work culture pressures us to keep growing.
Whether you’re a creative or a business owner, this episode is packed with real talk about balance, intuition, and redefining what success looks like—without sacrificing your well-being along the way.
Highlights
- Embracing Imperfection: how trying to avoid mistakes can derail progress in both life and business. Perfectionism isn’t the goal—learning from failure is.
- Gut Instincts Matter: listening to your inner voice can be crucial in business.
- Looking Foolish is Part of Success: the importance of being willing to look foolish when starting something new, whether it’s creating art, launching a business, or even navigating relationships.
- The Pressure to Grow: societal pressure to always pursue growth, but they agree that a steady, sustainable plateau can sometimes be the healthiest and most fulfilling path.
- Balancing Work and Life: rejecting the "grind yourself to dust" mentality that’s so prevalent in modern work culture.
- Client Relationships: importance of clarity and communication with clients, especially when it comes to managing expectations, is a recurring theme.
- Final Thoughts on Success: sharing that success doesn’t have to come at the cost of personal well-being or family time. For him, choosing how to move forward in business is very much a "choose your own adventure" moment.
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