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Catherine Flax

The Joy of Parenting

Parenting is the most wonderful, and the most challenging job I have ever had. I think many people would concur. Being a good manager at…

4 min readMar 14, 2021

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The Joy of Parenting

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Catherine Flax

Making the Most of these Long Winter Days

I have had a lot of conversations lately with people lamenting the long winter — and the monotony of being confined for the last year…

3 min readMar 6, 2021

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Making the Most of these Long Winter Days

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Catherine Flax

The Importance of Cultivating Leisure

When we think about leisure we often think about loafing on the couch watching Netflix, or some other equally passive activity. There are…

3 min readFeb 28, 2021

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The Importance of Cultivating Leisure

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Catherine Flax

Our relationship with work

Someone said to me last week, “you never retire from purpose”. I loved that because it encapsulated what I feel about work. I get asked a…

3 min readFeb 21, 2021

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Our relationship with work

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Catherine Flax

Daring to be Different

A good friend of mine used to tell her kids “if everyone you encounter is wrong, you might want to look in the mirror to find the problem”…

3 min readOct 19, 2020

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Daring to be Different

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Catherine Flax

What to do about Underemployment

It is an uphill battle for any kid to finish college. It is a lot of work, and it is a marathon of a project. I am not a believer that…

2 min readOct 4, 2020

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What to do about Underemployment

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Catherine Flax

Gratitude for the little things

It is so cliche to say that the best things in life are free, but there is value in being thankful for things that we sometimes can take…

3 min readSep 24, 2020

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Gratitude for the little things

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Catherine Flax

Holding on Tightly to the Bonds of Affection

There is a lot of anxiety in the world today, coming from lots of different places, from COVID, to social unrest, to crime and economic…

3 min readSep 16, 2020

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Catherine Flax

The Heroics of Detachment

I recently met a friend for a cup of coffee- she had just lost her job, was dealing with some serious challenges with aging parents, and…

3 min readSep 6, 2020

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The Heroics of Detachment

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Catherine Flax

Would you Wash their Car?

While there are many factors that contribute to a successful startup venture- the product/market fit, the branding and messaging, ability…

3 min readAug 26, 2020

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Would you Wash their Car?

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Catherine Flax

Catherine Flax

Advisor, Mentor, Speaker, Writer. Fintech and Commodities Professional. Wife, mother, grandmother and devout Catholic. Views expressed are my own.

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