If you want to know what your future looks like, take a peek at your dinner table.
Seriously.
Who you eat with matters.
When you share a meal, you’re doing far more than passing the rolls. You’re choosing company that shapes you — company that lifts you, stretches you, steadies you, and cheers you on when life gets wobbly. Good company will encourage you, advise you, tolerate your quirks, and love you anyway.
And that is no small thing.
Dining Is a Declaration
Every time you “break bread” with someone, you’re saying:
“I like being with you. I want to share what I have. You matter to me.”
A simple lunch can warm a friendship.
A coffee chat can spark a business opportunity.
A holiday dinner can heal a year’s worth of hurt.
Meals change relationships. They soften edges. They open doors. They create the kind of trust that lets us lean in, be honest, and grow.
Your Table Is Power
The people you invite into your life influence your confidence, your mindset, and yes — even your career trajectory. Your table can be a place of inspiration, strategy, creativity, and joy.
So choose wisely.
Choose generously.
Choose people who help you become the version of yourself you’re reaching for.
This Holiday Season… Expand the Table
As the holidays approach, consider inviting one more person into your “circle of bread-breakers”:
- A friend you haven’t seen in a while
- A colleague who inspires you
- A business contact you appreciate
- Someone new who’s navigating a transition
- A neighbor who could use a little cheer
You never know who’s waiting for your invitation — or how your simple act of hospitality might nudge their life, and yours, in a beautiful new direction.
Your Influence Grows Where Your Relationships Grow
When you expand your table, you expand your world.
Your generosity becomes gravity.
Your connections become opportunities.
Your kindness becomes prosperity — in all the ways that matter.
So this season, set another place.
Pour another cup.
Share your good fortune with someone who may need it more than you know.
And if you’re job-seeking or career-building?
This principle doubles in power. You’re not just networking — you’re nurturing. You’re building a community of people who see your value and reflect it back to you.
Here’s to full hearts, full tables, and friendships that last far beyond dessert.
With warmth and love,
Catherine Jewell
The Career Passion® Coach
PS: If you have a son, daughter, friend or sibling who needs some career help, urge them to schedule a free consultation with me. Gift coaching starts at $297.
