Somewhere along the way, since the inception of email — adding in dm, text, and chats on every platform — following up became socially terrifying. Everyone is afraid of seeming pushy. Desperate. Annoying. Too eager. Too available. So instead, people wait far too long, convince themselves silence means rejection, and let opportunities quietly disappear in […]


Professionalism is funny because it’s almost never lost in one dramatic, career-ending moment. It’s rarely the big presentation gone wrong or the obvious mistake everyone saw happen. More often, it slips away quietly—in the small moments no one mentions to your face. It’s not your old Facebook photos, although you should stop reading this and […]