I spent an hour yesterday with a designer who had a list of 47 reasons why he should start posting content.Build personal brand. Attract opportunities. Network with leaders. Showcase expertise. Get noticed by recruiters. Stand out from other candidat...

Last Thursday I found myself at a table with 12 designers I'd never met before.Not at some conference networking event with name tags and awkward small talk.Just dinner. Good food. Real conversation.We talked about everything except portfolios and ca...

Walking to dinner last night, my right slipper strap snapped.Right there on the sidewalk.Had two choices: hobble back home or walk the remaining four blocks with one shoe on, one shoe off.I kept walking.Barefoot on one side, properly shod on the othe...

My 3-year-old started at his new preschool today.I was braced for tears. Clinging. The usual drama that comes with big changes.Instead, he walked right in and announced to the room: "Hello everybody, I am back!"Here's the thing - he'd only visited on...

I still remember one of my lowest points.I’d just gotten another rejection—From a company I was genuinely excited about.It wasn’t even a no after an interview.It was a ghost.No reply.No feedback.Just silence.And the voice in my head got louder:“You’r...

There’s a certain kind of loneliness that’s hard to explain.You’re not a junior anymore—You’ve shipped projects.Led meetings.Maybe even mentored others.From the outside, you look like you’ve got it together.But inside?You’re stuck.You’re trying to fi...

I remember the first time I tried reaching out cold on LinkedIn.My palms were sweaty.I re-read the message five times.Then I deleted it.Re-wrote it.And hovered over “Send” for what felt like forever.Why?Because deep down, I was afraid of what it woul...

There was a time in my career when I felt like I had to show I could do everything.User research? I’ve done it.UI polish? Yup, here’s the Figma.Prototyping, wireframing, copy tweaks, a bit of front-end even? Check, check, check.I genuinely believed t...

You walk into an interview, and everything tightens.Your throat dries up. Your thoughts go blank.You’ve practiced. You know your case studies.But still, that little voice shows up:“Do I really belong here?”“Am I saying this right?”“Are they buying it...

You tell yourself you’re smart. Capable.You’ve made it this far without help.So when your job search stalls, you double down.More tutorials. More self-study. More time spent trying to reverse-engineer what’s “working” for others.You’re stuck—but quie...