Anyone who has negotiated contracts has experienced it. Version 3 becomes Version 7. Version 7 becomes Version 14. Weeks become months. Sometimes months become years. Emails continue flying. Meetings continue. Business teams become frustrated. Legal reviews continue. Eventually, someone asks: "Why is this taking so long?" The answer is rarely because people enjoy negotiating. More often than not, excessive redlines are simply a symptom of something much larger. One of the biggest questions...

Do NOT dumb yourself down to fit into environments that have lowered the bar on critical thinking, communication, and experience. I recently saw someone imply that being over 30 in today’s workforce is somehow “old.” That mindset is not only unrealistic, it’s insulting to the amount of work many professionals have put in to build stable careers, expertise, discernment, and resilience over time. In your 20s, many people are still learning: • how to work • how to communicate • how to navigate...

There was a time in my life where I heard “no” so often, I thought it was my name. I did not come from a family of attorneys, corporate executives or people with industry connections. I was what many would call a first generation college graduate trying to navigate unfamiliar spaces while figuring life out in real time. There were seasons where I was exhausted mentally, emotionally and professionally while still attempting to build a future for myself anyway. What I learned during those...