I remember that morning far too clearly — the kind of morning that tricks you into believing life is finally aligning for you. I’d finished my coffee, checked my reflection one last time even though I was working from home, and sat down at my desk feeling ready. Ready to prove myself. Ready to show a company I admired exactly what I was capable of. A week earlier, a marketing firm I’d dreamed of working with had emailed me with what they called a “small test project.” They said it would help them understand how I think, how I create,...
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