You think your reputation
comes from the big wins.
The launch. The save.
The moment everyone was watching.
It doesn't.
Those are rare,
and people forget the details fast.
Your reputation is built
in the small moments
nobody's watching.
Did you do what you said you'd do?
Did you reply when it was inconvenient?
Did you own the mistake
instead of hiding it?
Were you the same person
to the intern
as to the executive?
Nobody notices any single one.
But they add up,
quietly,
into the thing people say about you
when you're not in the room.
And that thing
opens or closes
more doors than any launch.
So don't wait for the big moment
to be someone worth trusting.
Be reliable on the boring Tuesday.
That's the day
your reputation
is actually being made.
– Asael Shinder
