A close friend of mine got promoted to be the youngest department manager ever in the history of her company.

I’m proud of her and she earned it. She worked hard after going through some rough times (not directly related to the pandemic) a year ago, and did it all herself.

Made me feel good to hear her say that my supporting her with advice and my innate confidence helped her do what it took to win. But she knows — rightly — that I’d break reality in half to help her. There’s nothing in the world I like more than seeing good people rising up to meet what they are capable of becoming.