Why your career's stuck (and working harder won't fix it)

You’re working late again.

Your calendar’s a mess of meetings, you’ve barely touched your actual work, and you’re juggling Slack and Teams pings like a Cirque du Soleil act.

Somewhere in the back of your mind: I should be networking.

But what does that even look like?

Another awkward Zoom? A cold DM to someone who probably won’t respond? Or a coffee chat that leads nowhere?

So you push it to "next week."

And again.

Until you hear someone got promoted. Or poached. Or pulled into a secret project.

Not because they were better. But because they were top of mind.

Most of us aren’t bad at our jobs.

We’re just invisible.

Buried under tasks. Missing from the backchannels. Forgotten when the big opportunities are handed out.

We assume hard work will speak for itself. But at some point, career growth stops being about doing more—and starts being about being seen.

Take networking.

If you’re imagining an endless churn of small talk and coffee chats—no wonder it feels exhausting.

But what if it could be lazier?

Not in a "cut corners" way. In a "make it fit into your real life" way.

That’s why I built the Lazy Networking System: a 5-minute-a-week framework to stay visible, nurture real relationships, and be remembered—without acting like an extrovert or adding meetings to your calendar.

It includes:

• 5-Minute Follow-Up Formula

• Warm 10 Tracker

• Monthly Touchpoint Prompts

• "Never Weird" DM Scripts

• Inbox Shortcut Guide

It’s everything I wish I had when I was stuck, burned out, and wondering why my career had stalled.

What should you do next?

If you’re tired of doing great work in the shadows... If you want to be remembered (without being annoying)...

Then check out the Lazy Networking System.

Because the best opportunities don’t go to the loudest.

They go to the ones who STAY VISIBLE.

Rooting for your continued momentum!

Cassie

P.S. Don’t forget you have access to my free career support suite just by being a member of the Momentum community!