There was a mentor who once opened doors for me, and I just stopped replying, stopped reaching out, let it drift. By the time I thought to reconnect, years had passed and the warmth was gone. I think about where that relationship might have taken me, and that I lost it through plain neglect.
More people experience this than they realize.
You let an important professional relationship quietly lapse until it was gone.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.