By Brendan O’Meara
We are always aspiring, no matter our degree of mastery.
Few things grind my gears more than hearing people say they are an “aspiring” fill in the blank. Especially in Twitter bios.
Aspiring is a way for you to cop out when your work stinks. Well, I’m just aspiring, I haven’t made it yet.
None of us ever “make it.” We are all aspiring.
Strike that word from your bio and own what you are. You aren’t an aspiring writer; you’re a writer. You’re not an aspiring stand-up comedian; you’re a stand-up comedian.
Using a word like aspiring makes you look like the amateur you’re trying to avoid.
