Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours?   1. Experimentation. You have all the ingredients. Use your twenties to experiment with your recipe. Try new things and figure out what your secret ingredient is ….the unique tweaks that make the recipe all yours.  2.  Your own props. Don’t depend on someone else to build you up. Let them be the support structure but not the foundation.  3.  Nothing is forever. People change…and you ... keep reading...

Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours?   1. Make yourself a priority.  You can spend so much time doing good job and being liked by your bosses that you don’t make your self a priority.  Investing in yourself through networking, developing presence, managing up is as important as a deadline or checking emails. Your career is yours to manage. It’s not a non-profit. If there is something in your career ... keep reading...

  The other week I had dinner with a friend-- a mom and top-level executive at a global company in the tech industry. With that comes a 200% commitment for getting her job done, which she couldn't do without support from her husband, transparency and flexibility at work and setting some personal boundaries. That is a constant tension.   She related a story that brings to light the crux of the working mom reality. Having re-located for a ... keep reading...

Today's three gifts are from a panel at SXSW interactive festival. The panel was given by Jessica Lawrence, Executive Director of the New York Tech Meetup,  on the myth of the female amibition gap in tech. There is a great article on the panel here. Here are some wishes based on her panel!   1. Ambition. "Find your own definition of ambition. It's not one size fits all. Just because you don't want a $25MM  apartment doesn't mean you ... keep reading...

Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1.  The ability to teach people how to treat you. It’s how you treat yourself.  You have to value and honor yourself or no one else is going do it. 2. Time and space to grow. I think you know yourself at twenty but you still need to give yourself the space to grow and change. 3.  Focus on the solution. I think that’s one ... keep reading...

A few months ago we had a 20-something guest post from Heather Sundall reflecting on the movie This is 40 from Judd Apatow. She related the 40-life crisis the couple played by Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann had as they struggled with turning forty and facing a hormonal daughter, business failure and expanding waistlines. Heather found it strangely reassuring that the struggles this couple was having at forty were somewhat similar to the swagger and ... keep reading...