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Career & financial advice for 20-somethings from 40-somethings
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ACT BIG… The one universal wish 40-something women have for 20-somethings is to give them confidence. What we all know now is that you do really have it going on…but you just don’t know it all of the time. Even the most confident women recall moments of insecurity in their 20s. It is a lifestage […] Read more…
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what 3 “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here are one woman’s gifts: 1. Enough fear to mobilize you but not paralyze you. You need to have some fear to go up higher. I would also give […] Read more…
Q. I’m about to finish a four year bachelor of science in environmental science, and starting to see that it’s not going to take me where I want to go. I am wondering if I should start to pay off the debt I’ve already accrued or continue to go to school? I would like to […] Read more…
Yesterday I did a post on how important it is to maintain your own life in a relationship. A few months back Marie Claire magazine did an article on how today’s “New” American couples do just that. The article featured 5 high-powered couples who keep it together despite highly independent lives. Many of their strategies to […] Read more…
“You have your own life, why do you have to live his life?” This from a father to his 20-something daughter on maintaining a sense of self and a degree of financial independence when you commit or get married. At first it may sound like a bit of a juxtaposition from the advice to […] Read more…
Another thoughtful answer to the 20-something question on “When Do Guys Grow Up?”. This one from a 40-something guy, married, entrepreneur, from Chicago. “I think 20-something men start to grow up at around 28…and if they haven’t grown up by 35, they never will. My personal belief is very few people are ready […] Read more…
Today I share a wonderful article by Courtney Boyd Myers on the energy that is emanating from the entrepreneurial scene in NYC, particularly the collaboration among women. http://thenextweb.com/industry/2011/05/29/why-new-york-citys-tech-scene-is-thriving/ My favorite point is that this energy is possible in part due to technology but also cooperation and sharing. It’s contagious and can spread well beyond […] Read more…
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what 3 “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here are one woman’s gifts: 1. To know that you are special and deserve a love that recognized that and is equal. 2. To follow what you want instead […] Read more…