Another response to the question I ask every 40-something I interview: What 3 “gifts” would you give a 20-something as her “Forty-Godmother”? ~ 1 ~ “I will erase your past. Everyday you will be able to realize as new so you won’t be burdened with what happened before. and can make your choices based on […] Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘20-something’
What To Take With You from a Job
The other day I heard this story from a friend who manages a lot of “Millennials”: MILLENNIAL STORIES FROM THE 9(ish) TO 5(ish) Bright young man finds great opportunity working with youth-oriented brands at ad agency…and resigns. Following conversation ensues: Highly connected head of department: I need a resignation letter with confirmation of last day […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a Twenty-Something (2)
Another response to the question I ask of every 40-something I interview: What 3 “gifts” would you give a 20-something as her “Forty-Godmother”? ~ 1 ~ “A mentor” ~2~ “A good mascara” ~ 3 ~ “Mace” Read more…
Should You Get Rid of Toxic Friends?
If you know a friend of yours is jealous and envious of you, while badmouthing you to degrade you, should you cut all ties? A twenty-something asked me this the other day. It’s a subject we’ve touched on before but this is really about the when and if to cut bait. 40-somethings have come to […] Read more…
Don’t Think You Have to be Something You’re Not to Succeed
“We’re all wired differently. There are people who are visionaries. They need to be in a job where they get the opportunity to do that. There are people that are more tactical implementators and they can take very big picture ideas and narrow them down to something that people can go do. So you’ve got to […] Read more…
When to End a Break?
Yesterday I had two queries from 20-somethings on whether to break up with a boyfriend or not. One was jokingly flipping a coin to decide. The other one is on a “break” and trying to decide whether to cut the tie. Of course there is no one size fits all answer. The idea of this […] Read more…
Marriage is not Obsolete – It’s a Choice
Marriage is obsolete. That was the big news yesterday. 1 in 4 Americans believe marriage is obsolete according to a study by Pew Research Center and Time Magazine (39% vs. 28% in 1978). Of course there are lots of reasons – women can support themselves, it’s more acceptable to live together and have children out […] Read more…
Listen to Your Inner Voice
Almost every woman I talk to in her 40s went through the wrong guy (or 2 or 20) before finding their own happiness and along the way … the right guy. Many women who wish they spent less time in their 20’s in bad relationships or ended up with a divorce from their 20s almost […] Read more…