A woman I interviewed said this to me and it intrigued me and resonated with a lot of other 40-something women I spoke to. “People fill up their lives with their ‘To Do’ lists and end up avoiding facing themselves or truly connecting to other people. It’s easy to do with technology. The busier they […] Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘20-something’
Can You Switch Jobs Too Much in Your 20s?
“Get as much experience doing different kinds of jobs until you find that thing that you are really passionate about and then pursue that. But try not to do too many things in a period of time because it limits your choices to a certain degree. Eventually that bouncing will hurt you unless you truly […] Read more…
Be Selfish
Most 40-somethings agree that your 20s are the time to really get to “know yourself”. It’s a lot easier to do in your 20s than it is in your 40s and particularly helpful to do before you get married. “How can you know if someone is right for you if you don’t know who you […] Read more…
Prove Them Wrong
“So many people doubted my passion, but I proved them wrong” — 20-something worthy advice from Dylan Lauren at the Glamour Love Your Life conference earlier this week. Dylan Lauren is the Founder and CEO of Dylan’s Candy Bar. While running an events company after graduating college, Dylan come across a variety of confections that inspired […] Read more…
Don’t Listen to the Obnoxious Voices in Your Head
Each day this week I’m sharing some of the insights from the Glamour Love Your Life Conference I attended Monday. Today…Arianna Huffington. First, a brief bio. She is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of thirteen books. She is also co-host of “Left, Right & Center,” a […] Read more…
Leverage Failure
I went to the Glamour Magazine Love Your Life Conference yesterday. The conference was in honor of the 20th anniversary of Glamour’s Women of the Year Awards. Over the years Glamour has celebrated women who have lived, learned and broken the boundaries of what is possible in work and life. While the conference and the awards honor […] Read more…
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
“Don’t go out with someone just because they are interested in you. Know what you want.”– 40-something, married, mom, fashion designer, Brooklyn, NY I have heard this sentiment from a lot of 40-something women. Looking back they realize that it was usually the men who were interested in them that they ended up going out […] Read more…