What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? 40-something women share three things to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for themselves. No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. 1. Travel somewhere outside your comfort zone in your twenties, especially if you have […] Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘growing up’
For Anyone Worried About Whether They Are Doing The “Right” Thing
I recently got a question from a 20-something who feels as if she is losing her sense of direction. I’m working on a response from the 40-something panel but in the meantime it reminded me of one of my favorite guest posts. Reprising here today… from a woman who experienced the same feeling in her twenties […] Read more…
It Doesn’t All Come At Once
I’m not sure if I had confidence. I think I thought I was smart enough but I also felt knocked down a lot by the smarter people around me. I always felt like I was behind and I didn’t know enough. So I always felt insecure based […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (140)
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. Your solid ground. You have to stand your ground on certain things. “Be true to yourself” is such a corny line but I […] Read more…
Why You Should Embrace Your Vulnerabilities
Today a 40-something woman in the graphic design field shares what she knows now about life and fear — that life is more interesting in it’s vulnerabilities. ~ I wouldn’t be so afraid to be myself. I feel like what’s interesting about me is what’s different about me. Not because I’m trying to be […] Read more…
Guest Post: Lessons Learned
Today we have a guest post from Payal Shukla who shares her 20-something perspective on starting the next chapter of her life as she jumps into the real world. After countless resume edits, dozens of cover letter drafts and endless hours of job applications and interviews, I recently was offered and accepted a full-time position […] Read more…
How Confidence Catches Up With You
A great story from a woman who went from a structured upbringing to an unstructured career and along the way found her confidence. ~ It’s a weird transition in your twenties. You enter the workforce. You’re so used to your life being dictated. You’re in school for this long. You’re in college for that long. […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (92)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. A strong center of gravity. To be able to separate good comparison (setting goals and aspiring to grow into a continually better self) to bad comparison (focusing on what you don’t have and fixating on the external). […] Read more…