Last month I attended the KPMG Next Generation Leadership Summit, where I had the opportunity to hear Condoleezza Rice share a wonderful piece of advice on achieving personal excellence. “Set higher expectations for yourself than anyone else sets for you because then you will never be disappointed,” she said. I couldn’t agree more. It’s so important […] Read more…
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Three Gifts For A 20-Something – Stress Is Not A Virtue
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes 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. Hold yourself up to standards but make them your standards. 2. Stress […] Read more…
Three Gifts For A 20-Something: “A Relationship Story Has To Be Co-written”
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes 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. You can make up your own story. You can create the vision of […] Read more…
Three Gifts For A 20-Something – Do You
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes 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. Sometimes things really aren’t about you. 2. But sometimes you need to […] Read more…
Three Gifts For A 20-Something: Your Future Is Not Inherited, It Is Made.
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes 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. This week’s three wishes are from a board member, startup advisor and C-level exec. […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something, Fear is a Prison
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes 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. Last week was the Forbes annual Women’s Summit. This week’s three wishes are […] Read more…
10 Things My Mom Taught Me
“In honor of a beautiful Mother’s Day we are celebrating moms near and far and memories of mothers no longer here. Reprising a post I dedicated to my mom and 10 things she has taught me from the practical to the real. 1) You simply have to learn to laugh at yourself. You can’t take […] Read more…
Three Gifts For A 20-Something – Don’t Forget We Are Still Trailblazing
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes 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. Three Wishes from Alexis Adauto Ferguson By Danielle Trevino, 4020 Vision Ambassador 1. […] Read more…