This week, due to travel, different time zone, holiday and a cold to boot, I’m posting some old faves. Today a reader question on how to figure out where you are going when you have not yet tested who you are. The question is from a 20-something who is “wandering aimlessly” — a feeling many of us have […] Read more…
By Mica Walsh, 4020 Vision Ambassador Today I interviewed Pavia Rosati, Founder/CEO of the award-winning travel website, Fathom, the place for those passionate about travel to get inspired. Pavia had spent many years working as an Executive Editor at DailyCandy before launching Fathom. I was interested in learning how Pavia came up with the idea […] Read more…
I had a busy spring between launching 40 Women to Watch Over 40 and an interesting consulting project that took me to India to do some “research with Indian 20-somethings and young families. Such an optimistic and driven culture was immersed in over the course of a week. The above is a picture of a […] Read more…
All photos from the Peace Corps website AIDS-Free Generation Photo Contest Winners Q. I’m in my late twenties and I’ve been accepted to the Peace Corps. I have a steady job but for the past few years I’ve been fighting with myself. Should I save up and then quit my job to teach english […] Read more…
I took off on my first trip very nervous about whether I could go it alone, if something terrible would happen, if I would be lonely…all the normal fears. On the plane, I wrote down my fears and stowed them away. When I found my list some weeks later, it was almost laughable. Today I’m […] Read more…
Q: I am in the middle of my twenties, I have a great job where I have moved up the ladder pretty quickly in the last couple of years. I have a very good salary for my age and I have a great apartment in NYC and a great group of friends. But more than […] Read more…
This quote from a 24 year old woman brings to life the tensions involved in being “20-something”. “Everyday my friends and I wake up and ask ourselves is this the day that we’re totally going to lose it? Everything is in flux. I’m hoping that the older you get the more stable everything gets… but […] Read more…