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 them (not their parents, friends, teachers or society). No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. Today’s three wishes are from one […] Read more…
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 them (not their parents, friends, teachers or society). No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. 1. Strive for work life positivity. If […] Read more…
By Danielle Trevino, 4020 Vision Ambassador We got her just in time. A month shy of her 50th birthday, Trina Barlow shares her advice for 20-somethings from her 40-something perspective. Trina, president of Overflow Communications, a multimedia communications firm she runs alongside her husband, started her career as a temp at an advertising agency after her […] Read more…
By Emily Betz, 40:20 Vision Ambassador 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. You are more. I would make sure […] Read more…
I recently saw an article in HBR that talked about the important role supportive spouses play on your career (amongst four other key factors). This echoed Sheryl Sandberg’s quote that the most important career decision you will make is who you marry. Or more specifically that “a supportive spouse — a real partner — will play […] Read more…
I just got back from this year’s SXSW interactive festival in Austin. In addition to catching up with my 20-something roommate from NYC who is now an “Austinite”, I met a ton of fascinating people, ate great food and got to hear amazing people speak. Many of the panels I went to focused on […] Read more…
Today’s post is another answer to the 20-something who has spent a year working on her business idea, living at home and sacrificing any semblance of a social life. She is struggling to say motivated despite being close to getting her business idea going. This 40-somehting recent entrepreneur gives her more working wisdom. Sometimes […] Read more…
I spoke about balance on Friday and it reminded me of a conversation I had with a group of amazing women in Phoenix AZ. All mothers, mostly married, all good friends who had stayed together through highs, lows, kids and careers that took from the White House to Microsoft. Their insight on the choices they […] Read more…