Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. Kindness over niceness. Don’t worry about will they like me. Be fierce but compassionate. 2. Make waves. To know that you can put a stake in the ground for what you think and believe….without being entitled. […] Read more…
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Three Gifts for a 20-Something (78)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. Don’t wait for fate to tell you the right answer. Make mistakes and find your lucky breaks…and you will find your own direction. I love the saying..luck is where preparation meets opportunity. I’d put the emphasis […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (77)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. To realize that happiness is not a guy….or having a relationship / significant other. The richest relationship you will have is with yourself. And it is the one that you have to honor. Never be […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (76)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? Today’s three gifts are from a group of 40-something women to a group of younger women on what they have learned about managing personal and professional wellbeing. The discussion was rich and covered much ground…but one […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (75)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. An internal GPS system — a gut positioning system to help you learn to trust your gut instinct. And it would also help you change directions. There is more than one route to get where you […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (74)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Beauty common sense: don’t spend $50 on mascara. The cheap brands are fine. Don’t go blonde unless you have a lot of money to spend for the next 20+++ years of your life. And do not […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (64)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Bragging rights. Don’t feel bad about being good at your job. ~2~ Graciousness. The art of bragging without sounding like an a#$hole. 3. Like yourself. Spend time getting to like yourself – warts and all. We […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (72)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Get balls not malls. A little tongue in cheek…but I mean spend less time shopping and worrying about how you look and more time jumping into life and doing things that you are afraid of and […] Read more…