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This is year seven of my yearly walk down Greenwich Street to take a picture of the World Trade Tower in remembrance of 9/11. Every year I take a picture and republish this blog post. I always take the picture on the street where I first lived in NYC, and where I saw the towers fall […] Read more…
Hello Visionistas! It’s been quiet here lately. I’m scaling back on 4020 Vision while I focus on my next venture. Stay tuned. In the meantime, I will do an occasional roundup of some 4020 Wisdom I see out in the world. I just came back from SXSW, Despite the hype that it’s too big, […] Read more…
3 Gifts for a 20-Something #357 You can always make more money but you can’t always make more time. In my late twenties, I walked away from a business that generated more than $2 million in sales. I realized that sometimes you have to let go in order to move forward even if that means […] Read more…
Today I give you 12 wishes — lessons learned from the women who stood up, spoke out and broke the status quo this year. 1. Abby Wambach, retired soccer champion Be Curious. Question before you follow. Unite to fight. In her commencement speech at Barnard, Abby Wambach encouraged women not to follow the lead of Little Red Riding […] Read more…
All the tactical tools in the world won’t work on the underlying system is broken. Focus on the foundation first…whether that is you, or an organization or group Instead of asking “What do I want to do?” ask yourself, “who do I want to be?” Spend time figuring out the woman you want to grow […] Read more…
Give friends a break. Like any long relationship, you will go through ebbs and flows. You may have periods where you disconnect but don’t over-react and don’t give up on a relationship that’s meaningful. They will tell you in their own time. Get outside yourself. I’ve made so many amazing friends in the most unexpected […] Read more…
Happy Sunday! I’ve been a little quiet here as life has gotten busy. So thanks for hanging in there with me. Over at Forbes we have the Next Step newsletter where I write an opening note with some piece of wisdom or what we call “on-the-go inspo”. For today’s three wishes I have pulled a […] Read more…
I missed my regular post last Sunday as I was in Boston for our Women@Forbes Closing The Investment Gap Summit. This is the second year in a row that I have kicked off the annual Forbes Under 30 Summit with a one day event on moving women forward. We gather rising innovators and entrepreneurs to […] Read more…