This weekend I did a Three Gifts for a Twenty-Something post from a woman who wanted to give a 20-something the ability to “Love yourself. Find what makes you happy.The biggest gift you can give yourself is to love time with yourself.” She learned this from her personal life…she’s been married and divorced and recently […] Read more…
March 2011 archive
Do You Get Over Obsessing Over the Number on the Scale?
Q. Did you ever obsess over weight? – 20-something A. Unfortunately yes. It’s hard not to. But if you’re lucky, one day you realize the number on the scale is not really what is going to make you happy (if you are within a healthy range). It’s part of a much bigger whole. – 40-something […] Read more…
Exceptions to Giving a Guy One More Chance
On Friday I did a post about giving a guy more than one chance to show his good side. Just wanted to talk about the exception. Don’t keep dating a guy who exhibits damaging behavior no matter how interesting it may seem. There is run of the mill bad boy drama which we all do […] Read more…
40:20 Vison on Huffington Post – Explore with Purpose
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christina-vuleta/career-change_b_836473.html Explore and don’t narrow down on a career path too quickly. But after a few years, try to do it in a way that builds on a set of skills and passions that can apply to many directions. Read more…
3 Gifts for a Twenty-Something (13)
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what 3 “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here’s one woman’s gifts: 1. Never stop learning. Love to explore. 2. Love yourself. Find what makes you happy.The biggest gift you can give yourself is to love time […] Read more…
Be Open to the Other Guy
Consider the other guy. There’s a tendency for young women to be drawn to the brightest star at the bar (or wherever) at the expense of getting to know some pretty cool guys. A male friend of mine who does a lot of dating pointed out that a lot of men out there that are […] Read more…
Fashion Forward – Find Your Style
One thing about being 40 is that you get to do be the person you wanted to be when you were 20 but didn’t feel comfortable being. This story from a 40-year old woman who shifted from dressing a part to being true to herself. Her message to 20-year olds: “Even with something as superficial […] Read more…
You Aren’t Missing Anything
Yesterday I answered a question about whether to leave a job and friends to travel in your 20s. Almost every 40-something woman says yes — go see the world and you will see your world with new eyes. Sometimes the world right out your door seems so interesting it’s hard to break away. This woman […] Read more…