Herewith, three “gifts” this single mother would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Sleep. You think you will have forever to sleep when you are young but it gets harder and harder. Get it in now and learn how not to give it up. ~2~ Know that with intention […] Read more…
November 2011 archive
Does Self Acceptance Come with Age or Hard Work?
This 25 year old women wrote in to ask about self-acceptance ….when does it come already ? With age, experience or work? She has always been full of self-doubt and insecurity in her personal life and compensated by focusing on career success. “By junior high I realized that, although I had a laundry list of […] Read more…
Don’t Know What You What to Do? A Path To Finding Your Thing
Many 20-something women I speak to experience anxiety about not knowing what they want to do. We all feel like the first young people to notice that not everyone is happy in their job and are thus determined to find a fun, fulfilling, cool job we love. But we don’t all graduate knowing exactly what […] Read more…
Turn Your Intuition into a Force That Can’t Be Ignored
Today I’m sharing a post I wrote for NEXT for Women, a wonderful resource and community for professional growth. The subject…how to make sure that when you do step up to the table that your voice is heard. This story was inspired by a woman who is working on turning her woman’s intuition into a […] Read more…
How Do You Know When The Time is Right to Fire Someone?
Q. As a new manager with hiring / firing responsibilities, how do you know when it’s the right time to fire someone? “If it looks like it’s not going to work then just make the cut. Boom. It’s better to have no person in a role than the wrong person.” – management consultant, entrepreneur […] Read more…
What Is It About 40-Somethings?
Since Andy Rooney’s passing several women have sent me an article expressing Rooney’s appreciation of women over 40. As with most of his musings, he hits on a universal truth. Women over forty do have something going on! This woman sums it up well: “I am not sure what it is about turning 40, but […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a Twenty-Something (47)
A 40-something reader responds with the three “gifts” that she would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Learn to be independent. Take yourself to the movies, hell, take yourself on an adventure by traveling to a foreign land. You will meet the most amazing people and have a lifetime […] Read more…
5 Things You Need to Know about Dating in Your Twenties
Some things about dating may change but others stay the same. It all comes down to you. Today, five women share what they know now. “The biggest attraction is being yourself. If you don’t care what he thinks, then you are okay being yourself when you are around him. Then he can only fall […] Read more…