How long should you stay at a job before you know you don’t like it? I currently have been at my job for 2 months but I hate it. Do I have to stay a year? – 20-something (at last job for three years). Read more…
January 2012 archive
Flash Friday: How Do Family Relationships Change As You Get Older? (Part 2)
Today I’m sharing Part 2 of January’s Flash Friday – when 40:20 Vision tackles an issue from both the 40-something and 20-something perspective. Joining me on this mission is Molly Ford of Smart Pretty and Awkward. Last Friday we had the 20-something response (here) to the topic of how family relationships change from 20 to 40. Today […] Read more…
Read Between the Lines Before You Jump Jobs
Today’s wisdom is from an HR director for a company that pivoted during the last internet bubble. She stuck wtih the company and grew into a role that she was able to define for herself. These are her thoughts on thinking before you leap: “I would say keep your eyes open and be open to […] Read more…
The Other Perspective – On Ultimatums and Staying in the Game
Yesterday I did a post with a quote from a woman who regretted giving her husband an ultimatum…or at least realized now how grateful she is that she didn’t lose him over a “marriage” deadline in her head: “I could have lost my soul mate. Would it have been that big of a deal I […] Read more…
40-Something Question: How Should I Tell People I’m Divorced?
Dear 40-something readers: Feel free to contribute an answer or your story at any time! You will notice a new column on the right side of the blog with an ASK and ANSWER icon as well as an option to submit your own stories. The ANSWER section will list recently submitted questions from 20-something women. […] Read more…
Relationships Don’t Work on Your Clock Alone
“No relationship will work in the long run unless you allow it to move at the pace of the person moving most slowly.” –– 40-something, Washington, DC There’s a tendency in our youth to put things on a “track” and think life is going to move on our terms. Set goals for sure, but the […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (53)
Herewith, three “gifts” this 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ To be able to say no without guilt. ~2~ To learn how not to take no for an answer. ~3~ To know when not to say no. Take some risks and embrace a little fear into […] Read more…
Flash Friday: How Do Family Relationships Change As You Get Older? (Part I)
Today is Flash Friday – when 40:20 Vision tackles an issue from both the 40-something and 20-something perspective. Joining me on this mission is Molly Ford of Smart Pretty and Awkward. We’ve had a great response to this month’s topic of how family relationships change from 20 to 40. It’s certainly something every woman can relate […] Read more…