Q. How do you pick up the pieces of your life? I am recovering from a period of depression. It was brought about my a combination of self-loathing, family issues, confusion with my university choices and a strong fear that I’d never ever be able to get a job. I know the question of how […] Read more…
May 2012 archive
40:20 Vision from Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder of LinkedIn
I decided to do a series on this year’s commencement speeches, highlighting the key pieces of 40:20 Vision they often impart. Today’s speech is from Reid Hoffman, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of LinkedIn, and partner at Greylock Partners. He also recently published the book, The Start-up of You. The speech was given to the graduating class of Babson College, an […] Read more…
Some 40:20 Vision from Sheryl Sandberg’s Speech at HBS
One thing I love about this time of year is the commencement speeches…always full of 40:20 Vision and I’m a sucker for them! Today I’m sharing a speech that Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, gave to the Harvard Business School 2012 Graduating Class. Read here for the full speech. Read on for the highlights: Mark Zuckerberg, […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (70)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Work really hard for something that is hard to do. That’s the only way to earn self-worth..to experience hardship and to work your own way though it. By the time you do, it won’t be so […] Read more…
The Respectful Break-Up
Yesterday I answered a question from a 20-something about breaking up. We all know it can be one of the hardest things to do. The question was whether to break-up in person or phone in a newly long-distance relationship. One of the women who answered believes a person always deserves the respect and closure […] Read more…
How to Break Up – Part 1
Q. I recently moved to a new city for a job, leaving my boyfriend. After about a month now, I realize that I’ve been in denial and I know I don’t love him anymore. He is coming to visit me in two weeks. Should I wait until he comes here to break up with him, […] Read more…
7 Rules of Thumb from 7 Entrepreneurs
In addition to writing and interviewing women for their 40:20 Vision…I run the 7×7 Mentoring Salons — these are “knowledge exchanges” between more established professionals and those just starting out or starting over. The idea is that every woman deserves their own advisory panel. So I give women a chance to have that for at […] Read more…
A Career Is A Relationship – 4 Steps to Getting To “I Do”
Four women look back on what they have learned about finding their way to career happiness: At first, explore with purpose… “Get as much experience doing different kinds of jobs until you find that thing that you think you can get passionate about doing and then pursue that. Don’t stay stuck. Just abut try not to […] Read more…