Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. An internal GPS system — a gut positioning system to help you learn to trust your gut instinct. And it would also help you change directions. There is more than one route to get where you […] Read more…
July 2012 archive
8 Women on What I Wish I Knew Then…on Career
“Do the things that you think you can’t do. It’s easy to say , “Oh it doesn’t pay enough money or I can’t do that” but you should.” – 40-something, married, mom, finance, Stamford, CT ~ “Don’t look at the job you have now as the last thing you are going […] Read more…
What Are the Things That Every Lost 20 y.o. Needs to Know?
The question we are answering today is really at the crux of this blog. To give perspective from women who have lived through the tension of the twenties…all the possibilities …and all the unknowns. The point is not to tell you what to do but to give you the benefit of our myriad of experiences […] Read more…
I Wish I’d Slept Around More
Today I’m sharing a very special guest post from MeiMei Fox, the inspiring women behind the Life Out Loud column on The Huffington Post and all around source of wisdom. I interviewed MeiMei for 40:20 Vision and since then she has continued to contribute her amazing insight. That is why I was thrilled for […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (74)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Beauty common sense: don’t spend $50 on mascara. The cheap brands are fine. Don’t go blonde unless you have a lot of money to spend for the next 20+++ years of your life. And do not […] Read more…
Finding a Voice When It’s Not Your Own Language
Q. Dear 40-Somethings, I have been working for around 2 years at a job doing what I like. However, it is in an environment where most of the people speak a language where I am not very proficient at. Many of them also have more experience than me. Sometimes I feel that my voice is not […] Read more…
Drink The Water
Today I’m sharing a guest post with some wonderful insight from Lilly Star at DatingWebsites.com. She shares what she “knows now that she wishes she knew then” about the downside of liquid confidence. Thank you Lilly! Alcohol and Your Decreasing Return on Investment I’ll never forget the first time I drank for a date […] Read more…
The 40:20 Vision on Independence
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — Declaration of Independence ~ Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, […] Read more…