Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. To look at every decade as a chance to reinvent yourself. Life is a jigsaw puzzle. I don’t know what it is or where it will finish but there is always another piece to complete the puzzle. If […] Read more…
September 2012 archive
5 Failures That Are Successes In Disguise
Today I’m sharing a guest post I did on Polish My Crown, the blog that is the “queens guide t0 living an extraordinary life”, written by the lovely Andi Teggert. Andi is an amazing 20-something woman who is living life according to her own rules — a philosophy I encourage. With a positive attitude and […] Read more…
Focus on Finding Out What You Want
Today’s post is a reader submission. I love her perspective on freeing yourself from expectations and getting into what’s right for you. ~ I would love to leap back in time, and tell myself: Don’t worry about whether or not a guy likes you. Worry about whether or not YOU like THEM. It’s better to […] Read more…
How to Keep Learning and Other Career Lessons Learned
I love this woman’s three career lessons learned. She has learned a lot from her marketing and consulting career that has spanned turbulent times and many countries. She always stayed true to her ambition to make an impact and live an interesting life. She knows now that it is about getting to know what […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (83)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. A dream. And a belief that you deserve to go after it. 2. Someone who has your back. All you need is one person to believe in you to make you believe in yourself and push […] Read more…
3 Real Life Dating Lessons
Today a 40-something reflects on her 20-something dating days…from signs he’s the one, to signs he’s definitely not! It’s fun to date for fun. Don’t rush… “I dated many men in my 20s and had so much fun. My experiences opened me up to new music choices, cuisines, political views, and so forth […] Read more…
And They Say Men Don’t Grow Up
Some time ago a 20-something woman asked me to answer the question …when do guys grow up? I had a few responses from the “guys”. One excellent answer was from Scott Hess, a 40-something forever young at heart guy and expert on American youth (see his TED talk here). His advice on when guys grow […] Read more…
A 40-Something Career Mantra
Work. Work hard. Find passion in what you do. Don’t let it be your only passion. If you can’t find a way to make money doing what you love. Find something else you do love doing. Keep working. Read more…