First, safe harbors to all those affected by Hurricane Sandy. I found this quote to be relevant for this time and for over time as we deal with sorrows in our life. “As long as sorrow doesn’t replace resilience we’ll be just fine.” —Christopher J. Christie As for my post today I’m following up on a post from Monday on […] Read more…
October 2012 archive
How Do I Demand Respect?
Dear 40-Somethings, I recently graduated from University and I’m working as a Sales and Marketing Assistant. I have been here for close to a year and I have found that the hands-on experience is very valuable, especially in learning professional interpersonal communications. That is, when no one rocks the boat. Recently things between our […] Read more…
20-Something Startup To Crowd-Fund Student Loan Donations Through Volunteering
I met Sabrina Norrie, co-founder of Zero Bound when she came to one of my 7×7 mentoring salons for aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs. I was an instant fan of her startup – a platform for students and alumni to reduce student loan debt through sponsored volunteerism. In exchange for volunteering, students and graduates who are […] Read more…
Stop Setting Perfect as The Expectation
This weekend I came across this article about “Why Millennials Women Do Not Want to Lead”. One of the things I thought was interesting was the author’s point that women associate leadership with perfection in a way men don’t. And that to lead, one needs to embrace imperfection. It makes sense. Imperfection imparts authenticity and […] Read more…
How To Define Your Destiny – Choices vs Change
I spoke about balance on Friday and it reminded me of a conversation I had with a group of amazing women in Phoenix AZ. All mothers, mostly married, all good friends who had stayed together through highs, lows, kids and careers that took from the White House to Microsoft. Their insight on the choices they […] Read more…
Three Gifts For A 20-Something (90)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. Travel, travel, travel. Don’t worry about your career in your twenties so much. 2. For sure have a career…and don’t be willing to give it up so quickly. Keep a hand in it even if you have […] Read more…
Flash Friday: What Is Your “Having It All’?
Today is part one of October’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. This month we are exploring the question of “having it all”. What is your “having it all”? How do you […] Read more…
How Do You Brand Yourself?
The other day I got asked about how to define your personal brand. It was asked as part of a discussion on career flux. For some women the questions was about how to transition careers and “package” previous jobs in a new way. For some it was how to avoid being pigeon holed by past […] Read more…