A few weeks ago I ran a post answering a 20-something woman who is going through the “year of the wedding”. You know that year when every time you answer your phone or logon to Facebook you hear “guess who’s engaged” or are faced with the awkward photo of “the ring” (see here for how […] Read more…
November 2012 archive
20-Something Founder Story: The Best Advice I Ever Got: Help Won’t Ask for Itself
Today’s guest post is from 7×7 Mentoring Salon alum and founder of A.MOET, Allegra Moet Brantly. As part of my mission to start conversations and facilitate mentoring between generations, I run mentoring salons between 7 more experienced women and 7 young professionals on a variety of topics from entrepreneurship to personal finance. There is always […] Read more…
7 Rules To Start Living By to Grow Into Leadership
Today’s post shares some insight from a 40-something woman and high level executive in the financial industry. She talked with me about a few of her tips for succeeding in a tough and competitive field based on her experience and mentoring work specifically in finance. Lead by example. Don’t tell someone to do something […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (91)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. Do something small for someone — you will be surprised at how good it makes you feel. More specifics – a funny story to follow this week .Barbra Streisand included. 2. Don’t let your circumstances define your […] Read more…
How To Be The Fifth Wheel And Not Feel Bad
Dear 40-Somethings, I’m going through “the year of the wedding.” I’m 27 and single. Nearly all of my friends are married, getting married or in serious relationships on the cusp of getting engaged. I have a couple of single pals that I enjoy spending time with, but I sometimes feel like everyone is going down a […] Read more…
Leaning on Your Friends vs. Learning to Trust Your Own Gut
Today I’m sharing an insightful guest post from a 20-something learning to trust her gut . Advice is not to take, but to take in and see what fits for you. In the end it can help you learn to trust your own instincts. Sometimes there is a big difference between something that is not […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (91)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. Today we have a special edition from women on the frontlines of Hurricane Sandy. 1. A good set of double D’s –– that is a double supply of D batteries and a flashlight on hand for hurricanes or a quick game of […] Read more…
Flash Friday: What Having It All Really Means
The 20-Something Perspective By Molly Ford Christina and I have been writing the Flash Fridays, where we look at an issue from two perspectives: the 20-something and the 40-something, for almost a year now. Once we’ve figured out a topic, I handle the 20-something perspective on the issue. For research on the topic, I usually […] Read more…