Today’s guest post comes from Megan Clauson, a 20-something who took a leap in moving to New York City, spent a lot of time learning on rooftops and is taking her next big leap in moving to Chicago. While in college, I did a study on the term “happiness.” What it means, how to get […] Read more…
May 2013 archive
Guest Post: Lessons Learned
Today we have a guest post from Payal Shukla who shares her 20-something perspective on starting the next chapter of her life as she jumps into the real world. After countless resume edits, dozens of cover letter drafts and endless hours of job applications and interviews, I recently was offered and accepted a full-time position […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something
Herewith, three “gifts” this single mother would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Sleep. You think you will have forever to sleep when you are young but it gets harder and harder. Get it in now and learn how not to give it up. ~2~ Know that with intention […] Read more…
The Me in We
“You can grow in different directions and still be together. We marvel at the fact that we’re still compatible because we’re both completely different people than when we started out. You have to be secure enough to let the person go their own way and not always have to drive him with you. I think […] Read more…
What Do You Need Today?
Today’s post is from a over 40 female founder and investor who came to one of my 7×7 Mentoring Salons. Her sage advice to a group of young, go-getting entrepreneurs and young professionals talking about how to organize their life with this app or that process: “Let’s cut to the chase. That’s all […] Read more…
Why That Fairy Tale Mindset Needs to End
Today I’m sharing a guest post from Andi Teggart, 20-something author of the blog, Polish My Crown, always a dose of positivity. I love her Thankful Thursday posts and appreciate an outlook on life that is youthful but wise beyind her age. Her strikingly honest thoughts on the rescue fantasy are so relevant today. […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (115)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. Be your own best friend. Then let that love and support and acceptance overflow to others. Don’t rely on others for your self esteem. 2. Get good at time management now. It will only get more difficult as […] Read more…
Do You Want To Be Fully Charged or In Charge?
Don’t get too crazy when you discover credit cards. You may hear this all the time, but you’d be surprised how many 40-somethings are still saddled by credit from their highly charged 20s. One women in LA laments that the closetful of designer shoes and handbags she collected in her twenties doesn’t come in handy […] Read more…