Today we have a post from Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor, reflecting on making a difference. My friend Erin Leigh is a superhero disguised as a runner. As a refresher, a superhero typically displays the following traits: • Extraordinary abilities • A strong moral code • A motivation • A […] Read more…
October 2013 archive
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (134)
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what 3 “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here are one woman’s gifts: 1. Ask. You don’t know what you can get if you don’t ask. I know now there is really nothing to lose. 2. Friends…use […] Read more…
Guest Post: All My Friends Are Engaged
Sometimes it’s hard to escape. You’ll open up a fresh webpage and load your Facebook newsfeed, look down at a text message that’s over accessorized in exclamation points, bump into an old friend on the street just to find out—again and again—that all your friends are engaged. In my life, this started to become somewhat […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (133)
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what 3 “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here are one woman’s gifts: 1. Freedom from feeling like a fraud. I wish I had known that nobody really knows what they’re doing. You can trust your own […] Read more…
Why You Should Embrace Your Vulnerabilities
Today a 40-something woman in the graphic design field shares what she knows now about life and fear — that life is more interesting in it’s vulnerabilities. ~ I wouldn’t be so afraid to be myself. I feel like what’s interesting about me is what’s different about me. Not because I’m trying to be […] Read more…
Change What You Can Change
Unfortunately, for me, it took me until like mid-thirties to learn that taking risks was empowering. I also became better because of having taken those risks. I became better in different ways, whether it was doing something uncomfortable or seeing somebody I’ve wanted to meet a for a long time, or getting in a […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (132)
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what 3 “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here are one woman’s gifts: 1. Maintain your friendships. You need at least one girlfriend who knows you during your 20, 30s and 40s. A good best friend is […] Read more…
Channel Your Career (and Relationship) Energy
Yesterday morning I caught a bit of the Today Show. There was a quote from Hoda Kotb that struck me. ”If you don’t love what you are doing, you will take it out on someone you love.” Great point. If day after day you go to a job that you hate…or that you don’t […] Read more…