Today we have a guest post from Molly Ford, reflecting on what she has learned from her blog, Smart, Pretty & Awkward, and how grateful she is for each of those lessons – a timely conversation during this time of the year. ~ I’ve spent the past five years, from age 22 to age 27, […] Read more…
November 2013 archive
Experiencing the different life plans
Today we have a post from Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor, reflecting on her siblings’ recent weddings. When I’m asked if I get home to Chicago often I typically laugh as I consider the last year. With siblings who were each married six weeks apart I think it’s safe to say I’ve […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (138)
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. To know when it is time to leave. 2. To know how to make a graceful exit. 3, Keep six hostess gifts on […] Read more…
The Best Thing About Getting Older
“In your 40s get to be who you wanted to be in your 20s but were afraid what other people would think.” On getting to be yourself – one of the greatest advantages of age. ~ “Don’t think the movie that’s going on in your head is real. It’s not the next thing, […] Read more…
How To Manage: Being Liked vs. Being Respected
Today I have a question about how to be a better manager. This question and the discussion came from one of my 7×7 Mentoring Salons. It is interesting to see the different perspectives between corporations vs. startups and the blurring of personal vs. professional lines. Here are 7 women’s perspectives. What is yours? What advice […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (137)
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. To know your own worth. Don’t let anyone undervalue it. 2. To not know better. When you don’t know what is not possible […] Read more…
8 Lessons From the Other Side Prolonged Singledom…
When I hear women talk dating today …the lack of mature guys, available time when you are building a career or business or simply living independent life… it makes me think some things don’t change (all that much). This could have been my friends and I talking 20 years ago. We wanted a […] Read more…
Be The Age You Want to Be
Forty Effed Up Things About Being 40. This post seems to come back to me every so often. Since I write a blog about 40-something women providing their perspective to younger women people often send it my way. And it has gotten a ton of play. But I have to say… it is far from […] Read more…