February 2016 archive

3 Gifts for a 20-Something

What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”?  40-something women share three things to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for themselves. No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. 1. I wish I had grasped earlier that it’s okay to change and okay to […] Read more…

What’s Your Keep Me Going Quote?

We ask all our 40 Women to Watch Over 40 what their “keep me going quote” is…that quote that keeps you from giving up on the days where everything goes wrong and the way out is hard to see. Here a collection of recent quotes to keep us going. What is your mantra? “If you’re […] Read more…

3 Gifts for a 20-Something

What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”?  40-something women share three things to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for themselves. No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. 1. Think of failure a rite of passage. If you don’t fail you will never know […] Read more…

Have A Midlife Crisis Every Ten Years

Perspective from a 40-sometthing serial career disruptor! From design to product development, publishing, global brand development, entrepreneur…and more. ~ “Ideas are great but if not acted on  – they don’t mean much.” “Life is a jigsaw puzzle. You may know the big picture but you don’t know where the finish is. Each piece of the puzzle is important […] Read more…

Three Gifts for a 20-Something

What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”?  40-something women share three things to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for themselves. No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. 1. Believe in yourself. “If you don’t believe in yourself no one else will.” […] Read more…

Poetry Slams and Rethinking the Imposter Syndrome

Photo: Met Museum….after dark! Yes. I have a book club. Well if you want to call it that. About two years ago we started branching out to events. It started with the Museum Hack, with the very original Nick Gray. Then we made scarves at a workshop with Of A Kind and made ourselves at home at […] Read more…

Three Gifts for a 20-Something

What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”?  40-something women share three things to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for themselves. No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. 1. Don’t go watch football at bars every week to meet guys. Go because you like […] Read more…