This week, due to travel, different time zone, holiday and a cold to boot, I’m posting some old faves. Today reprising one of my favorites. It was from a woman who grew up on a ranch in Arizona. At first I thought it wasn’t going to be relevant…but then I thought…she nailed it. As I’ve […] Read more…
December 2016 archive
Don’t Know Where You Are Going? Wander Purposefully
This week, due to travel, different time zone, holiday and a cold to boot, I’m posting some old faves. Today a reader question on how to figure out where you are going when you have not yet tested who you are. The question is from a 20-something who is “wandering aimlessly” — a feeling many of us have […] Read more…
4020 Vision Flashback: Do Family Relationships Get Better With Age?
This week, due to travel, different time zone, holiday and a cold to boot, I’m posting some old faves and good reminders. Today I’m reprising and edited version of a previously published Flash Friday – where Molly Ford of Smart Pretty and Awkward and I tackle an issue from both the 40-something and 20-something perspective. The topic… how […] Read more…
Ask A 40-something: How To Thrive As a Third Wheel…Make Your Own Wheel
This week, due to travel, different time zone, holiday and a cold to boot, I’m posting some old faves and good reminders. Today reprising one of the top reader questions about being a 3rd wheel…something we often are more aware of during the holidays (or that single wheel at all the family gatherings!) Here my […] Read more…
What Not To Do First Thing in The Morning and Other Lessons Learned Last Week
I recently started a series on Forbes called What I Wish I Knew Last Week. In a world that is changing ever faster, why wait to share what we have learned? The first column was with Randi Zuckerberg. She shared how she has been rethinking her relationship with all things digital. Her children have made her […] Read more…
What I Wish I Knew: A 40-Something on Lessons Learned and Respect Earned
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes 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. Everyday thankfulness. Stop once a day and be thankful. Once a day I […] Read more…
My Aha Moment and Saving Good Girls Revolt
Sarah Kunst, Founder of Proday, and Sophie Milam, an engineer and Executive Officer, HI-SEAS Mission III backstage at a panel I moderated on Women In The World’s Workplace. This past October I had an aha moment when I read the book Good Girls Revolt in preparation for a panel I was moderating. The book was made […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something – Stop Kidding Yourself and Move On
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes 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 think the biggest mistake that we make — not just younger people […] Read more…