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We spend the first 20 years of our lives being asked what we want to be when we grow up. Then we spend the next 20 finding out for ourselves. That’s the subject of my column at The Daily Muse…a community for women who are passionate about doing great things, at work and in life. My […] Read more…
Q. Dear 40-somethings, Should I care that I my ex-boyfriend of six years got married three months after we broke up and I found out on Facebook? I ended the relationship with him because he was didn’t want any more kids and I didn’t want to live in South Africa with him. He is 47 […] Read more…
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Good money and good friends and good things you enjoy doing so you don’t have a sense of “I need someone to take care of me” in your twenties. ~2~ A radar to know it is […] Read more…
Today’s post is some words of wisdom from a 40-something, mom, wife and consultant who has made many shifts in her life…some planned and others unplanned. Through her own shift from corporate life to consultancy, she became involved in a long term research project on workplace flexiblity. These are a few key things she knows […] Read more…
Today I’m answering a question from a 24 year old woman who is divorced after a young marriage and is wondering if trust issues from her past are getting in the way of her new relationship. She grew apart from her husband after he pulled some things that were “inexcusable”. She now realizes she didn’t […] Read more…
NEXT for Women Six Things 40-somethings Miss About Being Twenty-Something Last week 40:20 Vision answered a question for Next for Women, an engaging community for young professional women, from a 20-sometthing who wanted to make sure she didn’t miss out on the important things in her twenties. The 40:20 Vision panel chimed in with what they […] Read more…
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ The ability to know how to ask for money in your 20s. Speak up and know what you deserve. ~2~ A money manager in your thirties. I don’t think you have much to manage early in […] Read more…
“I think I have come to realize that you do have to work on relationships. You have to be willing to give, give, give and not always get something in return. I mean that for relationships with both men and women. The giving obviously is a reward in itself. But don’t confuse giving to a […] Read more…