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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. Be patient when starting a new job. It’s hard being new. You want […] Read more…
A few weeks ago I wrote about banning busy and being purposeful. Today some help on getting there…the importance of saying no! I wish in my twenties I learned to say, “no”, which I now do. Just as far as just pressures where there’s family or friends…like you feel guilty so you do everything. But I […] Read more…
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. You are going to go through many phases of who you are….you may […] Read more…
I recently gave a talk on mentorship for NYC Lady Project (fantastic organization). Since mentorship is such a loaded word these days — I decided to look up the actual definition just for fun. But the funniest part was the pop up I encountered: “Mentor is currently in the 1% of lookups and is the 308th most popular […] Read more…
Found this on Facebook recently and thought it oh so very 40:20 Vision! Read more…
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. No one’s path is better than another’s. You are […] Read more…
Happy Wednesday! Today I have some answers to 20-something questions. One last answer on the question about how to manage being busy . Ever since this NY Times article it has been on my mind a lot! Then some advice on mentorship – how to give and get! Does “being busy: get you anywhere? Hi. My question […] Read more…
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 be afraid of starting over. When you get to pick […] Read more…