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Preparing to go back to work after giving birth can be challenging no matter your age or title. Here our guest poster, Melissa Wallace, VP of Marketing at Splash, gives her advice on what she learned during her recent maternity leave. By Melissa Wallace, Vice President of Marketing, Splash A friend of mine asked me […] Read more…
My first job. Someone left. Suddenly I was promoted. “Who me?” I wasn’t ready. It was either sink or swim. I killed myself doing it…but I just put it out there. I put out this air of confidence and then I’d go do tons of research. It was a stressful, weird time. I was skating on air. 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. Try to balance the long-term and short-term when it comes to relationships. When […] Read more…
Today we have a post from Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor, sharing how much her former theater teacher has had an effect on her life. It reinforces the advice that many 40-something women have shared with me…that theater is great practice for real life. ~ At this year’s 69th Annual Tony Awards, one […] 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. Be scrappy and work hard. You don’t have to have a fancy degree degree […] Read more…
Networking can be intimidating, an energy drain or ….extremely productive. Some 40-something and 20-something tips on how to make it easier. When I go to networking events, what I found is that if I go early, there are so few people that I can get in a meaningful conversation. There are the events where you […] 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. Remember that marriage is about striving for the person you want to end […] Read more…
I’m not sure if I had confidence. I think I thought I was smart enough but I also felt knocked down a lot by the smarter people around me. I always felt like I was behind and I didn’t know enough. So I always felt insecure based […] Read more…