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Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what three “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here’s what one 40-something woman had to say. 1. Don’t live your life on a default setting. Everything is a choice. 2. Don’t guess. If you have doubts […] Read more…
This morning I ran across some notes from a talk I went to with Tory Burch and Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google. Speaking to an audience of young professionals and entrepreneurs on leadership… they had some shared values and valuable ideas on what they wish they knew then. Tory Burch often talks about the […] Read more…
For work I analyze global trends and culture to discover the consumer insight or the next opportunity for a brand. I am often asked to look a the difference between generations…what is unique or different that imprints a collective attitude or trait that becomes unique to a group because of the time they grew up […] Read more…
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what three “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here’s what one 40-something woman had to say. 1. Start off each day being grateful for one thing or thinking about one thing you are excited about. A much […] Read more…
Many of the 40-something women I talk to look back and wish they had spent more on experiences than things. Seems travel, a camping trip, museums or learning a new thing create more fulfilling memories that “what I wore when. “Accumulate experiences rather than stuff. Be okay with having a closet full o […] Read more…
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what three “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Today I am adapting three “wishes” from the advice shared by a woman / CEO / investor / advisor in one my 7×7 mentoring salons. I love what she had to […] Read more…
Q. 2013 proved to be a strange year of dating for me and as I look back on the occasionally meaningful, sometimes awkward and often forced exchanges I had with different men, I can’t help but feel frustrated and unsettled. At the end of the day, if I am being really and truly honest, it […] Read more…
Today we have a post from Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor, reflecting on her two years living in New York. ~ Two years ago this month I boarded a plane to New York City. I had two suitcases and would sleep on an air mattress in the living room of my new […] Read more…