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Yesterday morning I caught a bit of the Today Show. There was a quote from Hoda Kotb that struck me. ”If you don’t love what you are doing, you will take it out on someone you love.” Great point. If day after day you go to a job that you hate…or that you don’t […] Read more…
A few weeks ago the 40-something panel answered a question about how to navigate when relationships change course. The twenties are full of transitions – from college to job, from home to own apartment, from living with roommates to living with a boyfriend. This list goes on. This particular 20-something just got her first job […] Read more…
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what 3 “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here are one woman’s gifts: 1. Start financial planning in their twenties. You need that whether you’re married or single or whatever. It makes you a strong woman, a […] Read more…
Today I’m sharing a guest post from Amy Schoenberger, who has realized as she readies to leave her twenties, there are no mistakes, only decisions. ~ An Almost 30-Something Guest Post ~ All the decisions you make will lead you to this point. That sounds terrifying, but it’s actually not. You may be sitting around, […] Read more…
I often hear debate about finding your passion in work. Some women say that it’s not possible – that passion is for family and people, not for work. Others fear that we have set expectations too high. That millennials are not taking jobs or are not engaging in jobs because they haven’t immediately […] Read more…
Every time I interview a 40-something woman for 40:20 Vision I ask them what 3 “gifts” would they give a 20-something if they were a “Forty-Godmother”. Here are one woman’s gifts: 1. To make enough money that you can support yourself well and to have enough good friends around that you enjoy doing things with […] Read more…
Today we have a post from Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor, reflecting on the impact people have on our lives. ~ When you think of your favorite teacher, your best coach and your childhood best friend, what do they have in common? For me, I […] Read more…
“Women who behave seldom make history.” – Comedian Judy Gold* This weekend I watched a documentary on women in comedy on Showtime that reminded me of what many women say about turning 40 — you just don’t care as much what people think any more. You say what you think with more abandon on one […] Read more…