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Career & financial advice for 20-somethings from 40-somethings
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There is a fine line between exploring what you want to do and following the road to nowhere. It’s the difference between fulfilling yourself and filling your resume with empty jobs that didn’t teach you anything — about yourself or your skills. The risk is that you end up with no foothold to step up […] 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. A financial plan. Start planning for your retirement now. In your twenties, you think you’re so young and you have your whole life […] Read more…
This week I’m at a family reunion with 21 of us all in a lodge in rural Virginia with no cell service. It’s good to disconnect and take the time to connect. This is a time for bonding with close family and cousins I haven’t seen in a few years. A few days out of […] Read more…
Dear 40-somethings: My boyfriend of almost two years is shipping off to basic training for the army in two weeks, I am immensely proud of him but inside I am freaking out. What can I do to alleviate the stress of him leaving? Dear 20-Something: While it will no doubt […] 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. Every year pick a new thing to learn – piano, scuba, calligraphy, the history or a person or place. 2. Have at […] Read more…
I am 23 years old. Last May I left my college after 4 years completed but with no diploma. I was majoring in Social Work. Unfortunately I failed my senior internship in the fall semester. Therefore I was unable to continue on in the department and subsequently not graduate with […] Read more…
A while ago I answered a 20-something question about the difference between sharing and bragging. It got a lot of answers and comment. Thanks to social media, over-sharing can happen on both ends of the scale. The “too much information” type and the “aren’t I super fabulous type”. It makes it oh so […] 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 look fear in the face….and then beyond the fear. Fear […] Read more…