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Today’s post is from a woman who found her stride after she started experimenting and branching out on her definition of success. ~ I spent a lot of my career trying to fit a mold of what I thought was the thing to do. Not because I felt I had to but because it fit […] Read more…
Today’s post is another answer to the 20-something who has spent a year working on her business idea, living at home and sacrificing any semblance of a social life. She is struggling to say motivated despite being close to getting her business idea going. This 40-somehting recent entrepreneur gives her more working wisdom. Sometimes […] Read more…
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1 To realize that everyone who comes into your life, good or bad, has a gift for you. 2. Keep yourself open. Don’t stay with somebody that you know isn’t right for you because you have to leave yourself open […] Read more…
A great story from a woman who went from a structured upbringing to an unstructured career and along the way found her confidence. ~ It’s a weird transition in your twenties. You enter the workforce. You’re so used to your life being dictated. You’re in school for this long. You’re in college for that long. […] Read more…
Dear 40-somethings, I am coming to you today from a rather disoriented place. I have been in a relationship for the past two years, and I am now facing the elephant in the room: I am NOT attracted to him. I fought it so badly, but the truth remains. I am very fond of him […] Read more…
Dear 40-somethings, First of all, sorry for my English but I’m writing from Paris (France). I’m 26. I still live with my parents due to a lack of money as I have been working on my own business for the past year. I love my business idea, doing marketing and learning new skills. Professionals in […] Read more…
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. Don’t be afraid of your own “pizzaz”. I was afraid of my own pizzazz in the work world in my early twenties. I’m a pretty fun, punky woman. In my early twenties, I got the job done and […] Read more…
1. This is going to be the day when they find that out I don’t know what I’m doing. 2. I’m not ready yet to take on that bigger role. 3. Oh, my God, look at my upper arms. 4. He will never go for me. 5. I will never get that job. Do any […] Read more…