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Career & financial advice for 20-somethings from 40-somethings
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So many people talk about marriages having ebbs and flows. But it’s hard to know what that means in your early twenties when the longest relationship for most is the one they had with their parents. This reader recently submitted her story with 40:20 Vision about what she calls her “untraditional yet fulfilling 15+ […] Read more…
Last’s week’s Atlantic article,” Why Women Still Can’t Have it All” by Anne-Marie Slaughter re-opened the discussion over whether women can have it all. Anne Marie Slaughter left her position as the first female director of policy planning for the U.S. State Department (and career topping chance to have a real impact on the world) […] Read more…
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Get balls not malls. A little tongue in cheek…but I mean spend less time shopping and worrying about how you look and more time jumping into life and doing things that you are afraid of and […] Read more…
One inspiring woman’s perspective on what she knows now that she wishes she knew in her twenties. – 40-something, executive, international marketing and advertising, married, has been through ebbs and flows personally and professional and has no regrets! On body image “Take all the energy that goes into worrying about being fat and put it […] Read more…
“You should try to be present in the here and now. You’re either thinking about what’s next from a work perspective or about what your friends are doing. Where is the next party? Where is this and where is that versus being really present and listening to what’s happening with you. How do […] Read more…
Q. I have 2 children aged 3 and 1. I am getting divorced. I am originally from the UK so my degree isn’t really transferable (its an undergraduate law degree). I am happy here but need to get a job, I have no family here, haven’t worked in years. And I have no confidence about […] Read more…
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ To want to prove yourself…for yourself. Having something to prove drives you to reach for something. But when you are trying to prove it to others it is a chip on your shoulder. When it is […] Read more…
Q. I’m a newly employed Manager of an educational consulting firm — just two weeks in. My officer administrator is the most experienced staff member of the company and she is killing me. My MD said I was hired to tame her rudeness & defiance to every instruction given. She attacks every instruction, misleads others, […] Read more…