Last week I answered part one of a question from a 20-something on how to decide, “What do I want to be?” A big a question with 20-somethings. The point at 40:20 Vision is to provide more than one perspective. So we are back here today with some different 40-something perspectives in part 2. Q. […] Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘20-something’
Three Gifts for a 20-Something (169)
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”. In essence, three things to help you get a head start on perspective and gain the confidence you need to make decisions that are right for you. No more woulda, […] Read more…
Hungry for Truth: Why Identification Is the First Step
For years I searched for an answer. I read books, traveled, studied, went on hundreds of coffee dates, and heck, I scoured the Internet for hours. I was THIRSTY for something. I was HUNGRY for truth. My truth. And yet, it felt ephemeral and distant. In all of my reading, a particular mantra kept popping […] Read more…
20-Something Question: Can I combine a finance career and passion for fashion?
Q. I’m a 20-something hoping to get into investment banking. Another of my passions is fashion and I run a fashion blog. I have never used my real name on my blog as I’m afraid it would hurt my chance to break into banking. Is that a valid assumption and should I continue to hide […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a 20-Something
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”. In essence, three things to help you get a head start on perspective and gain the confidence you need to make decisions that are right for you. No more woulda, […] Read more…
What To Do When Unemployed Turns Into Unmotivated
20-Something Question: I was laid off from a seasonal position at a retail company. Since then I have remained unemployed. More deeper, I have become highly complacent and unmotivated to search for another job. I know I am stuck and yet I can’t shake it. I have spent all of these months on my laptop […] Read more…
Develop Your Own Center of Gravity
“Whatever decision you make you can make another decision” You don’t realize how amazing your twenties. We were so focused on moving forward we didn’t see the present. I wish I had taking myself, or my life, less seriously. Looking back, it was an easier life-stage. We didn’t appreciate that – but we had […] Read more…
Why We’re Still Single? Because Ambition and Pizza Exist
Today we have a post from Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor, reflecting on a recent Town Hall-style event in New York City about dating. ~ I attended a panel on dating last week centered on one question: Why is everyone still single? My photo may lead to an obvious answer… Joking aside, I went […] Read more…