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…
Posts Tagged ‘20-something’
Find Your Inner Bomb
“Don’t not take meetings because you’re scared. The best advice I got early on in my career is that being an entrepreneur, whether you like it or not, you have to pretend like you’re the bomb all the time. Exaggerate like nobody would ever. Be confident. I know it’s hard. You’re young but you […] Read more…
Finding Your Way in the World
Today I’m posting a guest blog submitted by a 20-something reader. Something Like This, by Nicole Lulinski I am an artist. A free-flowing, spontaneous stack of soul-ripping emotion. I’m a character in a Woody Allen film- plucked out directly from the screen and finding her way around the world. A desperately passionate, romantic and pathetically […] Read more…
Picking Up The Pieces – 20-Something Question
I answered a question last week from a young women dealing with depression and looking for help getting back on her feet…and get a job. Q. How do you pick up the pieces of your life? I am recovering from a period of depression. It was brought about my a combination of self-loathing, family issues, […] Read more…
Getting Back On Your Feet – 20-Something Question
Q. How do you pick up the pieces of your life? I am recovering from a period of depression. It was brought about my a combination of self-loathing, family issues, confusion with my university choices and a strong fear that I’d never ever be able to get a job. I know the question of how […] Read more…
How to Break Up – Part 1
Q. I recently moved to a new city for a job, leaving my boyfriend. After about a month now, I realize that I’ve been in denial and I know I don’t love him anymore. He is coming to visit me in two weeks. Should I wait until he comes here to break up with him, […] Read more…
How Do You Align What “Being Apart” Means?
Today’s question is from a 20-something who is trying to define her long distance relationship. It all comes down to expectations. Q: I am 21 years old, and I am in a relationship with a boy who makes me feel comfortable, supports my dreams and makes me happier than I’ve ever felt. Unfortunately, I met […] Read more…
To Stay Or Go: No Love or Money
Today’s question is from a 20-something who is strapped — having fallen out of love with her boyfriend she feels “stuck” financially to stay living with him until graduation college. What is your advice? Is there an easy way out? Q: I’ve been with my boyfriend for about 4&1/2 years. He “saved” me from a […] Read more…