Women are “people pleasers.” This is oft cited as a contributing factor to the continued pay gap between men and women, as well as our inability to negotiate (“Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It”) or step up to the boardroom table (Sheryl Sandberg). There has been a lot written lately about this subject and many […] Read more…
Posts Tagged ‘40:20 Vision’
Go Forth and be Successful and Other S&*t My Dad Said
Yesterday I had a chance to reflect on the things my dad has said that stayed with me over the years. I was also motivated to dig out a commencement speech he made to a graduating class in 1987 to see if his messages were still relevant to 20-somethings today. Here goes: 1. Age is […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a Twenty-Something (26)
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: Besides the standard health, wealth and happiness that I wish all mankind, I wish for 20-somethings: 1. To always have a positive […] Read more…
Old Dreams and New Dreams
Old dream: Other people can make you happy For those of you who haven’t seen it, 40:20 Vision was on The Huffington Post yesterday in their new “women” section. One of the changes that came with the merger with AOL…we now need our own section. While for the first time single people outnumber married people […] Read more…
Value Yourself
“The best thing about being twenty-something is that you have the priveledge and freedom of being an adult without any of the responsibilities. You need to feed yourself and support yourself, but you don’t have to support anyone else. The worst thing is that you don’t have a true sense of yourself. I was at […] Read more…
How to Manage (Part 3): Growing into a Managerial Role
Q. I’d love to get some advice on management. At my company we recently hired a new (male) intern who is only a few years younger than I am.We’re still building the foundation of a marketing team at our startup so this is a crucial time for us, and I am happy to be given this opportunity to grow […] Read more…
How to Manage (Part 2): Growing into a Managerial Role
Q. I’d love to get some advice on management, as we recently hired a new (male) intern who is only a few years younger than I am. We’re still building the foundation of a marketing team at our startup so this is a crucial time for us, and I am happy to be given this opportunity […] Read more…