What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? 40-something women share three things to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for themselves. No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. 1. Don’t give yourself up too quickly. Give yourself time to figure out […] Read more…
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? 40-something women share three things to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for themselves. No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. 1. Think of your mistakes as a learning experience and focus on the positive and […] Read more…
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-something women share three things to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for themselves. No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. 1. Don’t accept a carte blanche “I am not good at (math, […] Read more…
I read Vanity Fair on the airplane this week and was surprised to find myself inspired by Graydon Carter’s letter from the editor about Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and his battle with Hachette over e-books and contemporary publishing. The whole letter (and article) is worth a read, but I liked this “corny but effective device” Mr. Carter […] Read more…
Today I’m sharing some insights from over 40 Women I have spoken to lately…some in person and some through our work with the 40 Women To Watch Over 40…all excellent perspective from the other side of our experiences: Whenever many of us take on major challenge, there can be feelings of self-doubt and serious self questioning, […] Read more…
For work I analyze global trends and culture to discover the consumer insight or the next opportunity for a brand. I am often asked to look a the difference between generations…what is unique or different that imprints a collective attitude or trait that becomes unique to a group because of the time they grew up […] Read more…
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: 1. Don’t set out to prove something to someone else…prove it to yourself and you will earn the respect of others. 2. Believe […] Read more…
Last week Lynne Guey wrote a guest post about about failure and confidence in the midst of the quarterlife crisis — the struggle to find sure footing and get comfortable in your “career skin” despite setbacks and “failures”. It made me think of a talk on failure I went to last September for IgniteNYC. One […] Read more…