What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes to help a 20-something get a head start on the confidence to make decisions that are right for them (not their parents, friends, teachers or society). No more woulda, coulda, shoulda. ~1~ Change is uncomfortable. You have […] Read more…
What three “gifts” would you give a 20-something if you were a “Forty-Godmother”? Here 40-somethings share three wishes 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. Today’s three wishes are from an interview I did with a serial […] Read more…
There has been some debate about Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi’s comment that women can’t have it all. Any time a powerful woman gets asked about having it all, it becomes news. But doesn’t having it all suggest having a spouse who is sharing it all as Sheryl Sandberg recommends? if women can’t have it all, […] Read more…
Advice on luck, asking for what you want and work-life fit from a former 20-year corporate brand / innovation director and now C-leverl at a global non-profit. On luck vs. asking… I found out I was pregnant two weeks after I was promoted. I was so conflicted. I was on the fast track but I […] Read more…
When I hear women talk dating today …the lack of mature guys, available time when you are building a career or business or simply living independent life… it makes me think some things don’t change (all that much). This could have been my friends and I talking 20 years ago. We wanted a […] Read more…
Today we have a big question and a few practical and common-sense answers from our amazing 40-something panel. There is so much debate on having it all but like many 20-somethings, our questioner today can’t imagine what it is like on the other way and wonders if there is any way to prepare ahead […] Read more…
The 20-Something Perspective By Molly Ford Christina and I have been writing the Flash Fridays, where we look at an issue from two perspectives: the 20-something and the 40-something, for almost a year now. Once we’ve figured out a topic, I handle the 20-something perspective on the issue. For research on the topic, I usually […] Read more…
Today is part one of October’s Flash Friday – when 40:20 Vision tackles an issue from both the 40-something and 20-something perspective. Joining me on this mission is Molly Ford of Smart Pretty and Awkward. This month we are exploring the question of “having it all”. What is your “having it all”? How do you […] Read more…