The twenties are time of much disruption. Whitney Johnson can help you leverage all the energy that comes with change towards accelerating your career. Her new book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work defines her 7 principles of personal disruption. Get ahead start her with a two part discussion. Aside from being […] 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…
A while ago I answered a 20-something question about the difference between sharing and bragging. It got a lot of answers and comment. Thanks to social media, over-sharing can happen on both ends of the scale. The “too much information” type and the “aren’t I super fabulous type”. It makes it oh so […] 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. To look fear in the face….and then beyond the fear. Fear […] Read more…
An architect I interviewed shared with me her appreciation of slowing down and recognizing your progress step by step. In today’s fast- paced world we are all so enamored of overnight success. It’s easy to get frustrated and feel like everyone is passing you by – especially in your 20s. When you stop and check […] Read more…
Today’s post is from a woman who found her stride after she started experimenting and branching out on her definition of success. ~ I spent a lot of my career trying to fit a mold of what I thought was the thing to do. Not because I felt I had to but because it fit […] Read more…
“Define failure for yourself or someone else will define it for you.” – J.K. Rowling This quote was brought up by a woman who attended one of my 7×7 Mentorship Salons. It led to a discussion about the definition of failure. Here’s what some 40-somethings had to say: “The scripts in America are anti-failure. […] Read more…