I went to an event last week at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and had the opportunity to hear Malcolm Gladwell speak along with his long time friend, fellow writer and producer Charles Randolph. I may share more later but here are a few “what I wish I had known then” pearls of wisdom. Both offer […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Career & Finance’ category
Four Lessons From A Late Bloomer on Finding Your Niche
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…
Working Through The Struggle – To Do or Not To Do
Today’s post is another answer to the 20-something who has spent a year working on her business idea, living at home and sacrificing any semblance of a social life. She is struggling to say motivated despite being close to getting her business idea going. This 40-somehting recent entrepreneur gives her more working wisdom. Sometimes […] Read more…
How Confidence Catches Up With You
A great story from a woman who went from a structured upbringing to an unstructured career and along the way found her confidence. ~ It’s a weird transition in your twenties. You enter the workforce. You’re so used to your life being dictated. You’re in school for this long. You’re in college for that long. […] Read more…
20-Something Startup – How to Overcome Fear and Doubt
Dear 40-somethings, First of all, sorry for my English but I’m writing from Paris (France). I’m 26. I still live with my parents due to a lack of money as I have been working on my own business for the past year. I love my business idea, doing marketing and learning new skills. Professionals in […] Read more…
Three Gifts for a Twenty-Something (93)
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. Don’t be afraid of your own “pizzaz”. I was afraid of my own pizzazz in the work world in my early twenties. I’m a pretty fun, punky woman. In my early twenties, I got the job done and […] Read more…
Interview with Tara Sophia Mohr: Signs You Are Being Led By Your Inner Voice Critic
1. This is going to be the day when they find that out I don’t know what I’m doing. 2. I’m not ready yet to take on that bigger role. 3. Oh, my God, look at my upper arms. 4. He will never go for me. 5. I will never get that job. Do any […] Read more…
Smart Women Do…
A 20-something recently asked me whether a woman could be happily dependent on a spouse or if financial independence is a necessity. For a segment of millennial women — products of divorce and underemployment — the answer to providing a secure future for their children is to stay at home. My short answer was… no (you […] Read more…