Q. Currently I’m 22 and in a good relationship with my boyfriend who I have been living with for a year. I got offered a dream job in a city about 1 hour plane ride away, but my boyfriend can’t leave our current city because of his job. Should I take the job and do […] Read more…
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Follow Your Passion – Systematically
I hear a lot of debate on the adage that if you follow your passion, money will follow. Today’s advice is from a successful entrepreneur and mentor who says says, yes follow your passion…but don’t limit yourself to one passion! ~ “I would say follow your passion but do it in a very organized, systematic […] Read more…
A Different Take On the Jobs of Your Twenties
Today as I was looking through some interviews I happened upon a theme — 40-something women’s different takes on what your jobs should and shouldn’t be in your twenties. Good job! “Approach your job as an education If you look at your job as a job it is a missed education. If not an education, […] Read more…
On Negotiation: If You Know Your Worth, Sweat It Out
Today, I’m sharing one 40-something woman’s message to twenty-somethings on walking away from an offer. For her walking away, as stressful as it was, was proof positive she was worth more! “My last job change was the first time I really negotiated well. I walked away from the table. I just graciously but emphatically said, […] Read more…
We Are Not Alone
As you may have noticed from a previous post, I went to the Women Entrepreneurs Festival last week. It was by far the most interesting, inclusive and interactive conference that I have been to in some time if not ever. I’ve definitely been to some interesting, creative and fun conferences in the past in throughout […] Read more…
Is Two Months Too Soon To Leave A Job?
Dear 40-somethings: How long should you stay at a job before you know you don’t like it? I currently have been at my job for 2 months but I hate it. Do I have to stay a year? Dear 20-something. Today’s answers offer a few perspectives…one from a woman who hated her job at 2 […] Read more…
On Pitching: Don’t Seek Feedback Too Soon
Yesterday at the Women Entrepreneur Festival (amazing!!) one of the many valuable discussions was at the investor panel. The panel was made up of female venture capitalists and angel investors. The discussion was about pitching and the natural tendency for women to seek feedback too soon. It applies to anyone involved in selling ideas […] Read more…
A Lesson in Service that Lasted a Lifetime
This 40-something shares her perspective on selling which she learned in her twenties by intuition and which has lasted her a lifetime. “I didn’t learn from my sales manager because he just said, “Whatever works for you, go do it.” I think it was more instinctive. I started to find I’d call on people and […] Read more…