A few weeks ago I wrote a post about following your career passion – Work to Live or Live to Work. I came out on the side of following your passion with pragmatism. In other words, finding a way to feed your passion where there is a market […] Read more…
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Be Thoughtful About Your Career Decisions in Your 20s
The twenties are really about trying to figure out who you are. Looking back on my twenties, one of the things that I wish I had done was follow my passion more. I had this amazing career but I think that I would’ve done things differently if I had really thought about it at the […] Read more…
How To Be Your Own CEO
At work you have to be your own CEO. You have to be unafraid to ask for things. Have a plan. Don’t go in asking. Pitch them what you want and show them how you will deliver. At the same time, embrace change. Don’t be scared of […] Read more…
Putting an End to the “Yes-Woman”
Last week I was reading some quotes from a group of women I interviewed for 40:20 Vision a few years ago. It was a group of eight women from Phoenix, AZ (now), all from a corporate background — most of whom were still working and now also wives and moms. There was a lot of […] Read more…
Pick Your Mentors, Don’t Wait for Them To Pick You
We don’t necessarily work with the same people our whole lives anymore but even with the way we change jobs today, you will be surprised how people come back to you over and over again. Don’t burn bridges. Don’t dismiss people who you don’t see as helpful to […] Read more…
What did you want to be when you grew up? Part 5
Today we have the fifth post in the series curated by Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor, reflecting on how childhood dreams affect the people we become. Read the other installments here: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4. ~ Jayne Juvan – From Law…Then and Now “When I […] Read more…
How To Avoid the Meeting Interruptus Syndrome
Dear 40-Somethings, Something I see all the time in academia, whether in departmental meetings or classroom or conference settings, is women getting interrupted by men or being “drowned out” by louder and/or more aggressive male voices. Sometimes it’s simply a question of men’s voices being louder; they may not even mean to be overbearing. Do […] Read more…
What did you want to be when you grew up? Part 4
Today we have the fourth post in the series curated by Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor, reflecting on how childhood dreams affect the people we become. Read the other installments here: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3. ~ Stephanie Carls — From Practicing Law to Creating Content “I went through […] Read more…