I learned over the course of the last 20 years that you should have a fluid sense of your future instead of a concrete idea of what it’s supposed to look like. Prepare for the evolution of your life and be open-minded because that really is what prohibits people from becoming happy. They aren’t prepared […] Read more…
I went to the ranch because I was tired of going down Second Avenue. That November morning felt the same as just about every Monday morning over the previous four years of my life. Up. Make bed. Shower. Find something to wear. Turn off lights. Check again for keys, wallet, bus pass, cell phone. […] Read more…
Today we have a post from Stephanie Florence, 40:20 Vision’s contributing / Millennial editor, reflecting on turning a year older. ~ Birthdays can be a strange time for people when the negatives outweigh the positives. This year I decided to celebrate 28 in a few ways and most importantly, hit the refresh button on my […] Read more…
Every now and then I read something that makes me think….that nails the essence of 40:20 Vision. Yesterday this quote came my way from author José Micard Teixeira – recently quoted by Meryl Streep as words she lives by. It was one of those moments. There is something that happens as you interact on this planet longer […] Read more…
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve heard over the years of doing this blog was from Maria Shriver … about the importance of not comparing ourselves to others. At a conference she said that the one message she wanted to give women is that “no one person’s path is better than another’s.” As a […] Read more…
My 20s were all about what I didn’t have, what I could have, what I needed to have. And now it is more about ‘wow, I’m so lucky’. I constantly feel grateful for what I do have and it gives me such a different view on life. I wish I […] Read more…
Dear 20-somethings, Don’t lie about your age. No good comes from it. I always got the sense that the whole “40 is the new 20” thing was because a lot more women used to lie about their age. So when a 50-year-old said she was 40 –that’s what our perception of 40 was. But when […] Read more…
Sometimes you surprise yourself. The good times are the times you realize you are stronger than you thought you were. There are the body wins. When you find yourself at the top of a chairlift on a black diamond run when you thought it was going to be your first blue run. And you make […] Read more…