I recently had the pleasure of meeting Julie Clow. She is a not-quite-40-something who is truly satisfied with where she is in life. In her own words: “I have been married and divorced – and we...
Q. How do you pick up the pieces of your life? I am recovering from a period of depression. It was brought about my a combination of self-loathing, family issues, confusion with my university choices...
I decided to do a series on this year’s commencement speeches, highlighting the key pieces of 40:20 Vision they often impart. Today’s speech is from Reid Hoffman, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of...
One thing I love about this time of year is the commencement speeches…always full of 40:20 Vision and I’m a sucker for them! Today I’m sharing a speech that Sheryl Sandberg, COO of ...
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Work really hard for something that is hard to do. That’s the only ...
Yesterday I answered a question from a 20-something about breaking up. We all know it can be one of the hardest things to do. The question was whether to break-up in person or phone in a newly...
Q. I recently moved to a new city for a job, leaving my boyfriend. After about a month now, I realize that I’ve been in denial and I know I don’t love him anymore. He is coming to visit m...
In addition to writing and interviewing women for their 40:20 Vision…I run the 7×7 Mentoring Salons — these are “knowledge exchanges” between more established professiona...
Four women look back on what they have learned about finding their way to career happiness: At first, explore with purpose… “Get as much experience doing different kinds of jobs until you find that t...
Today’s I’m sharing one woman’s “what I wish I knew then” about relationships in your twenties…proof that breaking it off with “that” guy opens up new ...
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ To take risks. It’s the time to make really shitty decisions in life beca...
Today’s question is from a 20-something who is trying to define her long distance relationship. It all comes down to expectations. Q: I am 21 years old, and I am in a relationship with a boy wh...
Today’s question comes from a first time expecting mom…what to to before she forever becomes…a parent. These women weighed in with a excellent guide to what to do before baby! Q. Ni...
Today I’m sharing a story a reader submitted about not taking life for granted…or as the author Jen Glantz reminds us…don’t walk through life with your head down. I just wante...
Whitney Johnson, is the author of Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When you Dare to Dream. Her belief is that we can each achieve greater happiness when focusing both on our dreams and on ot...
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ The ability to get a little messy. In your twenties it’s okay to me...
Today is Flash Friday – when 40:20 Vision tackles an issue from both the 40-something and 20-something perspective. Joining me on this mission is Molly Ford of Smart Pretty and Awkward. Today’s topic...
“Approach every situation as one option among many…not your only option. Nothing in your twenties is a have to have. There is a time when your options will be more limited…but not i...
I just think that there’s a propensity for people to always have their To Do List. To make sure that they have these things accomplished today. They fill up their lives with all these things instead ...
Earlier this spring I interviewed Amanda Hesser of Food52 for my “Finding Your Path” series on The Daily Muse. It was a true pleasure hearing her story of finding a way to do somet...
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Travel cheap. Figure out a way to make it work. You think you have to get...
things i wish i could tell my 23-year-old self By Gabi Moskowitz - You are enough, exactly as you are. - This vegan thing is not going to last. - You are not a lesbian. You are not even bisexu...
Portrait of Gertrude Stein by Picasso As I was reading last night I realized I had discovered a little bit of 40:20 Vision from Ernest Hemingway: “‘You can either buy clothes or bu...
Today’s question is from a 20-something who is strapped — having fallen out of love with her boyfriend she feels “stuck” financially to stay living with him until graduation c...
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something woman would give a 20-something if she were a “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? ~1~ Take care of yourself physically and emotionally. Because when you read, ...
Three bits of wisdom from two entrepreneurs who started in their late 30s / early 40s after leaving high powered jobs. Today I’m sharing their thoughts on “changing” paths, taking a...
One woman’s passed on wisdom….that she has found to be true in her almost 20 year marriage: “My mother once made a toast at my cousin’s wedding that I love. ‘Marriage is not a...
Earlier this spring I had the pleasure of interviewing Joy Newton for The Daily Muse as part of my Finding Your Path series. “We spend the first 20 years of our lives being asked what we want t...
Q. I’m a current MBA student. What is your opinion on dating older men (I’m late 20s) and dating men in the workplace? And, just how much older? A. Most people are all for it but their ge...
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