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Liza Donnelly: Speak Up!
This is the second article of our new series, “Lessons to My Younger Self.” In some ways, I think my younger self could tell my older self a lot of good things. That said, however, there’s much that...
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Lande Yoosuf: Be Financially Responsible
This is the third article of our new series, “Lessons to My Younger Self.” If there is anything I would tell my younger self, it’s this: be responsible and money-conscious if you want to have a...
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Sandy Jen: Chill Out
This is the fourth article of our new series, “Lessons to My Younger Self.” As a kid in a generally over-achieving environment, I saw the world through a very skewed lens. Up until “becoming an adult,”...
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Arianna Huffington: Sleep Your Way to the Top
This is the inaugural article of our new series, “Lessons to My Younger Self.” The advice I would give to my younger self is very, very simple: get enough sleep and you will be more productive, more...
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Cindy Gallop: Confidence is Beautiful (And So Are You)
This article is part of our series, “Lessons to My Younger Self.” I would tell my younger self, “You know all those really hot boys who don’t give you a second glance? Well, guess what? In a couple...
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Joyce Kulhawik: Love Yourself—Powerfully
This article is part of our series, “Lessons to My Younger Self.” I have always been who I am. I recognize myself in the 4-year-old girl who loved, even then, wearing black pants and a white shirt. I...
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Marcia McNutt: Do Something Significant
This article is part of our series, “Lessons to My Younger Self.” “How has the oil spill changed you?” The question came from Coast Guard Lt. Joe Kusek as we were packing up to leave BP headquarters in...
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Joanna Barsh: Battle the Giant Squid—Fear
This article is part of our series, “Lessons to My Younger Self.” Recently, I celebrated my 30th business school reunion, and colleagues congratulated me on my 30th year at McKinsey. Thirty is some...
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Julie Bornstein: Write Down Your Goals
This article is part of our series, “Lessons to My Younger Self.” Put it on paper. That’s the advice I’d give my younger self: to write down my thoughts, dreams, goals, and desires for the...
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Joanne Wilson: Live on Your Terms
This article is part of our series, “Lessons to My Younger Self.” I had lunch this past week with a very old friend of mine. We met sometime right after college, at the Macy’s Kings Plaza store in...
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Lessons to My Younger Self: A Series by Inspiring Women
At The Daily Muse, we aim to bring you, the ambitious Gen Y woman, smart, practical, and inspirational advice for your career and your life. In our experience, the best advice of all comes from those...
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Jennifer Hill: Travel—as Often as You Can
Many years ago, a few months after I’d started dating a boyfriend, I drove him to the San Francisco airport for a business trip to Zurich and Paris. On the short drive from my home, he asked about my...
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Sola Obayan: Listen to Those Clichés
When you’re young, you tend to think you have everything figured out. You move along at a mile a minute, blazing your path and achieving your goals. You hear advice from those older and wiser than you,...
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Nicole Lapin: Stop Smiling and Nodding
After I graduated college, I finally snagged the crush I had thoughout high school. He was the chisel-jawed, blue-eyed editor of the newspaper and the only person I knew who scored a perfect 1600 on...
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LaVelle Olexa: If the Shoe Fits
I can still remember a day in the early 60s when I walked into a shoe store in Texas and spotted the most incredible pair of black suede lace stilettos. It was love at first sight, and I knew...
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Kim Armor: There’s Beauty in the Details
My parents will tell you that, as a kid, I played the game Perfection non-stop. For hours on end, I would be enthralled by trying to get all those little tiny pieces just right, before the timer popped...
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Neale Godfrey: Let Go of the Guilt
Early in my career, I was often overwhelmed by the feeling of being torn. I was constantly pulled, mentally and physically, between the people who mean so much to me and the career that means so much...
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Marguerite Kondracke: Take Time to Smell the Flowers
I recently found this picture of me as an 18-month old toddler, celebrating spring in a sea of daffodils. The photo reminds me of the happy times of my youth—and it also reminds me what I would go back...
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H. Kim Bottomly: Focus on What Matters
My advice to my younger self would be the same advice I have given each of my three daughters, and the same advice I convey to our students at Wellesley: Focus on what matters to you. My younger self...
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Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis: Know Your Worth
I was a good student in high school, but I didn’t think about college, because no one in my family ever had. I grew up in a working-class Latino neighborhood outside of Los Angeles. My mother worked in...
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Carole Geithner: Be Open to Change
As a young girl, I was a planner. I had elaborate calendars, lists, and countdown charts. Planning was a way to feel in control and grown-up, and I loved it. My family lived next door to a residential...
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Lessons to My Younger Self: Take a Leap
Growing up, my mother always encouraged me to try new things and pursue new goals, even if it meant pushing outside my comfort zone. She would tell me that each experience was a chapter in the book of...
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Lessons to My Younger Self: Gloria Feldt
Apparently desperate for a college application essay topic, my grandson Michael called to interview me. I settled into my comfy chair, wondering what this strapping Sugar Land, Texas Friday Night...
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