This I Know
With age comes wisdom – or so it would seem. Hopefully you also get a break on car insurance, the confidence to go watch a movie alone, a sense of humor that allows you to find the funny side of life and enough financial security to see the sights of the world.
As a woman passing through her thirties, this I know:
- The secret to success isn’t about following or breaking all the rules. Rather, it’s understanding which rules are not meant for you.
- My assertiveness sometimes bothers people but I’m glad I can deal with shit. Life is going to involve stress and I feel better knowing I can step up the pace rather than ending up onstage without any pants and not knowing my lines.
- I hate having to kiss someone’s ass to get them to do something that is their job in the first place.
If you are a woman who isn’t beautiful, it is a social reality that you will have to work twice as hard to hold anyone’s attention. You can either linger on the unfairness of this or you can get with the program. - Just because someone isn’t moving up the corporate ladder as quickly as you don’t assume they don’t know how to play the game. Watch carefully. They may not be playing the same game or they may be wearing a different jersey.
- I’d rather pay to check a bag than fight with someone for bin space in an airplane.
- Some people may not like my cats but chances are I don’t find their children that interesting either, so we’re even.
- I used to think I was just average. Then I got out into the workforce and I realized I was absolutely brilliant. It’s not that hard.
- I can be supportive but I need others to show some common sense worthy of support.
