9 Things I Know About Fear Now That I'm In My 30s

March 14, 2013 Subscribe · Forward 9 Things I Know About Fear Now That I'm In My 30s I think of fear as an imaginary friend, but the kind you don't dismiss along with childhood's other phantoms. Santa and the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy and the monster under the bed get exposed for the fictions they are. Fear is with you from the beginning and grows more sophisticated and complex as it ages right alongside you. It took me until my 20s to realize the degree to which fear influenced my life and decisions -- and always had. It took until close to 30, where I am now, to realize that it had become a part of me. At some point we merged, my fear and me, and it became hard to tell who was driving.  Continue reading... Why Lena Dunham Says She Doesn't Want A Victoria's Secret Model's Body Why Work Is More Stressful For Women Than Men Diane Sawyer Speaks About Her Infamous Controversy The Ideal Age Gap For A Couple Is... WATCH: Teen Britney Spears Talks About Emailing Her Heart Singapore Anti-Groping PSA Is All Kinds Of Wrong The Ideal Age Gap For A Couple Is... 9 Things I Know About Fear Now That I'm In My 30s The Ideal Age Gap For A Couple Is... 9 Things I Know About Fear Now That I'm In My 30s What Breast Size Preference Could Reveal About Men CLARA SHIH How Sheryl 'Leans In' for All of Us I know from personal experience both how powerful Sheryl's message can be and how silly it is to suggest she's elitist. If she were elitist, she certainly would have never taken an interest in me five years ago when we met. Continue reading... MADELEINE M. KUNIN Sheryl Sandberg Is Half Right Women have to do more than advocate for themselves. They have to use their voices in the workplace to push for sensible family friendly policies that will make it more feasible for all working women to manage their work lives and their family lives without sacrificing one to the other. Continue reading... ANDREA BONIOR You're Not Alone: Needing and Making New Friends As an Adult Whether it's because you've undergone a life transition that made you grow apart from old friends -- a relocation, a job change, a divorce, a marriage, becoming a parent -- or whether you've just recognized that many of your friendships have gradually faded (or worse, become toxic), you're never alone if you're looking to make new friendships. Continue reading... SARA SUTTON FELL Making Work-life Balance a Reality During this time of technological advancements that make telecommuting easier, Sandberg's encouragement of women, knowing that flexibility can help advance a career while supporting parenthood, is a definite relief. Continue reading... MEREDITH FEIN LICHTENBERG, CCE 'Leaning Back' Is Not Always 'Holding Yourself Back' Whether you're staying in or leaning back from the career path you thought you were on before your kids were born, learning to negotiate, take risks, partner with your spouse and develop appropriate confidence will help you dive back in to whatever it is you do in the next chapter. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.