Christina Vuleta
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Christina Vuleta is an expert on advice from 40-something women to 20-something women. Formerly a qualitative researcher and trend analyst, she is traversing the country interviewing 40-something women on the things they know now that they wish they knew when they were 20. This advice and her journey is being chronicled at her blog, www.4020Vision.com, and will be compiled into a book.

Most recently a director at The Futures Company, a strategic marketing and trend consultancy, she has made a career out of understanding insights that drive women’s aspirations and life decisions. She started her career Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising and went on to enjoy successful stints at Faith Popcorn’s Brain Reserve, Kirshenbaum Bond Senacal and Partners as well as doing some consulting for companies such as Alpha Mom.com.

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40:20 Vision: How Yoga Taught Me the True Meaning of Growing Up

Posted February 21, 2012 | 02/21/12 12:03 PM ET

I went to yoga last night. I don't "practice" yoga regularly, but I would like to some day. I heard that Russell Simmons yelled out in a yoga class, "You are the age you start doing yoga." It may be an urban myth, but there is something motivating...

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Should Women Be More Arrogant?

Posted October 14, 2011 | 10/14/11 02:39 PM ET

There has been a lot of ink lately on "Who Will Be the Next Steve Jobs?" from an article in the Wall Street Journal to a myriad of other op-eds and blog posts. It's part of a larger discussion on why there aren't more women starting...

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Ask Why? Not Why Not? Before You Say I Do

Posted August 10, 2011 | 08/10/11 12:59 PM ET

Thirty percent of divorced women say they knew it was wrong from the start. That sheds some light on the divorce rate. I'm curious to know what percentage of guys feel the same way. If they don't happen to be the same 30% then almost one-third of marriages...

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Is It Hard to Be Single in Your 40s?

Posted June 14, 2011 | 06/14/11 10:00 AM ET

This question was recently posed to me by a 20-something woman on my blog. Having been single and not single in my 40s, I know that each side comes with its own unique hardships and pleasures. It's life that's "complicated", not being married or single.

So my answer? No harder...

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Twenty-Somethings: What You Risk by Switching Jobs Too Often

Posted March 19, 2011 | 03/19/11 12:59 PM ET

Millennials can't catch a break. They are criticized for not paying their dues (leaving a job that doesn't fulfill them), yet advised to find their "passion" (leaving to find a job that fulfills them). Before the recession it was career "suicide" to stay in a job too long, so flipping...

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Lessons Learned from the Worst Breakups Ever

Posted February 20, 2011 | 02/20/11 12:06 PM ET

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Another Valentine's Day come and gone. While some hearts have melted, others have suffered a meltdown. A 2004 study shows that couples are 2.55 times more likely to break up during the weeks leading up to and after Valentine's Day...

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Passion Is Possible for Real-Life Couples -- Even After 20 Years

Posted January 31, 2011 | 01/31/11 09:14 AM ET

A new study shows it's possible to be madly in love even after 20-some years. Nice news in today's world where the idea of lasting love seems almost quaint. The study from Stony Brook University in New York used brain scans to find that some long-married couples have...

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Millennials: Starting Up or Starting Over in the Face of Recessionary Pay Gaps

Posted January 13, 2011 | 01/13/11 09:49 AM ET

Has the recession forced Millennials out of their "child of prosperity" induced sense of entitlement? For years Millennials were stuck with the reputation of changing jobs at the drop of a hat and seeking fulfillment rather than fetching coffee. Now they are stuck with a pay gap.

Last week a...

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This Decade's 10 Most Fearless Ladies Who Redefined Being a 40-Something (PHOTOS)

Posted December 29, 2010 | 12/29/10 08:46 AM ET

This was the decade that 40-something women truly came into their own, pushing the boundaries for how a woman should look, feel and act in her 40s. These famous women defied expectations and proved that reinvention can happen at any age.

For more, visit www.4020vision.com.

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'Black Swan': Exemplifying the Dangers of Heeding Self-Defeating Thoughts

Posted December 7, 2010 | 12/07/10 08:11 PM ET

The new movie "Black Swan" explores the dark side of ballet with Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis playing a dance of good and evil to the extreme. It's an intriguing thriller, telling a twisted tale of what happens when a young woman starts to believe the defeatist voices that dance...

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Can All 20-Something Women Have Sex Like a Guy?

Posted November 29, 2010 | 11/29/10 03:53 PM ET

Women today are finally enjoying no-strings, emotion-free sex. I'm happy for that choice, but I wondered if every 20-something was comfortable having emotionless sex -- or "sex like a guy," as it sometimes gets called. That was the case with Karen Owen, the Duke University woman whose analysis of her...

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Kate Middleton and Prince William: Exemplifying Courtship for 20-Somethings?

Posted November 20, 2010 | 11/20/10 12:09 PM ET

How does the courtship of Kate Middleton and Prince William stack up against the advice of 40-something women for 20-something women regarding the road to marriage?

1) Don't Get Married Until You're 30.

I've interviewed over 150 women so far as I collect advice from 40-something women for 20-something...

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