Here's the truth of the matter: It's really
not about Millennials at all.
Not exact matches
Engaging with
millennials on social media isn't
about driving traffic to your site or making quick sales, he says.
I asked a
millennial about them, figuring she wouldn't know
about a relic from over a generation before hers.
Diply — which creates and aggregates highly sharable clickbait - y content geared towards
millennials — attracts over 41 million unique visitors each month,
about 60 % of whom are located in the United States and 15 % in the U.K. Just 7 % of visitors to the site are from Canada, but that hasn't deterred the company from keeping London as its home - base.
We likely wouldn't be having such a lengthy dialogue
about this issue to begin with if it weren't for the ominous student loan debt crisis impacting
millennials and their families.
Millennial employees don't just care
about the bottom line or their year - end salary.
In recent years, research has shown that, individually and collectively, we are becoming more narcissistic — and I'm
not just talking
about millennials.
And they're all
about hiring
millennials, who are
not used to thinking of office politics in the way they comport themselves at work and who have a multitude of channels for expressing their dissatisfaction.
A recent study found that aspiring
millennial entrepreneurs aren't just thinking
about how they can help, but if their contribution will be valued by the recipients.
If you're tired of hearing
about how the
millennials are changing work for the rest of us, good news: Millennials aren't the newest game in to
millennials are changing work for the rest of us, good news:
Millennials aren't the newest game in to
Millennials aren't the newest game in town anymore.
One member of the audience, Alexa von Tobel of LearnVest (a
millennial herself), said that she doesn't allow her employees to ask their supervisors specific questions
about work during the regular work day, so that they will be forced to figure things out on their own.
While there's a certain pleasure in puncturing myths
about Millennials, in the end this study isn't happy news for young adults.
OK, you probably don't ever use these exact words, but many older managers react to
Millennials» constant questions
about the deeper reasons for requests with bemused (or maybe
not so bemused) impatience.
Too many
Millennials complain
about not getting paid enough while they do one of two things: they either do
not ask for a raise, period, or they do
not take the time to understand what would warrant a raise and going all - in on acquiring that skill set.
If we're talking
about Millennials in the workforce, then let's
not suddenly change the topic around how
Millennials also don't have the patience for deeply meaningful relationships — when their work managers don't really care whether or
not their relationship is all that meaningful, as long as the excel spreadsheet gets filled out on time.
There's a lot of pressure to look like you have an interesting life on social media, but
not all
millennials are honest with themselves
about the cost.
Not that older people don't care
about wellness — they do — but
Millennials grew up with a more holistic idea of what that means.
Contrary to what many expect, it's
not all
about salary for
millennials.
«But for many people — especially
millennials — this doesn't ring true,» he says, adding that owning car cost
about $ 9,000 per year in the U.S.
Sixty percent of
Millennials say they either have no interest in buying a car or don't feel strongly
about the idea one way or another.
It's hard to know whether it's the result of simply having less money or a shift in culture, but
Millennials don't care
about brands and status anywhere near as much as earlier generations.
But even if college debt is stifling and
Millennials are spending most of their time working jobs they aren't passionate
about, the process of being a successful business owner starts now.
«
Millennials have a reputation — obviously
not earned, or deserved — that they «live in the now,» and that they're very focused on having a good time,» says Williams, «and I think these results prove that they are just as worried
about their retirement as every other demographic.»
The many stereotypes peddled
about Millennials aren't just annoying, most are also dead wrong, according to science.
It's just that having lots to brag
about on Facebook —
about what their workplace looks like or offers — won't likely tip the scales in an employer's favor if the fundamental wants of
millennials aren't met.
Data - hungry
millennials, in particular, tend to be suspicious of firms that aren't forthcoming
about things like salary (especially since unfiltered employer reviews are just a Glassdoor.com search away).
What is it: Jordan Hewson founded her company on one premise:
Millennials aren't taking action on the issues they care
about because the process is difficult, confusing, and time - consuming.
In a study conducted by NewsCred, my company — which surveyed
about 500 U.S.
millennials — found that 47 percent of them open company communications most, if
not all, of the time.
Millennials don't read just to be informed; they want to engage their own experiences, and thoughts,
about what they read.
Previous Gallup research on
millennials reveals that this generation cares deeply
about its ability to integrate work and life, and to have a life —
not just a job.
Among the many reasons for this:
millennials feel unprepared to invest, don't know where to start investing, or are worried
about an eventual -LSB-...]
«
Millennials are
not thinking
about retirement when it may be 20 or 30 years away,» Northrup said.
While
Millennials» sense of entitlement may lead many managers to believe that they are a self - focused bunch, when it comes to recognition, it's often
not all
about them.
[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a
millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care
about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is
not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?
Millennials, usually defined as those born between 1980 and the early 2000s, may go on to argue that they're busy starting a family or paying down student loans and they simply don't have the money to worry
about retirement.
In my book, I talk
about how we can
not generalize when it comes to
millennials.
It's
not only
Millennials, many parents and baby boomers are all
about it.
A recent report from the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center at the George Washington University said 54 % of
millennials are concerned
about their ability to repay their student loans, and nearly half don't think they could come up with $ 2,000 for an emergency.
Millennials aren't naive
about Social Security; just 17 percent expect it to be their primary source of income when they retire.
And so in terms of financial repression, perhaps the one key sector that we need to look at is student loan debt because so many
millennials are carrying student loan debt, and you know a small student loan debt is like $ 25,000 - $ 30,000 if someone can escape with a bachelor's diploma and only have $ 30,000 in debt they're considered to have done quite well, but when you think
about it that's a pretty large debt for somebody who doesn't even have a full - time job yet.
He added: «We're putting [
millennials] in corporate environments that aren't helping them overcome the need to have instant gratification and the fulfillment you get from working hard on something for a long time... The worst part
about it is they think it's [their fault].
A lot of
Millennials do
not like being held accountable, they choose to talk
about things, if you stand for nothing you fall for anything.
- Pope to Mass of millions: Get out of church — What we learned
about Pope Francis in Brazil — Massive crowd attends prayer service with pope — Why
millennials are leaving the church — Pope Francis tells youth that faith cures discontent — «Slum pope» visits Brazil's poor — X.XX Church pastor: Weiner is an addict,
not a joke — Security raised to «high risk» for pope in Brazil — A nightmare day for the pope's security detail — Explosive found near site pope
Pastors and mentors will of course feel compelled to offer guidance and prayer as young adults navigate the tricky terrain of sexuality, but they should
not be deceived into thinking that the all the questions
about faith, science, technology, religious pluralism, politics, justice, equality, and ethics emerging from the
Millennial generation are related to sex and can be solved by abstaining from it.
While it's a pretty irreverent take on nativity scene decorations, whether the creators of the «Hipster Nativity Set» were intending to or
not, the concept offers interesting commentary
about the intersections of modern
millennial culture with the ancient holiday.
Common perception has it that
Millennial Christians are reluctant
about sharing the Gospel, but new research by the Barna Group says that isn't rooted in reality.
Millennials don't need superhumans to tell them what is wrong
about their values or lifestyle choices.
I also wrote a piece for the CNN Belief Blog
about how, when it comes to church, many
millennials desire a change in substance,
not just style.
If key evangelical influencers don't listen, we are told, they are
about to lose the entire
millennial generation.
Get your wrinkle cream and adult diapers ready,
millennials, because if we didn't feel old before, we're
about to.