Why We Aren’t So Different By / Brent Darnell
SIMON SINEK, author and motivational speaker, blew up the internet with his rant on Millennials (see youtu.be/ hER0Qp6QJNU). I can’t tell you how much I disagree with much of what he said. And since a large selection of the Baby Boomer audience probably agrees with him, I wanted to set the record straight. I’ll take his points one at a time and discuss them. He said that everything that is wrong with Millennials can be summed up in four distinct areas: Area 1: Poor Parenting: Sinek claims that parents ruined this generation through entitlement where everyone gets a trophy.
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I have questioned many Millennials about this and most seem confused. Many of those I talked to did not receive the many trophies that are continually referenced by Baby Boomers. Do you know any Generation X folks and Baby Boomers with poor parents? Why are we targeting Millennials? Baby Boomers claim that Millennials are lazy, but many of the Millennials that I know work incredibly long hours; it’s just not during the traditional work hours. They are constantly working. Some examples of “lazy” millennials from Inc. magazine’s Top 20 Most Influential Millennials include: Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and multi-billionaire; David Karp, Partners in Progress » June 2020 » 7
