The Biggest Challenge Facing Millennials

The Biggest Challenge Facing Millennials

Date:
Oct 8, 2014

As a proud Millennial, there are clear trends I’m seeing amongst my peers and the emerging generation of young people rising behind us. The most obvious of which, is that we all want to work on something we’re passionate about. We seek purpose. We crave a work environment appeals to our mission-driven sensibilities. Most of all, we require a “why” that aligns with our inner voice.

We’re a generation that was consistently told by our optimistic Baby Boomer parents that, “You can be anything you want to be,” and we believed them.
 
The problem though, is that without mastering a useful set of hard skills first, success in finding your dream job or launching a successful mission-driven venture is far less likely.
 
Treat every job you take on as a form of paid business school, and you’ll find tremendous learnings within each environment you encounter. It’s important to remember that the job that you don’t necessarily like right now is a necessary step to one day landing the career you love.
 
About Adam Braun
Adam Braun is the author the New York Times best-seller, The Promise of a Pencil, an inspirational account of building schools in India. Recently named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Braun will deliver a keynote address at the 25th Anniversary FOX Fall Forum. For more on Adam and his non-profit organization, Pencils of Promise, visit www.adambraun.com