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| Written by Tiffany Ford | |
| Friday, 25 July 2008 17:42 | |
We are eventually ushered into the real world where thoughts of changing the world are fastidiously and mechanically hampered down by those somehow deemed smarter and more experienced than us. It’s called entering the workforce, and it is an experience that only furthers the distance between us and the issues that matter. Rebecca Thorman, and many other Gen Y bloggers and journalists, have very well articulated the issues our generation deals with. Particularly, Thorman’s recent blog entry “What Gen Y Fears Most” does a wonderful job of standing up for the fact that our generation needs some gosh darn respect around here. Previous generations think they can demean our experiences because they’ve already gone through the same process of growing into the workforce. Of course we’re all human beings with similar experiences. However, Gen Y grew up in a different world. Many of our experiences and concepts are quite unlike those other generations. It’s fantastic that blogs like Modite.com, BrazenCareerist.com, and YoungEntrepreneur.com talk about these differences, and give Gen Y a community and a safe haven to discuss the issues. Rebecca Thorman especially addresses some sensitive issues in her article, "7 Concessions and a Challenge to the Gen Y Naysayers." We created GenerationBreakthrough.com so Gen Y-ers can build on these discussions, and not only address the problems, but actually and move toward a solution. Thorman even said it herself in one of her most recent blogs: “Entering the workforce… is an experience that only furthers the distance between us and the issues that matter.” Exactly! So why are the voices of our generation still encouraging us to exclusively latch onto the traditional workforce?! The reason we are pushing the Generation Breakthrough movement is to encourage Gen Y-ers to redefine themselves as Generation Breakthrough, and find ways to accomplish their goals, and make money doing so. For many of us, moving through the traditional workforce will only take us further away from our goals. Now I’m not saying you should run out and quit your job immediately. That’s dependent upon your job and your field. But Generation Breakthrough is all about finding alternatives to a stuffy, restrictive, passion-breaking job or career. The answer could just be finding a different job (immediately), or the answer could be finally getting that patent for your idea and finding a way to manufacture it. What I mean is that we must try new things if the old ones aren’t working. If you have an idea that you believe in, go for it. It could turn out to be life changing. Most of us don’t have time for all the things we think we want in our lives, so cut out the bs, and focus. If your day job happens to be bs, then get rid of it. Get a part time job to make money while you’re working on your master plan, and make sure you find a way to make that master plan profitable. By the way, if sticking to the traditional workforce is part of you master plan, then go for it whole-heartedly. Just consider your options, and don’t keep climbing the ladder just because you’re afraid not to. Let go of your manufactured, viral dreams or executive vice-presidency, and focus on what really matters to you. You’re young. What have you got to lose by reaching for the stars? Just the greatest achievements of your life. All these insightful bloggers recognize that we are a generation of idealists and do-gooders. So let’s actually use our idealism!
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