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#GenYChat 6/15/11: @CoachJennie Discusses Living Audaciously

June 15, 2011 By Chanelle Schneider Leave a Comment

“Who would have thought the kids would start taking over so soon? Or that they would even want to? They were supposed to be slackers, cynics, drifters. But don’t be fooled by their famous pose of repose. Lately, more and more of them are prowling tirelessly for the better deal, hunting down opportunities that will free them from the career imprisonment that confined their parents. They are flocking to technology start-ups, founding small businesses and even taking up causes–all in their own way. They are making waves on the Web, making movies in and out of Hollywood, making money, spending money.”

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The article goes on to say: “Slapped with the label Generation X, they’ve turned the tag into a badge of honor. They are X-citing, X-igent, X-pansive. They’re the next big thing. Boomers, beware! It’s payback time.”

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Thought that was about Generation Y, didn’t you? Stepping back into the archives of Time magazine will show that each generation is described in much the same way. Each generation is lazier than those prior; each generation is more dedicated to living the lives their parents didn’t live; and, each generation is wont to cast off the stereotypes put on them by previous generations.

The proliferation of these stereotypes causes the eye-rolling, the *sighs*, and the “get off my lawn” mentality that prevent healthy communication. When we are trying to determine who we will become in life, the people we should speak with are those that have been there. Jennie Mustafa-Julock (@CoachJennie on Twitter) understands how healthy communication can spur ambition. The Audacity Coach, Jennie helps people who “…know what [they] want, but this ain’t it.”

Jennie, often a participant, will be serving as guest host in tonight’s #GenYChat. We will discuss the following questions:

Q1. What do you want to be when you “grow up”? Is that what you do now? #genychat

Q2. What’s your top-secret/so-not-telling/seriously-don’t-make-me-say-it AUDACIOUS DREAM? #genychat

Q3. Is having an AUDACIOUS DREAM an example of #GenY entitlement? If so, is that okay? #genychat

Q4. If money/time/family pressure/gravitational forces were NO object, how would you achieve your DREAM? #genychat

Q5. If your friends or family provide support along the way, do they get a say in your choices? Why or why not? #genychat

Q6. What excuses do people make that sabotage their DREAMS? #genychat

Q7. Which is scarier: Fear of Success or Fear of Failure? Why? #genychat

Q8. How do you push through the procrastination + fear to actualize your DREAM? #genychat

Q9. How can you show that you are ready + willing to do whatever-it-takes to achieve your dream? #genychat

How to Participate in #GenYChat on Twitter

If you haven’t participated in the chat before, but have insights to share, please do the following to participate:

If using Twitter.com:

Type “#genychat” into the search field
Reply and ReTweet but add “#genychat” onto your tweets in order for everyone participating to see your tweets

If using TweetChat:

Sign in through OAuth. (note: Please read this information about using OAuth to give third party applications access to your account)
Type “genychat” into the search field (The “#” is already provided)
Click Go
Reply and ReTweet. TweetChat puts the hashtag in for you so you don’t have to

If using TweetDeck:

Click the + symbol to add a column
Type “#genychat” into the search field. A column will appear as the last column in your TweetDeck
Using the left arrow button, move it next to your Mentions column to better see and respond to your replies while in the chat
Click the Settings button
Click on the Twitter tab
Click on Auto include hashtags when replying
Click Save settings
Reply and ReTweet. TweetDeck puts the hashtag in for you so you don’t have to. (Note: You still have to add “#genychat” onto your own tweets in order for everyone participating to see your tweets)

#GenYChat begins at 9pm ET! Get in early for introductions and mingling. See you there!

Filed Under: GenYChat Topics, Random Thought Of The Day Tagged With: career, failure, family, fear, GenY, genychat, get a job, get there from here, help, job search, linkedin, middle class, motivation, my passion, parents, success

Adult Internships

October 26, 2010 By Chanelle Schneider 5 Comments

Why are adult internships so much more difficult to find?

I thought someone would have bought the domain for adultinternships.com by now. Especially in this economy, it just seems like a good idea. The phrase “adult internships”, however, gets 210 global monthly searches according to Google AdWords. This is a topic that is clearly not on the minds of many across the world. The phrase “paid summer internships for college students” gets 380 more searches per month. If an internship is considered the springboard to a successful career, why are so many leaving it only to college students? [Read more...]

Filed Under: Random Thought Of The Day Tagged With: black, career, generation Y, get a job, get there from here, internship, linkedin, my passion, success

I Didn’t Join Twitter for This (Or What Could Kill Twitter’s Popularity)

September 5, 2010 By Chanelle Schneider 29 Comments

I’m writing this with much apprehension. I’m sitting here dumbfounded and disappointed. Only one other time in my life have I found myself at such a loss for words that I can’t even determine how to complete this statement in a manner that concisely summarizes my thoughts. Where are we as a human race that we cannot look to our left and look to our right and help us all make it out? I used to believe that we were all good at heart. I thought that somewhere along the way unfortunate experiences turned us bad. I hope this is still true. If you really knew me, you’d know that I hold a lot in because expressing my feelings and sharing my thoughts with the goal of helping people always resulted in me being hurt because the person didn’t want to be helped, hence the reason for my apprehension in writing this piece. Many events have occurred on Twitter in the past month that led to me writing this. There is no one event that sparked it, but they all need to come to resolution. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advice, Random Thought Of The Day Tagged With: character, customer service, generation Y, get a job, get there from here, linkedin, networking

Generation Y Answers: Why Did You Get a Job?

July 29, 2010 By Chanelle Schneider 8 Comments

If you graduated or didn’t, you needed your own money to survive. Did you get a job because you needed money, because you had a career goal in mind, or both? If you didn’t need to make your own money, would you work?

Filed Under: Random Thought Of The Day Tagged With: career, get a job

From College to the Real World- A GenY’er Learns Sacrifice

July 26, 2010 By Chanelle Schneider 12 Comments

Blake McCammon, is an intern at Xceptional HR. Connect with Blake on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. Blake is a recent grad of Northeastern State University with a degree in Business Administration. During school he created and managed his university’s social media strategy.

Every week, I hear someone comment on the topic “Is a college education worth it?” or “Is it all about the money?” These two topics are referenced in the media, in real life, and usually during any action you perform during the day. We live in a world that has been consumed by the need for cash. How much will the groceries cost? Will we have enough money to pay the car insurance this month? Since the time we were old enough to get an allowance to the time we start living on social security (or lack thereof) we will always be thinking of money. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advice, Guest Posts Tagged With: get a job, job search, linkedin, living at home, saving money

I Got My First Job Through Networking

July 21, 2010 By Chanelle Schneider 8 Comments

Yasmin is a Singaporean Gen Y, 7 months into her first and current full-time job. She studied in Germany, majoring for 3 years in psychology for Bachelor?s and 1 year in business for Masters. Her boss only knew about these degrees after hiring her. When Yasmin is not handling operations, sales and marketing at work, she uses social media to advance and promote her company. Yasmin values the insights she gets from #genychat every week, enjoys meaningful conversations with friends, family and strangers, and loves a good laugh whenever possible.

The Job Search Searching for a job is like looking for someone to settle down with. You could go at it with a rational mind, listing and prioritizing criteria. Or you could be caught unaware. The latter was how I came upon my current and first full-time job – accidental and unexpected. Like most graduates, I started my job search 6 months before graduating from business school. It was a somber, almost soul-less routine: log on to jobsite portals, click on posts that were appealing, mass-submit my resume, attach custom-fitted cover letters, all bearing a carpe diem complex. The mindset I had then was to aim for a job in a multi-national corporation (MNC) or brandgiant. Typical, right? [Read more...]