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GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals

The go-to place for college students and young professionals alike to learn from the "journey" of other. Never hesitate to share you tips, thoughts, recent experiences with us! This is your platform! Read more @ www.GenYJourney.com

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Amy Ng We all have "things" that make us feel safe and ready to take on the world. Other than your ID, keys, and cell phone, what is something that you never leave home without?

4 weeks ago from Military, GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals, Brazen Careerists in New York City and Citi2 more

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Sandra Kitchen: I agree with Nicole on the minimum amount of money, you never know when you're going to need cab fare, break the heel off your shoe and get a ...MoreI agree with Nicole on the minimum amount of money, you never know when you're going to need cab fare, break the heel off your shoe and get a cheap pair of flats to wear home, or get a run in your pantyhose etc... I always keep tissues around as well. Sneezes always have a way of sneaking up on you.
1 week ago
Beatriz Alemar: A pen. I feel so lost if I don't have something to write with on me at all times.
1 week ago
 
Becky Benishek Here are 15 so-called Fascinating Studies Done on the Workplace: http://bit.ly/sIwVAN Each item leads to its own article--look at #12: "American workplaces are getting more and more hostile." What's been your experience with this, or any of the 15 "fascinating studies"?

8 weeks ago from myFootpath, Job Resources and Career Coaching and GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals1 more

Noel Rozny: Super interesting! The one about workplaces becoming more hostile surprised me the most.
8 weeks ago
 
Al Smith, III Got your eye on the next promotion??? Follow these 3 steps to snag that role and hit the ground running!! http://wp.me/p1Xny9-x

10 weeks ago from GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals

 
Brett Kunsch If 80% of success is showing up, then the other 20% is finishing. Last month I "showed up" to write a blog post, but then I didn't finish it (I was so sick that it caused me to miss my honeymoon - no joke). Just today, I went into my drafts folder and said "I'm finishing this post!" It felt pretty awesome. How do you ensure you not only show up, but also FINISH? http://bit.ly/gBCIsv

50 weeks ago from Gen-Y Professional Bloggers, Wordpress Bloggers, GenYChat, GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals and Personal Development3 more

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Scott Cofer: Brett ... with regards to blogging, the best advice I ever received (which I intend to start following right away) is to create a posting schedule ...MoreBrett ... with regards to blogging, the best advice I ever received (which I intend to start following right away) is to create a posting schedule ... ideally Mondays and/or Thursdays. For me, that means spending 30-45 minutes per day creating a post with excellent content, then posting it Monday morning. Deadlines work!
11 weeks ago
Edward Antrobus: I see the issue as a matter of intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation. I work better with extrinsic motivation. I don't mean it exactly in the common ...MoreI see the issue as a matter of intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation. I work better with extrinsic motivation. I don't mean it exactly in the common terms of "warm, fuzzy feeling of accomplishment" vs external reward. Maybe because at my heart I'm a people pleaser, but I work best when somebody else is depending on me to get the job done. I'd probably be a much better blogger if someone was paying me to do it!
11 weeks ago
 
Becky Benishek Along with other great causes, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence is a serious problem that not only has a devastating effect on the home, but can have many effects on employees and their workplaces--up to and including people being attacked by their partners while at work. Here is a list of resources to help prevent and address these issues: http://ow.ly/6PjpQ

18 weeks ago from myFootpath, GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals and Job Resources and Career Coaching1 more

Becky Benishek: Thanks for recommending!
15 weeks ago
 
Al Smith, III BOOK RESEARCH: Please take 5 min. survey on Gen X/Y career advancement strategies... https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CareerAnatomy. Please post to Facebook/Twitter. I'm working on an important project and am on the hunt for quality DATA!!! I am 29 and have a very successful career, however many of my coworkers and peers can't say the same thing. I want to figure out what our generation is doing to get ahead and share that with everyone.

17 weeks ago from GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals

 
Jeremy Roper Starting a blog about moving forward to/in a career if you lack a large professional network. Thoughts or topic suggestions? Want to share anything? http://outsidetheins.wordpress.com/

19 weeks ago from GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals

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Hannah DeMilta: Hey Jeremy -- are you looking for suggestions on how you would start to grow that network (in a new field) or ways to stand out and be successful ...MoreHey Jeremy -- are you looking for suggestions on how you would start to grow that network (in a new field) or ways to stand out and be successful without a network?

I think it comes down to a combo of both honestly.
18 weeks ago
Jeremy Roper: Good question. The thought of it came to mind primarily thinking of the latter, but the more I think about it, the more I really do think, as you ...MoreGood question. The thought of it came to mind primarily thinking of the latter, but the more I think about it, the more I really do think, as you say, it will be a combination of both in the end. Thanks for the feedback. Feel free to stop by and have a look if you haven't already.
18 weeks ago
 
TOP IDEA: Diana Antholis FREE webinar series focusing on career, happiness, audacity, work/life balance and MORE! Amazing people, amazing insights. Sign up here! (My webinar is on 11/16) http://bit.ly/qHedUs

18 weeks ago from Inspiring Leadership, Career Changers, Job Resources and Career Coaching and GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals2 more

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Allison Cheston: @Alisha, I think that's a great point--that if failure leads to learning and growing, you shouldn't simply view it as having failed. Nice.
19 weeks ago
JRandom42: It only becomes a way to succeed, if you've learned from the failure.

If you didn't learn anything from failing, you've just failed and will ...MoreIt only becomes a way to succeed, if you've learned from the failure.

If you didn't learn anything from failing, you've just failed and will continue to fail, until you learn why you failed.
19 weeks ago
 
Alicia I'd love to get some feedback on a new product to help recent college grads become more competitive in the job marketing. The CBL Exam is a standardized business skills exam covering financial proficiency, basic accounting, general marketing, MS Office and business writing. More details are available at the website: www.thebusinesstest.com. However, I would love to hear the thoughts and feedback of the BC community.

20 weeks ago from GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals

 
Dana Leavy When you work for yourself, as a freelancer, small business owner, etc., it can be easy to let time get away from you or lose your motivation or train of thought to outside distractions. Sometimes just a slow day is enough to deter progress. As entrepreneurs or others who work from home/independently, when do you find yourself most vulnerable to slowdowns in productivity, and what do you do to counteract it?

20 weeks ago from Entrepreneurs, Advertising Professionals, Freelancing and GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals2 more

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Daniele Cruciani: When I do not schedule my time with deadline and daily plan I easily become unproductive. I just make a schedule and make my best to stay on plan ...MoreWhen I do not schedule my time with deadline and daily plan I easily become unproductive. I just make a schedule and make my best to stay on plan and respect deadlines. I reschedule if I am earlier (or later)
20 weeks ago
Dana Leavy: @Kathy - definitely agree that while social media is a critical marketing component of some of our businesses, it can also be a detriment as ...More@Kathy - definitely agree that while social media is a critical marketing component of some of our businesses, it can also be a detriment as well!

@Nicole - agreed on both points! Though I find it just as important to surround myself with positive people, and people who kind of have the same energy going - coworking spaces are great for that.

@Daniele - I'm huge on scheduling things in blocks - I'm a visual person, so I live by my outlook calendar.

Great feedback - thanks everyone!
20 weeks ago
 
Becky Benishek There's a new project in Maine called “Domestic Violence Abusers in the Workplace.” The state is providing a free toolkit to Maine businesses to help discourage acts of domestic violence in the workplace. Stats show that 70% of businesses don't have policies for this, yet 74% of employees are harassed by their partners while at work. How has it affected you? Read more: http://ow.ly/6zB2c

20 weeks ago from myFootpath and GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals

 
Diana Antholis Paul Angone redefines BALANCE on my blog today - Stop Trying to Balance Your Life http://bit.ly/r6j37A

20 weeks ago from GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals and Work-Family Balance

 
Diana Antholis I want to hear from you! What is your story on how you entered adulthood? Have you gone through it yet? Do you have advice for others? Do you need to know that you aren't alone? Many of these questions arise from 20somethings. I offer a place to share your story on my blog and community, Enter: Adulthood. Read for more details and to fill out the form to get started! http://bit.ly/pvzBC3

22 weeks ago from GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals, myFootpath, Gen-Y Professional Bloggers and Career Changers2 more

Becky Benishek: Hope people are taking advantage of this. Get your story out there!
20 weeks ago
Diana Antholis: Yes! I have received so many wonderful people, but I'm always looking for more! Keep them coming!
20 weeks ago
 
Brett Kunsch The holidays are upon us, but does the stress have to be? I'm trying to follow Suze Orman's advice: "People first, then money, then things." http://bit.ly/b6lKQ6 How are you all dealing with the stress of gift/food/travel purchasing and party-going coupled with the fear of debt and lack of time?

63 weeks ago from Productivity & Time-Management, Personal Finance, I am Gen Y, GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals and Economics and Finance3 more

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Kim Luu: The main stress we have is finding the time to see everyone from the extended families. We're very upfront with people. No gifts required unless ...MoreThe main stress we have is finding the time to see everyone from the extended families. We're very upfront with people. No gifts required unless it's something you feel we absolutely have to have or try like a food. The biggest gift that we ask is 1/2 hr to an hour of one on one time to just talk with each person.

Frankly I prefer not to get any gifts and that includes gasp... "jewelry" which used to be a favorite of mine.
62 weeks ago
Brett Kunsch: One on one time is a hot commodity...it's silly when you think about it. That 1/2 hour to an hour you could spend with someone enjoying a cup of ...MoreOne on one time is a hot commodity...it's silly when you think about it. That 1/2 hour to an hour you could spend with someone enjoying a cup of cocoa, you instead spend finding a gift they'll forget about in a month. I'll forgo whatever gift it is for some time with my favorite people.

Food, drink, music, and games is a cherished experience. And it's low on the stress meter (unless you have a family feud, as @JRandom warns).
62 weeks ago
 
Sara Gallagher The topic of leadership has always been popular among business writers and thinkers, but I'm wondering if the "leader" and "follower" labels are becoming increasingly inappropriate in a workplace driven by collaboration, creativity, innovation, and team orientation. What new labels do you think will define Gen Y as they mature into positions of senior management?

62 weeks ago from GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals and Inspiring Leadership

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Marc Sokol: Some years back Robert Greanleaf coined the term "Servant Leadership" and a book by the same name. Leading and following dissolve when you ...MoreSome years back Robert Greanleaf coined the term "Servant Leadership" and a book by the same name. Leading and following dissolve when you pursuing a powerful vision. At the same time, organizing work around projects, teams and delegation of tasks often requires leaders and followers with respect to the higher objectives that bring them together.

For me, it's less about the language and more about how we engage with each other and some broader purpose.
52 weeks ago
Aaron Evans: I like it Marc.. keeping the thread alive! My experience shows you are absolutley right in regards with leaders and followers "dissolving".

Often ...MoreI like it Marc.. keeping the thread alive! My experience shows you are absolutley right in regards with leaders and followers "dissolving".

Often times, what separates leaders from the all the rest, is the vision. Coaches, teachers, and parents are all leaders in some respect, but the ones that have an idea, or a vision that no others can see, that is the true leader. Getting the followers on board is also very important; I think that is when we see the blurr effect between the two groups.

All the best,
Aaron
51 weeks ago
 
TOP IDEA: Brett Kunsch I've read countless personal development books, but I always come back to the conclusion that a lot of times we don't seek out self-help books to help ourselves, we seek them out so they can do the work for us. As part of my coach training, I've had 3 coaches myself, and it seems the only thing that *sticks* is regular work with another human being who holds me accountable. Yet the self-help industry booms, while coaching is still trying to find a name for itself. Brazen thoughts?

59 weeks ago from GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals, Professional Development, Productivity & Time-Management, Personal Development and Ask Penelope Trunk!3 more

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Regina Richardson: perhaps it comes down to a financial aspect...along the lines of the budget cannot support sessions with a human coach, but it can allow a ...Moreperhaps it comes down to a financial aspect...along the lines of the budget cannot support sessions with a human coach, but it can allow a one-time amount on a book that MAY help me find my way.
38 weeks ago
Noel Rozny: I think this is related to the points Tim Murphy makes in his great entrepreneurial article (to the right): sometimes reading such a book FEELS ...MoreI think this is related to the points Tim Murphy makes in his great entrepreneurial article (to the right): sometimes reading such a book FEELS like you're making a change or evolving, when you're really not doing the work you need to do. I know I'm definitely guilty of this.
38 weeks ago
 
TOP IDEA: Sadya Siddiqui Has anyone read Penelope Trunk's latest post - Blueprint for A Woman's life. I'm interested in knowing how many GenY ladies (hey even men) agree or disagree with it.

25 weeks ago from GenYJourney: Tips, Insights, Experiences For Young Professionals, I am Gen Y, Slash Jobs, Brazen Careerists on Twitter and Ask Penelope Trunk!3 more

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Morana Medved: This might get long, but I feel the need to address it fully, as the post itself was very thorough:
1. Do both - you need to get involved in other ...MoreThis might get long, but I feel the need to address it fully, as the post itself was very thorough:
1. Do both - you need to get involved in other things while staying on top of homework. My highschool boyfriend was involved with everything but homework. That continued in college which he never finished. He's the cable guy now, and I did my homework, was moderately involved, and now have a career.
2. Sure, if there is something that really needs fixing, but from advice of a woman I respect who is in her sixties, this should be saved as a tool to stay "updated" later in life, while being healthy when young is more important.
3. Assuming everyone wants to go to business school or grad school? Why? And grad school is totally useless for most people unless they determined through at least 2 years of work experience what they want to do with their career.
4. I married at 26 and somewhat agree with this one. Don't be afraid of "settling down" although advice shouldn't be to "settle" as it almost seems to be.
5. Maternity leave is a joke in this country and should be addressed at government level. Most countries concede 1 year is a good time period, and USA should as well. But employing some of Penelope's advice could get you a bad reputation in your industry - bad advice.
6. I agree to a point. More and more men stay home or work part-time while taking care of home and kids. Mine does. Working on your marriage is important, and someone will always have a support role. But as a kid who asked my parents to please finally get a divorce when I was 15 I vehemently disagree that staying together is always better for the kids, and research is still split on this.
7. Good points - financial independence.
8. Really, everyone wants to do a startup? I worked for two small businesses ran by men and they were both horrible businessmen and ran them into the ground, in spite of putting in long hours. Partner with someone you can trust, sex is irrelevant.
9. Whatever.
10. Bad advice - homeschooling is a full time job that most people fail at. It is illegal in my home country. Find a good school district, there are plenty, and homeschool in addition if you deem it necessary (my grandfather did this with me and it was great).
11. & 12. While I partially agree with this I think that people in their forties and younger are ill-equipped to give advice to people in their forties and older and unlike Penelope I would hate to attempt it.
I think Penelope overstepped and while she had some good points she offered some really bad strategies. And based on her comments she seems to think she's addressing a much larger portion of population than she truly is - only a fraction of women share her goals, far from majority. I really believed she had a broader viewpoint of people, life and world, I'm sorely disappointed in her.
24 weeks ago
Christian Adams: I read it. I liked it. I haven't read this thread but wanted to say that Ms. Trunk is a great writer and in my humble opinion a brilliant thinker.
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