Millennials are categorized as people born between the years 1982 - 2000. This would put us somewhere between the ages of 18 - 36 (and makes me one of the senior members of this group). I've read, seen, and heard many different trains of thought on millennials over the past few years as we've become the largest group of members in the workforce in America. Some has been positive, but some not so much. Like any other generation, we aren't perfect, but we do have potential. We just need you to give us a chance, and here's why?
Consider this - If you are a 50ish year old individual with a business, how much longer do you plan to keep working? Based on the current social security rules and typical retirement ages, I would guess another 20 years give or take. Would you want a business partner who was only planning to work another 5 or 10 years? Certainly not. You would want a partner who is going to be there for you and with you the rest of your career. If you begin working with younger millennial bankers, plumbers, lawyers, advisors, accountants, repairmen, guess what - they will still be there to help you when you're ready to retire. You won't have to get a new partner in the waning years of your career or business because all of us millennials have another 20, 30, or more years left to work. We will be there with you for the duration.
Maybe you're not in business, but you have children who are between the ages of 10 - 20. Do you want to introduce them to your banker, plumber, lawyer, etc. who is going to retire in ten years when your children are entering one of the most challenging phases of their life? Or do you want to get them hooked up with someone who will be there to walk with them through the challenging financial, legal, and life decisions that we all face in our 20s and 30s?
I am not knocking the Baby Boomers. Y'all are amazing. You've done countless things for our country and our culture. And you're also been the ones who have trained us! We are who we are in our positions because of the training that we got from YOU, the previous generation. We didn't learn it on our own. There is no substitute for experience, but I do believe that the availability of information at our fingertips now has drastically changed the learning curve. We no longer have to look up books on the Dewey Decimal system or scroll through encyclopedias. We can ask Siri or search Yahoo and Google for answers within seconds.
Maybe we don't get all of your business now, but do consider giving us a chance. Don't you want your doctor, your hairdresser, your insurance agent, your banker, your whatever to stick with you for a number of years. We are a generation that believes is under promising and over delivering which means that, I will be conservative in what I tell you that I can do, but then I will do everything I can to impress you with the finished product.
Like it, love it, or hate it, we are the future. Won't you invest in us by sharing your wisdom and allowing us the opportunity to work with and learn from you now?
Consider this - If you are a 50ish year old individual with a business, how much longer do you plan to keep working? Based on the current social security rules and typical retirement ages, I would guess another 20 years give or take. Would you want a business partner who was only planning to work another 5 or 10 years? Certainly not. You would want a partner who is going to be there for you and with you the rest of your career. If you begin working with younger millennial bankers, plumbers, lawyers, advisors, accountants, repairmen, guess what - they will still be there to help you when you're ready to retire. You won't have to get a new partner in the waning years of your career or business because all of us millennials have another 20, 30, or more years left to work. We will be there with you for the duration.
Maybe you're not in business, but you have children who are between the ages of 10 - 20. Do you want to introduce them to your banker, plumber, lawyer, etc. who is going to retire in ten years when your children are entering one of the most challenging phases of their life? Or do you want to get them hooked up with someone who will be there to walk with them through the challenging financial, legal, and life decisions that we all face in our 20s and 30s?
I am not knocking the Baby Boomers. Y'all are amazing. You've done countless things for our country and our culture. And you're also been the ones who have trained us! We are who we are in our positions because of the training that we got from YOU, the previous generation. We didn't learn it on our own. There is no substitute for experience, but I do believe that the availability of information at our fingertips now has drastically changed the learning curve. We no longer have to look up books on the Dewey Decimal system or scroll through encyclopedias. We can ask Siri or search Yahoo and Google for answers within seconds.
Maybe we don't get all of your business now, but do consider giving us a chance. Don't you want your doctor, your hairdresser, your insurance agent, your banker, your whatever to stick with you for a number of years. We are a generation that believes is under promising and over delivering which means that, I will be conservative in what I tell you that I can do, but then I will do everything I can to impress you with the finished product.
Like it, love it, or hate it, we are the future. Won't you invest in us by sharing your wisdom and allowing us the opportunity to work with and learn from you now?
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