Point Solutions Reston Reviews 7 Habits of Highly Effective Millennials

HABIT 3 OF 7: PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

You put first things first by “paying” now so you can “play” later

This one is the hardest.  As an “effective” millennial, you know that in order to achieve your long term goals, you must manage your time and energy based on your top priorities.  The weekend parties are compelling, and Instagram makes it especially sad to be home alone while your friends are out having fun.  But… you resist the temptation (most of the time!).  You realize that continuing to develop yourself is of top priority, and must come before entertainment that adds no real value to your life or your productivity.

Your job is probably taxing, and not nearly as glamourous as you dreamed it would be.  But you’ve promised yourself to “put first things first” by working the hard and long hours now, so that you may live the rest of your life with as much freedom and flexibility as possible.  You understand that success doesn’t happen overnight (unfortunately), and that you will have to work your way up to the top.  You recognize that effectively managing your priorities now will be worth it in the end.

Point Solutions Reston Reviews 7 Habits of Highly Effective Millennials

HABIT 2 OF 7: Begin with the End in Mind

You begin with the end in mind by setting short- and long-term career goals

If you’re like most millennials, you’re probably still figuring out precisely what you want out of life.  If you’re a “highly effective” millennial, though, you think about your goals all the time, and by now you’ve thought of a few really specific things that you want in your future.  Maybe you want to start a non-profit organization benefiting abused animals; maybe you want a glamorous beach house in the Hamptons; or maybe you want 3 children, a spouse, and a white picket fence.  Effective millennials take daydreaming to the next level by visualizing every minute detail of their dreams, and then using this imagery to drive their actions.

Furthermore, as an effective millennial, you take the time to write down a plan of attack each week.  You detail what you want to accomplish, and how.  You schedule your “big rocks” in advance, such as meetings with your mentor, family dinners, date night with your significant other, and other essential time blocks.

With your goals clearly in mind, you know that it’s best to surround yourself with those who are positive and supportive, and who will help propel you in the right direction.  Accordingly, you’re careful about from whom you take advice.  You listen only to those who have shown a consistent track record of success in your field.  You love your mom very much and appreciate her positive intentions, but you recognize that as a ‘nurse’, she’s not the best person to advise you about entrepreneurship.

Point Solutions Reston Reviews 7 Habits of Highly Effective Millennials

HABIT 1 OF 7: Be Proactive

You’re a proactive career beginner as you enter the “real world”

College has ended and “life” has begun.  The transition isn’t necessarily an easy one, but as a proactive millennial, you choose how you react to the obstacles that come your way.  You don’t worry what’s outside your control, and instead focus on the things that are inside your circle of influence.

You’re responsible with your money, for example.  You don’t stress about paying your bills because you’ve taken the time to figure out your breakeven point — you know how much money is coming in, and how much is going out each month.  You’re not an impulsive spender, and you don’t carry a balance on your credit card.  You’ve even put aside money for an emergency fund, and started saving for your future.

You’ve started your career off with a bang by focusing your time and energy on learning your new role.  You ask a ton of questions, take meticulous notes, and apply what you’ve learned.

Point Solutions Reston Reviews the Best “Millennials” Articles on the Web

The Millennial generation fascinates me – maybe because I am one.  But one thing’s for sure:  I am not the only one who is fascinated.  Articles and blogs about Millennials on the internet are ubiquitous.

Here are some of the best recent articles about Millennials, from a variety of sources.

Millennials in the Workplace

6 Secrets to Millennials’ Workplace Happiness, Mashable  Tips to employers of Millennials: Pay for performance, offer mentorship opportunities, make structures transparent, get flexible, give back, have fun.  Millennial workers aren’t going away, so it’s time to consider how to keep these employees happy.  Wise idea.

Millennials Are Defining the Workplace, Huffington Post  Millennials are quickly becoming the largest group of employees at companies of all sizes.  They are exerting greater influence in the workplace, and are now forcing changes in how to motivate and engage with employees.

An Ode to Millennials in the Workplace, Switch & Shift  Millennials bring to the workplace a fresh energy and a passion for technology.  Millennials, in particular, thrive when they’re truly passionate about their work.  They are truly themselves in every aspect of their lives, blurring their personal desires into their professional perspectives.  They openly admit that they want recognition for accomplishments, and want their work to have real meaning.

The Cubicle, for Millennials, is Where Dreams Go to Die, The Boston Globe  When young people think about a job they’d hate, it seems they’re thinking about an office job.  Nothing has shaped 20-somethings’ perceptions of the workplace more than the sitcoms they’ve been watching, and you’d be hard pressed to find a show that hasn’t portrayed the office as the place where dreams go to die.

50 Things About Millennials That Make Corporate America Sh*t Its Pants, Elite Daily  Our generation is an anomaly. We refuse to do things their way, so they call us entitled. We refuse to sit in cubicles, so they call us spoiled. We refuse to follow their plans, so they call us stubborn. What they are slowly realizing, however, is we’re not lazy, stubborn or entitled. We just refuse to accept things as they’re given to us.

Millennials’ Finance and Lifestyle

It Only Takes $10,400 to be Richer Than Most Millennials, The Wall Street Journal  Why so little?  Other than falling incomes across the board for all generations, Millennials’ finances are particularly affected by the rise of student loans, their avoidance of stocks, and their decision to delay owning a home.

How Millennials Spend, The Atlantic  Millennials are spending money differently than previous generations, preferring to throw cash at new experiences and adventures and to reward socially responsible companies that they can connect with and that they deem authentic.

How Millennials Can Survive And Thrive In The New Economy, Forbes  Here, based on interviews with economists, financial planners and savvy ­twenty-somethings themselves, are some tips to help Millennials thrive in today’s economy. There’s no foolproof formula, of course. But the rules have changed, and those who embrace the new ones will have the best chance of success.

Millennial Millionaires Just Want to Get Rich, CNBC  Did you know that 23 percent of today’s millionaires are Millennials?  There are now about 5 million millennial millionaires.  A whopping 82 percent of Millennials are planning to spend on luxury over the next 12 months.  Read for more interesting statistics.

Young Millionaires: How These Entrepreneurs Under 30 Are Changing the World, Entrepreneur  They may be inexperienced, but Millennials are fearless when it comes to tackling long-stagnant business models and technologies with fresh new approaches.

Point Solutions Reston Reviews 5 Truths about Millennials in the Workplace – Written by a Millennial

“Millennials” are those born between 1980 and 2000.  By 2025 this group will make up 75% of the global workforce.

Truth #1:  A millennial’s respect must truly be earned.  Millennials need a reason to follow you—and a fancy title is far from being enough to earn supreme respect.   We want to know how you got to your position, and more importantly, what you contribute to the business today.   This was the first thing that interested me in Point Solutions, where I was told right off the bat that my manager had started in the entry level, the same position that I had applied for.  When I joined the team, I realized that it wasn’t just my manager who had started that way—every single person in the company had started at the bottom and worked their way up.  Not only was this concept fascinating to me, but I looked at all of my colleagues in a different light.

 Truth #2:  Millennials need a reason to care.  Money is important, but we aren’t just here for a paycheck.  We need a reason to work hard, both in the short term and long term.  We need answers to our questions—and the answers need to make sense.  What is the impact of the assignment I’ve been given?  How will my work further organizational objectives?  In the bigger picture, how does this further my overall professional goals?  Why am I here other than to receive a paycheck?  For a millennial, the worst possible answer to hear from a manager is “because I said so” or “because that’s your job.”

Truth #3:  Millennials want to be trained and developed.  We are new to the work force and value a mentor who takes us under his or her wing.  We may not openly admit it, but we love tough love.   We want our mentors and managers to clearly define their expectations, we want to know how we will be evaluated, and we want to be coached through our mistakes.  If we don’t feel like we are learning and developing on a daily basis, we get bored quickly and move on to the next thing.

Truth #4:  Millennials want to work in a collaborative, creative environment, where our ideas matter.  Millennials prefer to work in an environment where everyone—regardless of age, experience or time at the company—is free to contribute ideas.  We don’t want to work for a company that crushes our creativity, underutilizes our skillsets, or doesn’t value our opinions.  My biggest fear as a recent college graduate was that I would be running around delivering coffee and making photocopies, and that this would be the extent of my contribution until I had paid my dues for “x” number of years.   At Point Solutions, my hard work accelerated me into a position where I had just as much responsibility and input as my elders who had been in the workforce twice or three times as long.

Truth #5:  Millennials want to be leaders – if there’s no opportunity to move up, we are out the door.  We want careers, not jobs.  We need to see where our careers are going, and we want to know exactly what we have to do to get there.  We are not fans of ambiguity.  If we don’t think there is room for growth or the potential for a leadership role within a company, we are not likely to stick around.

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