June 2009

The truth about Millennials and why we are who we are

by Blake Sunshine on June 27, 2009

Recently I’ve come under some criticism/questioning regarding why I write about Millennials. The one comment that hurt me the most was one by someone who follows me on Twittter (I won’t name him), but this person said, “The fact that Millennials blog about how to market to themselves just proves how big their egos are.” Ouch!

After reading that (and unfollowing the person) I really got to thinking about what it means to be a Millennial. And then, suddenly it popped into my brain what I’ve been trying to say in this blog all along…

The truth about Millennials is that no two are the same, and there is no real right or wrong way to be a Millennial!

Some Millennials Tweet their hearts out and some hate Twitter, some have HUGE egos and some are shy as can be. So even though I try to blog about how to manage a Millennial, why we really aren’t trophy kids and that we can be bad interns, the truth is there is no RIGHT way to be (or market to) a Millennial. By nature being a Millennial means that you are who you are and you do what you want.

So next time someone tells you that you are (or aren’t) acting like a Millennial or that you have a big (or small) ego, I hope you will take the time to set them straight. Every Millennial is different, but I am who I am!

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