However, if I’m playing poker and I’m dealt a bad hand, am I not still responsible for how I play it? I agree that millennials, as a whole, were even dealt a bad hand. Jana: Yes, he seemed knowledgeable and I agree with much of what Simon said about screen addiction. Simon was very persuasive about identifying millennials but as I was listening my question was “Who is defining this?”Ĭoming from an understanding of Marketing and Counseling (Twisted Thinking) combined, I know that anyone who is the definer of a problem gets to control the process. Much of what Simon said was funny and seemed to resonate an image of a millennial. Jerry: It’s interesting how perspective can expose issues. It was dire diagnosis and all Simon could prescribe ultimately, was for corporations to bear the load and try to repair this generation the best they can. In the end, there was no hope in his message. Although I felt hopeful when I initially started watching his talk, I realized that what I actually felt was his excitement as he set a tone of confidence regarding his knowledge of the topic. Jerry: My first thought as I watched this guy, Simon, give his ‘expert’ opinion, his ‘diagnosis’ on the problem was that he offered no hope. It is a discussion that we ended up moving over to email in order to capture our thoughts in writing so as to participate in the greater conversation. My father, Jerry Price, author, counselor, consultant and one of the wisest souls I know, also watched the video and we had a lively discussion about it all. As a parent, I thought Oh no! I’ve failed them! The more I meditated on his talk the more l lamented. They’ll just waft through life but never find joy” just broke my heart. Then his pinnacle conclusion that the reason millennials are the way they are is because they were “dealt a bad hand” and that their best case scenario, “as an entire generation, was growing up and going through life and never really finding joy. I thought, yes, my children have been bombarded with screen toxins and we, as parents, sensed it was dangerous but the cultural undertow drowned any efforts we might have made to try to protect our children. I took serious his rebuke of poor parenting and the effects of technology. We have to work extra hard to find ways to teach them the social skills they are missing out on.” We have to work extra hard to figure out the ways to build their confidence.
They didn’t, so we’re getting them in our companies and we now have to pick up the slack. I hate to say it but it’s the companies responsibility, sucks to be you, like we have no choice, right? This is what we got, and I wish their parents and society would have done a better job. In his final admonishment he speaks to corporations, stating that “It’s a total lack of good leadership in our world today that is making them feel the way they do. Add to that poor coping mechanisms to deal with stress that Sinek attributed to addiction (to social media and cell phone) and finally he concludes that millennials have lower self-esteem than previous generation, through no fault of their own, that they were “dealt a bad hand.” Then Simon went on to explain that millennials are the way they are because of poor parenting strategies, citing parents that gave their children what they wanted when they wanted it, creating an instant gratification generation and other parents that didn’t allow their child to fail, thus devaluing their achievements. Simon began by defining how millennials have been described by leadership in corporations as entitled, narcissistic, unfocused, and lazy. He seemed passionate about what he was talking about and believable. I noticed it because it was titled “ Simon Sinek Explains the Millennial Paradox” I didn’t know who Tom Bilyeu or Simon Sinek were but I love millennials, so I clicked the play button and for 15 minutes I was educated about the Millennial plight.Īs I watched I was particular drawn to Simon’s genuine nature. Recently, a video clip of Tom Bilyeu interviewing motivational speaker, Simon Sinek on his show Inside Quest was circulating around Facebook Land.
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