Did Participation Trophies Make Us Workaholics?

For a while now, I’ve felt judged for not feeling motivated by titles, product rewards, or free lunches. It got me thinking about if I was the only one who was disenchanted by them. I got to thinking about how companies and even the way I validated my own work with rewards was attributing...

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THIS. IS. YOUR. XENNIAL. BRAIN. ON. NATURE.

Remember that 90s drug awareness commercial with John Roselius (the guy from Mars Attacks! & Con Air with Nicholas Cage) where he cracks open an egg over a frying pan and says, “This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs.” It was a staple of my preteen childhood and one that...

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A Cemetery Caretaker's Advice to Millennials on Memorial Day
Since 2016, my husband and I have been caretakers of a cemetery.  It isn’t the usual part-time job that someone our age would take. As the Memorial Day holiday approaches we are asked regularly what our plans are for the weekend. We look at our schedule for where our children need to...
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How Disney Might Be the Key to Connecting with Millennials

There are several running theories on the internet that Disney has had the ability to shape certain generations.  While I’m not ruling it out, I think the even bigger question is, “Do you believe Disney has had an impact on shaping you and how you connect with Millennials?”...

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Being a Xennial in Millennial Owned Companies

Has anyone ever said to you, "you set the tone"?

I’ve had an infatuation with the career of business since 1995 when my creative little Bob Ross heart first realized that business, marketing, websites, and office organization were actually very much like creating one of my pieces of...

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