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I just finished reading this article  by Rebecca Thorman about how Bloggers are not writers.  And while I see her point that to some extent many Bloggers are not writers they are simply people jumping on the social media train I think you'll find that there are quite a few blogs out there whose authors are truly writers.   If a writer is simply someone who commits his or her thoughts and feelings to words I think that there is an entire blogosphere full of writers.  I read a number of blogs who do not write to receive comments from hundreds of people or who are trying to self-promote with their blogs.  They write simply to send their thoughts into the void.  Maybe they get a comment, maybe they don't.  But they write simply to write for the therapy of it.  And I think that is a true writer.  Someone who puts their thoughts or feelings into words for their own sake, not necessarily for someone else's.   "We posit ourselves into be...

I just read Sharalyn's closing blog for Gen-Y Gives Thanks . Not only was it a brilliant idea to bring all of us together to show the side of Gen-Y that no one sees but I would definitely agree that I see myself in the other writers of this series. From my control-freak nature to my appreciation for the unexpected turns my life has taken in the last year. I am grateful for it all. And one of my goals for this month is to remember to be grateful, even when my turkey leftovers have disappeared and even past that to after the ball drops and the new year brings new, exciting things to be grateful for. Being grateful for the little things, and the big things, and the unexpected, or even unwanted things is a strength that I want to cultivate throughout the next year. We've broken a stereotype now we need to keep it up! So continue to be grateful and show it off! Show the world that Gen-Y can be positive!

I apologize a thousand times for the lack of updates and for putting this up so late. Large amounts of technical difficulties have inhibited my blogging, email checking, social networking, etc. However, now that I have a moment's internet access I would like to give you the link to this brilliant idea that Sharalyn Hartwell has cooked up. She writes for the Gen Y Examiner and to combat the stereotype that Gen Y is a bunch of ungrateful brats she asked members of Gen Y to write what they're grateful for and has been posting them in series. Here's the link. She's posted a few each day so keep reading these articles of course I'm partial to mine which can be read here.

Gen-Y has always prided itself on its ability to multi-task and to get so many more things done at once because you can simultaneously be writing a blog, watching the news, tweeting about an article you just finished reading, etc. But is it really a good thing. This article calls multi-tasking an "overused and over-celebrated phenomenon." The author specifically uses this in reference to doing several things while attempting to write a blog because you cannot fully connect with your words and the message you are sending while you are doing 10 other things. I think this is an important lesson to remind ourselves of from time to time. Have you ever been in a one-on-one conversation with someone about something very important to you when they suddenly stop, pull out their cellphone and begin a text message? They are multi-tasking, having more than one conversation at once, and you probably feel slighted that you do not have their full attention because you were talking...

There have been so many discussions about Gen-Y and comparing them to previous generations.  And this article by Sasha Halima about Generation Recession (her blog is great I would recommend reading more than just this article).  She quotes an article from the Times that compares Gen-Y or Generation Recession to The Silent Generation cultivated by the great depression.  And while I understand the point she is bringing up about how similar circumstances in the economy could bring out similar characteristics in the affected generations the characteristics listed frustrate me. I am not a hard-worker because the economy is hard, I work hard because I was raised that way.  While I do feel that many Gen-Yers are working twice as hard right now because of the need from the economic downturn (check out last post about Gen-Y and ZZZZs) a part of me is a little offended that people believe that there have to be poor economic times for people to work hard.  And I'm def...

I've been reading quite a few articles lately about Gen-Y and how many people think that we feel that we are entitled and demand things without expecting to work for them.  This article seems to think that this generation is no longer motivated. A large majority of Gen-Y came out in droves volunteering and working hard for the political campaigns which eventually led to the election of President Obama.  Of course, now that the President has been elected we are no longer in the election fever and excitement has died down leading the writer of this article to ask if Gen-Y has given up. I find it offensive that one could even consider this the case.  While I agree that you no longer see people out in the streets pronoucing the miracles of the Obama campaign frankly  this is not the time for that.  Gen-Yers are not ones to stay with something just to stay with it.  My generation is the generation of getting results and making change.  The election is ...

So the huge controversy that everyone has been talking about recently is the new guy getting coffee. If you haven't read the news article you can check out that through the link from this...today's inspiration . I really enjoyed what the author had to say here. I mean, everyone has to get the coffee now and again, and some days, it might even be nice to OFFER...or maybe that's just me, I like to be helpful. But the point is...WHO/WHAT is this coffee helping/accomplishing. Is this because the coffee drinker is using you because you're new OR could it be because they're having a really rough morning and could use the extra minute that it would take them to walk to the kitchen for more coffee? Or even more importantly...are they helping a client or preparing for a big meeting and need to be focused on what's best for the company and truly don't have time to worry about how much cream and sugar they should be consuming. I know upon hearing about this fi...

I really loved this article "It's the Small Things" that talks about how it is the little things in life that are really important to people. My Grandma was the woman who ALWAYS had a card for me on Halloween and Valentine's day, even when I thought it was silly. And then, when I started college and got those cards every few months, even if they didn't say much, it was nice to look into my mailbox and see something more than just a few flyers that I had to hang on the walls for my residents (I'm a former residence hall RA). But the author's main point was that this applies to your online life as well as offline. Always responding to emails, or sending one if you're more technologically savvy than card writing genius. And I guess in a way, that's what everyone is worried about with Gen-Y we think we're deserving of everything and more and we forget to thank and acknowledge everyone along the way, or that we're too busy creating o...