Being a Good Employee: It’s a Lot Like Dating
JB Training Solutions @JBTSMillennials As a Millennial, managing up and getting ahead in your career is a daunting prospect. At work, do you ever think to yourself: • How can I impress them? • Do they like me? • Is this a good fit? • How can I take it to the next level? • [...]
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Millennial Civic Engagement Summit Launches
In 2008 we saw an unprecedented increase in Millennial voter turnout, where nearly two million more Americans under the age of 30 voted in the election as compared to 2004. As Millennials, we are asking ourselves: What does Millennial civic engagement look like for our Generation in the 2012 Election and beyond? Civically active Millennials [...]
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Mentoring Millennials
Mentoring a Millennial is said to quite different than past generations, as young people of the past decade are attempting to blend the world of technology with traditional values still held dear in our culture. As Millennials pursue educational opportunities and possible career paths, these factors influence their decisions. Mentors impact Millennials in a profound [...]
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How to Plan a Service Project (Part 2: The Reality Phase)
There is a definite need for youth, especially Millennials, to take control of their communities. The youth have the fresh voice that communities often need to help drive the necessary change that propels societies forward. This is why I am challenging the youth of the country to put their creative, action-driven foot forward and put [...]
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For What It’s Worth
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, and don’t settle. As [...]
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Millennials and the Fight Against Cancer
When it comes to cancer, there are battles won and battles lost. I’ve heard that around 3400 people are diagnosed with cancer a day. 8 years ago, my father was part of that 3400. And a week ago, so was my grandpa. Cancer is waking up with the anxious question of whether or not my [...]
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Charity Navigation 101: How to Keep Millennials Looking Charitable
A recent American Psychological Association study found that Millennials focus more on money and fame rather than positively contributing to their communities. Jean Twenge, the lead author of the study, concluded that “popular views of the Millennial generation, born in the 1980s and 1990s, as more caring, community-oriented and politically engaged than previous generations are [...]
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Easily Recyclable
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted”- Aesop. Most of us have heard this quote, but have we ever applied it to the idea of the environment? I mean, have you ever considered the need to apply the “Golden Rule” to nature? This is the idea that most of my actions [...]
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In Two Wheels Because I Want You Green
We have to take care of our planet as our home. There’s nowhere else we can run to, and so we must to be conscious about global warming produced by carbon dioxin emission. In the last years more and more people (Including me) are taking action about the care of the environment. So since I live [...]
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An Attack on Our Generation
Recently, a certain report has made its way around the Internet. Several websites ate it up, loving the inflammatory content, with headlines such as “Young America’s Dirty Little Secret”. While the report (written primarily by Professor Jean Twenge) itself is long and extremely detailed, it doesn’t take a lot to understand what it’s trying to [...]
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Target 2020 Launch at Miami Dade College – Homestead
Are you a student enrolled in a South Florida community college? Have you faced or overcome difficulties in completing your education? Do you have creative ideas on ways your community and school can better support you and your peers in completing their education? Interested in ways to promote education through community service? If so, Mobilize.org [...]
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Content is Not King
A few years ago, I saw an emotional video on ESPN which depicted the desperate conditions in Uganda. The children there dreamed of playing Little League Baseball on the world stage in hopes of achieving unforeseen greatness, but were pulled from the tournament because of paperwork mishaps. Even though the Ugandan Little League video couldn’t [...]
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