Join Turg and Randy Z as they perform the now ‘traditional’ mid-year review. How has 2018 been for the guys thus far? Has the year shaped up to be as promising and full of opportunity as they had initially hoped? The discussion takes its twists and turns and gets real pretty fast. Can you keep up?
What is the Slash Generation?
A topic brought up in casual conversation prior to this episode, the guys touch on what it means to be a part of the Slash Generation. To sum it up – we do a lot of things well, but we tend not to excel at anything we do. Is this a product of our efforts or are we merely a product of the times? Is it wrong to excel at something when you can’t truly gain the experience needed to do so? Randy shares how his wake up call came when evaluating his journey through 2018. A hard look in and a conversation later and Randy was questioning his decision making and explaining the justification behind it all.
Struggling with identity at 30 is the new normal, so how do you cope with it?
When we – as a generation – were growing up, we were always asked what it was that would eventually define us. Maybe it sounded a little more like, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” We were trained as children to use what we did to define ourselves and our successes. This ‘career as an identity’ thing has been going on long enough. Coupling this with the fact that we – as Millennials – are trying vehemently to overcome this notion of ‘career as an identity’ it seems like there is a huge struggle to figure out our purpose in life. Do we even need that figured out at this point? Turg struggles with the thought and can’t seem to figure out what the answer might be. Maybe therein lies the problem. The answer doesn’t always need a conclusion – just a discussion point is enough to start the journey toward finding the next step in the evolution of thought. Randy shares what he thinks identity is and it all boils down to circumstance and his audience. Since we are the Slash Generation is it safe to say this is commonplace among most Millennials?
When the dreaded Impostor Syndrome sets in, what can we do to snap back into reality?
What happens when you’re the one making the decisions until you finally realize you have no clue what you’re doing? Has this ever happened to you? Is it happening to you now? Turg shares how he’s struggling with the role and responsibility he’s been working toward over the past four years. When you don’t feel like you have the necessary skills yet developed to tackle pressure cooker situations, what do you do? The one thing I have realized (speaking in the first person helps) that helps is asking the right people the right questions and knowing when to ask for help. The other thing is always heading into a confrontation or discussion prepared with the right responses and support if you want to gain the support of your peers and superiors. Of course, this comes laden with tons of inherent failure backed into the equation, but it’s failure that must be embraced in order to learn, course correct and eventually excel.
The term “Faking it until I make it” has become this sort of pop culture norm, but what does it really mean?
Can we truly fake something and let time pass by until we finally make it? I personally don’t think our generation is the type of generation to just coast into something. The patience required is uncharacteristic of our collective mindset. Not to mention that Millennials tend to over-extend themselves in whatever it is they pursue. For the most part, careers don’t mean what they used to mean for Millennials – or people in general. Turg shares how he’s become too focused on the pursuit of a career so much that he’s let it affect his future endeavors. Will these changes come with age? Will the reformulation of what it means to excel at life
Has 2018 been a complete asshole for you? Let us know!
And finally…how about some succulent succulents?
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And now…Ursula killed Ariel.
