GENERATION Y & THE HUSTLE

HAVE YOU ALL HEARD OF GENERATION Z & Y? GENERATION Y IS MY GENERATION 1977 - 1994 THEY CALL US THE ENTREPRENEUR GENERATION . I DEFINITELY THINK MY GENERATION IS A HARD WORKING GENERATION. MOST OF THE PEOPLE I SEE HAVE MADE IT HAPPEN FOR THEMSELVES. ITS A SCARY THOUGHT ACTUALLY. BEING PUSHED OUT INTO THE WORLD AND FENDING FOR OURSELVES. I CANT REALLY TELL YOU WHAT MADE ME SO AMBITIOUS, MAYBE IT WAS WANTING THE NICE THINGS IN LIFE. AS SHALLOW AS IT SEEMS, THAT'S ALL I CAN THINK OF. I WAS AN 18 YEAR OLD WHO WANTED NICE THINGS. WHEN I LOOK BACK, I WAS LIVING A LAID BACK LIFE WITH ALL THE THINGS I WANTED. MY FIRST REAL JOB WAS AT VICTORIA'S SECRET. I WORKED MY WAY UP THE LITTLE LADDER IN ABOUT 6 MONTHS. I ALWAYS GET ASKED HOW I GOT WHERE I AM IN LIFE WITHOUT GOING TO COLLEGE. CAN YOU TELL FROM MY GRAMMAR THAT I DIDN'T? NOT THAT I CARE. LOOOOL. ENGLISH & HISTORY WERE ALWAYS MY BEST SUBJECT THOUGH. WRITING IS ALSO ANOTHER PASSION OF MINE. ANYWAYS, I WILL FOREVER GO OFF TOPIC. WHEN I GOT MY CURRENT JOB, I WAS ASKED …WHAT DRIVES YOU? MY RESPONSE WAS  CLICHE . MY KIDS, TO GIVE THEM EVERYTHING I HAD. IF YOU ASK OUR PARENTS , THEY WOULD SAY TO GIVE THEM EVERYTHING I NEVER HAD. THAT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE. THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT THE HUSTLE. ARE YOU HUNGRY FOR YOUR DREAM? IF YOU GO TO SCHOOL OR IF YOU WORK, YOU STILL NEED THE HUSTLE. IVE SEEN PEOPLE WITH DEGREES FAIL AFTER THEY GRADUATE. THEY WONDER WHY. YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ANY INTERNSHIP, WORK FOR FREE, LEARN FROM MENTORS BEFORE YOU CAN GET A PAYING JOB SOMETIMES. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A DEGREE DOESN'T MEAN YOU WILL GET A JOB RIGHT AWAY. JUST LIKE WORKING PEOPLE. I HAD TO WORK THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES AND MOST OF THE TIME WORK MORE THAN MY JOB ENTAILED. THE BLUEPRINT IS VERY IMPORTANT IN LIFE. PLAN FOR THE BEST AND PLAN FOR THE WORST. ALLOW YOURSELF ONE LAZY DAY A MONTH. ANYTHING MORE WILL MAKE YOU MORE LAZY. THERE ARE VERY LITTLE HUNGRY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. SEEING IT THROUGH MANAGEMENT EYES, I KNOW.  ASK ANY MANAGER: WILL LOYALTY, HARD WORK AND BEING ON TIME GET ME THE NEXT BEST JOB? YOU ARE THERE 40 HOURS A WEEK ANYWAY. WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO GET PAID MORE FOR BEING THERE THE SAME AMOUNT OF HOURS? IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. YOU HAVE NO EXCUSES. I WAS PREGNANT AND I WAS STILL BOOKING DEALS AND MAKING MY NUMBERS. IF YOU ARE NOT IN SALES. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SHOW UP & DO YOUR JOB AND A LITTLE MORE. BE A LEADER JUST LEAVE YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR. YOUR MANAGER IS YOUR MANAGER FOR A REASON. THEY WERE GO GETTER'S AND RESPECT THAT. IF YOU KEEP WINNING WITHOUT ALL THESE TRAITS, IT MEANS SOMEONE HAS HELPED YOU. MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GET INTO LAZY BAD HABITS AND THEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DESERVE NOTHING BUT THE TOP JOBS EVERYWHERE. YOU WILL FAIL. MONEY IS MONEY. SOMETIMES YOU LEARN THE HARD WAY. MAKE 1000 MISTAKES, WORK HARD AND IF YOU STILL FAIL IT MEANS THAT, IT WASN'T YOUR PATH. YOU STILL HAVE TO LOOK. STEVE JOBS GOT KICKED OUT OF HIS OWN COMPANY. HE BUILT THE COMPANY. WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? ANYWAYS, SOMETIMES WE WANT TO JUST FEEL SORRY FOR OURSELVES. GO AHEAD, TAKE A DAY TO DO THAT. ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT, YOU ARE JUST GETTING MORE POOR BY THE MINUTE . HOW STRONG IS YOUR HUSTLE?