I’m fed up with the ceaseless carpet of a handful of spoiled self-indulgent
a handful of spoiled self-indulgent
a handful of spoiled self-indulgent overgrown adolescents so indulge with
overgrown adolescents so indulge with
overgrown adolescents so indulge with every toy game and electronic device
every toy game and electronic device
every toy game and electronic device available they didn’t even need to learn
available they didn’t even need to learn
available they didn’t even need to learn how to amuse themselves because mom and
how to amuse themselves because mom and
how to amuse themselves because mom and dad were always there to shuffle them
dad were always there to shuffle them
dad were always there to shuffle them from one organized activity to another
from one organized activity to another
from one organized activity to another sound familiar we’ve all heard the
sound familiar we’ve all heard the
sound familiar we’ve all heard the Millennial stereotypes before lazy
Millennial stereotypes before lazy
Millennial stereotypes before lazy spoiled self-entitled but what if I told
spoiled self-entitled but what if I told
spoiled self-entitled but what if I told you those lines you just heard were
you those lines you just heard were
you those lines you just heard were written by a 50-something baby boomer
written by a 50-something baby boomer
written by a 50-something baby boomer about a twenty-something gen Xer written
about a twenty-something gen Xer written
about a twenty-something gen Xer written in 1993 it was called the whiny
in 1993 it was called the whiny
in 1993 it was called the whiny generation wasn’t even about our
generation wasn’t even about our
generation wasn’t even about our generation but you probably all thought
generation but you probably all thought
generation but you probably all thought that I was talking millennial stereotype
that I was talking millennial stereotype
that I was talking millennial stereotype because that’s all the rage nowadays in
because that’s all the rage nowadays in
because that’s all the rage nowadays in 2016 alone real news outlets had
2016 alone real news outlets had
2016 alone real news outlets had headlines and articles talking about how
headlines and articles talking about how
headlines and articles talking about how Millennials are ruining the wine
Millennials are ruining the wine
Millennials are ruining the wine industry we ruined hotels for everyone
industry we ruined hotels for everyone
industry we ruined hotels for everyone napkins movies running golf Europe’s
napkins movies running golf Europe’s
napkins movies running golf Europe’s Millennials they’re even worse they
Millennials they’re even worse they
Millennials they’re even worse they killed off the European Union so if you
killed off the European Union so if you
killed off the European Union so if you believe all these stereotypes it’s it’s
believe all these stereotypes it’s it’s
believe all these stereotypes it’s it’s almost like there’s nothing left for
almost like there’s nothing left for
almost like there’s nothing left for Millennials to just sink their teeth
Millennials to just sink their teeth
Millennials to just sink their teeth into and completely ruin but it got me
into and completely ruin but it got me
into and completely ruin but it got me thinking because I’ve also heard
thinking because I’ve also heard
thinking because I’ve also heard countless experts talk about the power
countless experts talk about the power
countless experts talk about the power of the millennial generation and the
of the millennial generation and the
of the millennial generation and the power that we have to one day change the
power that we have to one day change the
power that we have to one day change the world and I wondered why you know when
world and I wondered why you know when
world and I wondered why you know when do we stop thinking about what we can do
do we stop thinking about what we can do
do we stop thinking about what we can do one day when do we stop worrying about
one day when do we stop worrying about
one day when do we stop worrying about the challenges that we’re facing today
the challenges that we’re facing today
the challenges that we’re facing today and actually start doing something today
and actually start doing something today
and actually start doing something today to fix it some people are Mark
to fix it some people are Mark
to fix it some people are Mark Zuckerberg for example Facebook Facebook
Zuckerberg for example Facebook Facebook
Zuckerberg for example Facebook Facebook is connecting people from all around the
is connecting people from all around the
is connecting people from all around the world he was a millennial in October of
world he was a millennial in October of
world he was a millennial in October of 20 2003 and
20 2003 and
20 2003 and Dormer he didn’t wait for the rest of
Dormer he didn’t wait for the rest of
Dormer he didn’t wait for the rest of the world to tell him that he was
the world to tell him that he was
the world to tell him that he was allowed to pass go he just did it but
allowed to pass go he just did it but
allowed to pass go he just did it but with all the technology technology and
with all the technology technology and
with all the technology technology and the connectedness out there today almost
the connectedness out there today almost
the connectedness out there today almost anyone can do that
anyone can do that
anyone can do that you don’t need be born in the 80s or the
you don’t need be born in the 80s or the
you don’t need be born in the 80s or the 90s of the 2000s to create some social
90s of the 2000s to create some social
90s of the 2000s to create some social network that’s out there so what makes
network that’s out there so what makes
network that’s out there so what makes Millennials special what is it about
Millennials special what is it about
Millennials special what is it about Millennials they can actually one day do
Millennials they can actually one day do
Millennials they can actually one day do something to change the world everyone
something to change the world everyone
something to change the world everyone may have their own answer but it goes
may have their own answer but it goes
may have their own answer but it goes back to values our generation the
back to values our generation the
back to values our generation the millennial generation is the first
millennial generation is the first
millennial generation is the first generation to ever prioritize values and
generation to ever prioritize values and
generation to ever prioritize values and things like our search for work past
things like our search for work past
things like our search for work past generations certainly care about other
generations certainly care about other
generations certainly care about other people but our generation is the first
people but our generation is the first
people but our generation is the first to have it be so vividly important to
to have it be so vividly important to
to have it be so vividly important to what we do on a daily basis there’s a
what we do on a daily basis there’s a
what we do on a daily basis there’s a study published recently by Deloitte
study published recently by Deloitte
study published recently by Deloitte they talked about Millennials all around
they talked about Millennials all around
they talked about Millennials all around the world the majority of them feel as
the world the majority of them feel as
the world the majority of them feel as though they have a fair amount or great
though they have a fair amount or great
though they have a fair amount or great deal of accountability into things like
deal of accountability into things like
deal of accountability into things like social equality protecting the
social equality protecting the
social equality protecting the environment but why
environment but why
environment but why obviously there’s Facebook in the
obviously there’s Facebook in the
obviously there’s Facebook in the internet that has allowed us to connect
internet that has allowed us to connect
internet that has allowed us to connect with people of different cultures and
with people of different cultures and
with people of different cultures and backgrounds from all around the world
backgrounds from all around the world
backgrounds from all around the world but what is it about Millennials what
but what is it about Millennials what
but what is it about Millennials what happened that either consciously or
happened that either consciously or
happened that either consciously or subconsciously has forced us to
subconsciously has forced us to
subconsciously has forced us to prioritize these values to the extent
prioritize these values to the extent
prioritize these values to the extent that we have again everyone may have
that we have again everyone may have
that we have again everyone may have their own answer I remember mine and it
their own answer I remember mine and it
their own answer I remember mine and it was when I was in sixth grade I don’t
was when I was in sixth grade I don’t
was when I was in sixth grade I don’t remember too many days from when I was
remember too many days from when I was
remember too many days from when I was in sixth grade but I remember this one
in sixth grade but I remember this one
in sixth grade but I remember this one in particular about 9:15 and I was
in particular about 9:15 and I was
in particular about 9:15 and I was heading into my second period American
heading into my second period American
heading into my second period American history class I can only imagine we were
history class I can only imagine we were
history class I can only imagine we were gonna talk about the Battle of Bunker
gonna talk about the Battle of Bunker
gonna talk about the Battle of Bunker Hill or some other aspect of the
Hill or some other aspect of the
Hill or some other aspect of the American Revolutionary War but this day
American Revolutionary War but this day
American Revolutionary War but this day was different because our teacher was
was different because our teacher was
was different because our teacher was late and he was never late now we were a
late and he was never late now we were a
late and he was never late now we were a bunch of 11 year old boys so we were
bunch of 11 year old boys so we were
bunch of 11 year old boys so we were messing around goofing off we loved the
messing around goofing off we loved the
messing around goofing off we loved the fact that our teacher was not there yet
fact that our teacher was not there yet
fact that our teacher was not there yet but what we didn’t know is that while we
but what we didn’t know is that while we
but what we didn’t know is that while we were there in that classroom
were there in that classroom
were there in that classroom the entire world and the way that we
the entire world and the way that we
the entire world and the way that we would grow to look at the world was
would grow to look at the world was
would grow to look at the world was rapidly changing you see about 15
rapidly changing you see about 15
rapidly changing you see about 15 minutes before he finally walked in that
minutes before he finally walked in that
minutes before he finally walked in that class five terrorists took control of an
class five terrorists took control of an
class five terrorists took control of an airplane and they crashed into the North
airplane and they crashed into the North
airplane and they crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in the
Tower of the World Trade Center in the
Tower of the World Trade Center in the minutes that followed three more planes
minutes that followed three more planes
minutes that followed three more planes one into the South Tower one into the
one into the South Tower one into the
one into the South Tower one into the Pentagon and one into a field in
Pentagon and one into a field in
Pentagon and one into a field in Pennsylvania after the passengers on
Pennsylvania after the passengers on
Pennsylvania after the passengers on board fought back that quickly
board fought back that quickly
board fought back that quickly everything changed now I suspect my
everything changed now I suspect my
everything changed now I suspect my parents probably tried to keep some of
parents probably tried to keep some of
parents probably tried to keep some of it from me but I remember seeing the
it from me but I remember seeing the
it from me but I remember seeing the replays over and over and over again our
replays over and over and over again our
replays over and over and over again our world changed like that there are been
world changed like that there are been
world changed like that there are been countless experts who have said that
countless experts who have said that
countless experts who have said that what happened on 9/11 was the most
what happened on 9/11 was the most
what happened on 9/11 was the most formative experience of our generation
formative experience of our generation
formative experience of our generation but I don’t necessarily agree I think he
but I don’t necessarily agree I think he
but I don’t necessarily agree I think he goes deeper than that
goes deeper than that
goes deeper than that and I think it’s from this place where
and I think it’s from this place where
and I think it’s from this place where the future Millennial leadership was
the future Millennial leadership was
the future Millennial leadership was born because as much as I remember
born because as much as I remember
born because as much as I remember seeing the smoke billowing in Manhattan
seeing the smoke billowing in Manhattan
seeing the smoke billowing in Manhattan there’s something else that’s been
there’s something else that’s been
there’s something else that’s been ingrained in our generations memory and
ingrained in our generations memory and
ingrained in our generations memory and it’s not what happened on that day it’s
it’s not what happened on that day it’s
it’s not what happened on that day it’s what we saw in the days and the weeks
what we saw in the days and the weeks
what we saw in the days and the weeks and the months after the fact when we
and the months after the fact when we
and the months after the fact when we saw Americans as close as Union Square
saw Americans as close as Union Square
saw Americans as close as Union Square in New York and as far as Waikiki Beach
in New York and as far as Waikiki Beach
in New York and as far as Waikiki Beach in Honolulu
in Honolulu
in Honolulu come together at candlelight vigils we
come together at candlelight vigils we
come together at candlelight vigils we saw people wait in line an entire day in
saw people wait in line an entire day in
saw people wait in line an entire day in Wisconsin just to donate blood to the
Wisconsin just to donate blood to the
Wisconsin just to donate blood to the Red Cross
Red Cross
Red Cross we saw cities and towns from all across
we saw cities and towns from all across
we saw cities and towns from all across the country sending fire trucks and EMTs
the country sending fire trucks and EMTs
the country sending fire trucks and EMTs up to Ground Zero just to pitch in we
up to Ground Zero just to pitch in we
up to Ground Zero just to pitch in we saw the Reverend Billy Graham at the
saw the Reverend Billy Graham at the
saw the Reverend Billy Graham at the National Cathedral and the Imam at the
National Cathedral and the Imam at the
National Cathedral and the Imam at the al Abedin mosque in Queens preaching
al Abedin mosque in Queens preaching
al Abedin mosque in Queens preaching that we come together and unite together
that we come together and unite together
that we come together and unite together rebuild together because the world
rebuild together because the world
rebuild together because the world depended on him our generation no matter
depended on him our generation no matter
depended on him our generation no matter how young we were we saw a country
how young we were we saw a country
how young we were we saw a country actually come together
actually come together
actually come together you night regardless of what differences
you night regardless of what differences
you night regardless of what differences were thrown into the mix we saw the
were thrown into the mix we saw the
were thrown into the mix we saw the promise of a country at an age where we
promise of a country at an age where we
promise of a country at an age where we were just trying to learn the promise
were just trying to learn the promise
were just trying to learn the promise within ourselves the power that the
within ourselves the power that the
within ourselves the power that the millennial generation has to one day
millennial generation has to one day
millennial generation has to one day change the world it’s not in what we do
change the world it’s not in what we do
change the world it’s not in what we do that’s not what we believe and it’s not
that’s not what we believe and it’s not
that’s not what we believe and it’s not in what companies we start it’s in why
in what companies we start it’s in why
in what companies we start it’s in why we do what we do why we believe what we
we do what we do why we believe what we
we do what we do why we believe what we believe and why we start the companies
believe and why we start the companies
believe and why we start the companies that we start because we know what we
that we start because we know what we
that we start because we know what we aspire to actually be now this slide
aspire to actually be now this slide
aspire to actually be now this slide that I showed you earlier the Deloitte
that I showed you earlier the Deloitte
that I showed you earlier the Deloitte slide there’s something important on
slide there’s something important on
slide there’s something important on here
here
here because there’s more and more millenials
because there’s more and more millenials
because there’s more and more millenials consistently feel like we have a great
consistently feel like we have a great
consistently feel like we have a great deal of accountability into issues like
deal of accountability into issues like
deal of accountability into issues like the environment social equality hunger
the environment social equality hunger
the environment social equality hunger health care income inequality more and
health care income inequality more and
health care income inequality more and more of us feel as though we lack the
more of us feel as though we lack the
more of us feel as though we lack the ability to influence that conversation
ability to influence that conversation
ability to influence that conversation and it’s time for that to change the
and it’s time for that to change the
and it’s time for that to change the time where we can just sit back and
time where we can just sit back and
time where we can just sit back and watch everything unfold on TV or tweet
watch everything unfold on TV or tweet
watch everything unfold on TV or tweet about it it’s done the time for
about it it’s done the time for
about it it’s done the time for millennial leadership is here and it
millennial leadership is here and it
millennial leadership is here and it starts with you when it starts with me
starts with you when it starts with me
starts with you when it starts with me whether you’re a millennial in this
whether you’re a millennial in this
whether you’re a millennial in this audience right now whether you’re
audience right now whether you’re
audience right now whether you’re watching on the livestream at home
watching on the livestream at home
watching on the livestream at home whether you’re that kid from Northeast
whether you’re that kid from Northeast
whether you’re that kid from Northeast Philadelphia or the kid from the farm in
Philadelphia or the kid from the farm in
Philadelphia or the kid from the farm in Idaho it’s us forcing ourselves to have
Idaho it’s us forcing ourselves to have
Idaho it’s us forcing ourselves to have the influence it’s us coming together in
the influence it’s us coming together in
the influence it’s us coming together in our communities and our churches our
our communities and our churches our
our communities and our churches our synagogues our mosques learning from
synagogues our mosques learning from
synagogues our mosques learning from each other in school and just from
each other in school and just from
each other in school and just from conversation because before the smartest
conversation because before the smartest
conversation because before the smartest person in the room that’s a problem so
person in the room that’s a problem so
person in the room that’s a problem so this talk the future of millennial
this talk the future of millennial
this talk the future of millennial leadership what is it
leadership what is it
leadership what is it the future is now the present the day
the future is now the present the day
the future is now the present the day for tweeting is over so next time you
for tweeting is over so next time you
for tweeting is over so next time you hear
hear
hear about how Millennials are killing golf
about how Millennials are killing golf
about how Millennials are killing golf or maybe next time we’ll just kill fun
or maybe next time we’ll just kill fun
or maybe next time we’ll just kill fun altogether next time you feel
altogether next time you feel
altogether next time you feel accountable towards an issue in your
accountable towards an issue in your
accountable towards an issue in your community no matter how small stand up
community no matter how small stand up
community no matter how small stand up speak up and start that conversation
speak up and start that conversation
speak up and start that conversation because some of the greatest things that
because some of the greatest things that
because some of the greatest things that have been accomplished in this world
have been accomplished in this world
have been accomplished in this world started from one small conversation and
started from one small conversation and
started from one small conversation and because the time of watching it from
because the time of watching it from
because the time of watching it from afar is over a time for millennial
afar is over a time for millennial
afar is over a time for millennial leadership is now thank you
leadership is now thank you
leadership is now thank you [Applause]
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