coaching millennials through their quarter-life crisis · 2017. 1. 30. · a lot to cover… •...
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Ran ZilcaJanuary 2017
A step-by-step approach
Coaching Millennials through TheirQuarter-Life Crisis
A Lot to Cover…
• Millennial Unhappiness and the ¼ Life Crisis• The type of coaching millennials seek• Meaningful Goal Pursuit:
– a science-based, step-by-step process for discovering andpursuing your dreams
• Ride of Your Life (my ½ Life Crisis)
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A Lot to Cover…
• Millennial Unhappiness and the ¼ Life Crisis• The type of coaching millennials seek• Meaningful Goal Pursuit:
– a science-based, step-by-step process for discovering andpursuing your dreams
• Ride of Your Life (my ½ Life Crisis)
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Findings of Happify Big Data Study (HBR)
• Compared millennials to other age groups:– How satisfied are millennials with their lives?– How much positive emotion do they experience?– How much negative thinking and mind wandering they
experience?
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Findings of Happify Big Data Study (HBR)
• Compared to other age groups:– What are they grateful for?– What are their long term goals?– What steps do they plan to get there?
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Gratitude
• All Ages:
• Distinct Millennial:
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Long Term Goals
• All Ages:
• Distinct Millennial:
• Distinct Least:
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Characteristics of the ¼ Life Crisis:
• Negative thoughts and mind wandering• Reduced life-satisfaction• Strong-focus on career• Isolation from friends and family, more “me time” in bed• Need for meaning
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Problem: The Quarter Life Crisis
Robinson, O. C., Wright, G. R., & Smith, J. A. (2013). The holistic phase model of early adult crisis. Journal of AdultDevelopment, 20(1), 27-37. 12
A Lot to Cover…
• Millennial Unhappiness and the ¼ Life Crisis• The type of coaching millennials seek• Meaningful Goal Pursuit:
– a science-based, step-by-step process for discovering andpursuing your dreams
• Ride of Your Life (my ½ Life Crisis)
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Solution: Science-based, “Bottom Up” Life Optimization
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A Lot to Cover…
• Millennial Unhappiness and the ¼ Life Crisis• The type of coaching millennials seek• Meaningful Goal Pursuit:
– a science-based, step-by-step process for discovering andpursuing your dreams
• Ride of Your Life (my ½ Life Crisis)
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CouldaWouldaShoulda
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(1) Fear of Failure(2) Low motivation(3) Wrong circumstances, can’t afford it(4) Life happens, reality gets in the way(5) It wasn’t supposed to happen
A Show of hands?
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HOW?19
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Goals youmay ormay not
choose topursue
Is your goal:
•Intrinsic?•Authentic?
•Approach-oriented?•Harmonious?
•Activity-based?•Flexible?
Lock it! Go on theRoad!
Making it Happen
CandidateGoals
FirstBaby-StepEvaluate Commit
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A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Finding Inner Peace
• 6,000 miles• 5 Weeks• 7 Experts
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A Book of Dreams
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A Book of Dreams
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Before
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After
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Childhood Plans
Sold company, became bLife’s Chief Scientist Dog Certified life coach Wrote my first book Move back to Israel Reunite high-school
band List goes on…
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Summary• Millennials experience a unique challenge: ¼ Life Crisis• They seek bottom-up, structured processes, anchored in
science• Meaningful Goal Pursuit provides such a framework for
coaching, that can…• Accelerate the transition through the ¼ life crisis, allowing:
– Form a vision– Break it down into goals– Revise goals– Vert goals– Prune goals and form focused action-plan– Start pursuing one small step at a time
Interested in Meaningful Goal Pursuit?
• A Show Of Hands?
Resources:
• Ran’s recent posts on HBR, Psychology Today, Greatist– https://hbr.org/2016/03/why-your-late-twenties-is-the-worst-time-of-your-life– https://hbr.org/2016/07/research-millennials-think-about-work-too-much– https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/confessions-techie/201504/putting-
the-happiness-back-in-young-and-happy– http://greatist.com/connect/twentysomething-advice
• Book:– https://www.amazon.com/Ride-Your-Life-Coast-Coast-ebook/dp/B01GI8ML1I
• TEDx Talk:– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jup45QLWySg
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