Millennial workplace expert, Adam Smiley Poswolsky, shares why despite being shackled by debt, recession, and the jobs crisis—millennials (who will make up 75% of the workforce in ten years) aren’t motivated by money. Rather, they’re driven to make the world more compassionate, innovative, and sustainable. This presentation provides tangible ways millennials can invent their own path, find meaningful work, and build a career that matters. Watch the TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddek3gQVt9Y Learn more: http://smileyposwolsky.com/

1. how to find meaningful work
FOR purpose-driven MILLENNIals
adam smiley poswolsky
AUTHOR, THE QUARTER-LIFE BREAKTHROUGH
SMILEYPOSWOLSKY.COM
@whatsupsmiley
Copyright 2016 by Adam S. Poswolsky. All rights reserved.

2. Source: Gallup (2013)
70%Source: Gallup, State of the American Workplace Report (2014)

3. @whatsupsmiley

4. FIND BELIEVERS

7. WE ARE NOT THE
“ME ME ME”
GENERATION

8. PURSUE MEANING

9. “Being human always points, and is directed, to
something or someone, other than oneself—be
it a meaning to fulfill or another human being
to encounter. The more one forgets himself—
by giving himself to a cause to serve or another
person to love—the more human he is.”
-Viktor Frankl

10. reflects who you are
and what your interests are,
allows you to share your gifts
to help others,
provides a community of believers that will support your dreams,
and is financially viable
given your desired lifestyle.
MEANINGFUL WORK
@whatsupsmiley

11. @whatsupsmiley

12. what millennials really want
• Sense of MEANING
• Coaching and mentoring
• Learning, leadership development
• Flexible work, remote work, work-life balance
Source: Deloitte Millennial Survey, 2016

13. THE PATH TO MEANING• Seek Experiences and apprenticeships, NOT “JUST A JOB”
• INVEST IN YOUR skillS
• Crowdfund a new purpose project
• add value before asking for favors
• seek co-leadership opportunities
• invent your own path even within a large company
• Invest in others: join exponential communities

14. THE PATH TO MEANING
•ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS: Discover your WHY.
•DON’T LET YOUR JOB TITLE LIMIT YOUR HUSTLE
•Use social media, but don’t let it use you
•don’t do what you love, serve the people you love
•Build your own BREAKTHROUGH advisory team
•START SMALL, SET A DEADLINE
•Find believers, find accountability

15. Accountability Buddy

16. MAKE THE ASK

17. Average job = 5 years
Average millennial’s job = <3 years

18. THERE IS NOT 1 ANSWER
INVENT YOUR OWN PATH

19. CAREERS
=
EXPERIMENTS

20. 65 % of today’s kids will
end up in jobs that
haven’t been invented yet
Source: U.S. Department of Labor

21. MY WANDERING JOURNEY

23. WE Are THE
PURPOSE
GENERATION @whatsupsmiley

24. @whatsupsmiley
smiley@thequarterlifebreakthrough.com
smileyposwolsky.com