Generation Z
Helping Generation Z Use Self-Awareness to Create Self-Confidence
8shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn It didn’t take long for people to recognize that Babe Ruth was a special athlete. The Sultan of Swat was a natural baseball player, better at hitting and pitching than most ballplayers in his time. In fact, at one point, a researcher from Columbia University coaxed him to undergo…
Continue ReadingHow to Help Generation Z Redefine Resilience and Overcome Life’s Challenges
13shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I’ve been white water rafting twice in my life, once in California and once in Colorado. It’s completely different from the lazy river rafting I’ve enjoyed on the Chattahoochee River near Atlanta. When rafting on the rapids, I don’t go out without an experienced guide who knows how to…
Continue ReadingHow to Prepare Gen Z for the ‘New Normal’ After the Pandemic
10shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn When I was a young kid, seat belts were introduced to automobiles. I remember in 1968 when the federal government made them mandatory. At first, they were only lap belts with no strap across the chest. People claimed they hindered movement and wrinkled their clothes. It was a strange…
Continue ReadingFive Ingredients to Help Students Recover Following a Pandemic
15shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn The population of young people, ages 16 to 24, were already facing mental health problems. Now they feel delayed by COVID-19, and it has added to their anxiety levels. This portion of Generation Z and Millennials are disadvantaged. While it sounds strong, many of them feel: Postponed Pushed aside…
Continue ReadingAsk Don’t Tell: What We Could Learn From Gen Z During a Pandemic
7shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I know four sets of parents who are now at odds with their young adult children. The kids are between the ages of 17 and 24. Each of these families are experiencing more arguments than normal, and the young people all seem to possess underlying anger directed at the…
Continue ReadingSeven Reasons Why So Many Teens Are Involved in Protests
7shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Parents of high school students have been shocked by how many teens have leapt onto the scene with such strong emotions at the protests across America. Parents who assumed their child thought just like they did have seen a new side to their sons and daughters. Parents who felt…
Continue ReadingHow Three Young Leaders Went Beyond Boasting and Posting to Hosting
2shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn As sad as they are, I find that treasures often emerge after a tragedy. That’s exactly what we’ve seen in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Over the last several weeks, the whole world has witnessed protesters, mostly young…
Continue ReadingHow to Help Gen Z Through the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis
19shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Most of us were shocked when we heard that medical doctor, Lorna Breen, died by suicide on April 27, 2020. Although she was doing all she could to fight the spread of the coronavirus as a doctor, her own mental health was dealt a mortal blow when she ended…
Continue ReadingHow to Lead Generation Z When You’re Not in Charge
6shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Leading is never easy–especially when you don’t have a badge. And it can be even tougher when you attempt to lead students. By this, I mean gaining authority in a teen’s life is an accomplishment, especially if you have no title or position of leadership. Consider this case study…
Continue ReadingHow Student Leadership is Morphing for Generation Z
21shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn “I see leadership differently than my parent’s generation does.” Those are the words of Brandon, a college sophomore, who ended his semester at home when the entire student body at Vanderbilt University left due to COVID-19. The coronavirus is changing us, and Brandon believes it is only accelerating a…
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