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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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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www.RideOfYourLife.com

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ran@RideOfYourLife.com