Jared is what I call a 'Super Millennial'. USA Today calls Jared "The Most Connected Millennial"and he is an award winning author, Ted speaker, entrepreneur and founder of Meeting of the Minds.
Jared: I share this with you, I'm 23 right now, and so I've had a lot of the good fortunes of starting at a very young age. Starting at a young age, I've actually become more and more mindful that I have an ability to shape my attitude. Initially, I probably had a certain way of doing things that represented youthfulness and optimism.
I was really just trying to get my foot in the door, but as I've matured and as I've grown conscious of the fact that I am still so young and have so much more to go, I've taken a more reflective and constructive view towards my attitude. Today, I employ an executive coach that I talk to once every other week. I do things like meditation and journaling a few times to try and tee up a certain attitude or certain way of bringing my best self to the table.
I know I have a long way to go and so these are things I'm not perfect at, but it's something that can be molded and shaped. I believe, as I'm sure you're uncovering, that you can do this at any age. I think it is potentially an advantage to get access to this book at a younger age or to start building these things at a younger age because there might be bad habits that you don't have to deconstruct before constructing the good ones. Like any part of the business world, if you start at a younger age, you get more time to build relationships. You get more time to experience things.
Then you get to bring all that experience and wisdom to the table. I very much believe that it is something you can construct. I'm actively working to do more of that. It's showing as I speak, as I facilitate sessions with very diverse CEOs and entrepreneurs and business owners many times twice or three times my age. People that I really admire or that I would consider mentors. It's beginning to feel more and more like I belong and I do belong, but it's also I'm garnering a different type of respect and interest in my work and a different type of feedback than when I did when I was first starting out and that's probably a lot due to attitude and how I am getting myself ready to show up….
