So I recently spoke at the Mutual of Omaha National Sales Symposium in Omaha, Nebraska and one of their keynotes was Jason Dorsey. If you've never heard him speak, he's high energy and a lot of fun. He's basically the "magic decoder ring" when it comes to figuring out millennials.

I've always thought that I just missed this generation, but I was informed that Jason is almost exactly a year older than me … and I was annoyed to learn that at age 36, I'm part of this group. He also enlightened me with the knowledge that most Gen Yers feel like they are special and don't belong in this group. Ho hum…

Here are some of the key takeaways from his talk that really gave me some "aha" moments:

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