Apparently, 90 percent of managers believe they are in the top 10 percent of performers in their organization. I would be shocked if this statistic doesn’t hold true for Gen-Y, considering our, “entitled" nature. Nevertheless, shouldn’t everyone think they are one of the top performers in their (...)

At the risk of being mocked by all the critics, I have a confession – I’m a helicopter child. When it comes to my personal and professional life, my parents may have more energy than I do. And why shouldn’t they? If you ask me, they sculpted (...)

I was chatting with Ryan Healy this week about his post on moving back home. Given my line of work, I know the number of college grads who are returning to the parental nest is high. I even heard once that more than 70 percent of the graduating class (...)

Compared to other twenty-somethings I know, I’d say I’m pretty together. I own my own business as a freelance writer. And business has been good. I pay my rent and bills, feed myself, pay off my credit card every month, and I’m slowly making a dent in my student (...)

Three guys sitting around drinking some beers – button-downs un-tucked, ties off, watching highlights on ESPN – it's a typical weekday evening at my house. "Hey man," my one roommate says. "Did you hear about Mike?" "Nope," I reply. "He's getting hitched." "Damn," I thought, "dead man walking." Watching fresh out of college twentysomethings "tie (...)