Wise Millenial by Peter Darro

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In “Wise Millennial” (April 2019) Peter Noble Darrow asks Millennials to think deeply about their parents’ expectations for their lives and find their own paths, instead. Rather than aiming to reveal failings to grow up, or on the other hand, defensively praising his peers, Darrow chooses to speak to this audience on a deeper level—the book points millennials toward growth from the inside out. Darrow presents an even-keeled approach to helping his generation find meaning and purpose, accepting mistakes and learning from them along the way.

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At some point, you really have to ask yourself what’s more important, the cookie-cutter way you envision your child’s future, or their happiness? Because sometimes there’s not a correlation between the two. You can send them to all the private schools you want. You can make them work hundreds of hours to kick ass on their SATs. You can push them into a posh junior position at your friend’s Upper East Side law firm. But at what point in all this intense parental planning do you stop and ask yourself the most basic questions: Does this make them happy? Is this what they want, or what I want? I can’t tell you how many of my wealthy family friends are depressed. Money does not buy happiness. Happiness comes from within. These high-rolling partners, CEOs, and veritable Facebook fanboys may be making fortunes, but fortunes can’t buy an end to their own inner turmoil. The specter of their parents’ expectations still haunts them like their own shadow, following them everywhere they go. Perhaps in their depression— their feelings of inadequacy—they’ve resorted to drugs and alcohol. The more money they have, the easier it is to fuel their addictions—and the easier it is to hide them.

Perhaps this hypothetical, now-miserable CEO had grown up with aspirations to become a painter. Not even a famous one, just a painter. He grew up with a supreme love of drawing, which later evolved into an obsession with oil paints that, just shy of eating them, would have put Van Gogh to shame. It was his dream. His passion. Remember what my father said? You’ll only be successful at the things you’re passionate about. The lawyer has several million dollars in his bank account, but if he’s not happy doing what he does, he’s not successful. This path didn’t start when he graduated college and entered the workforce. It likely started back when he was a young child, watching his parents plot his own future for him. About the Author:

Peter N. Darrow is a Millennial, a native New Yorker, an entrepreneur, and an expert at learning from his mistakes. After earning an MBA in entrepreneurship from Babson College in 2014, Peter founded Darrow’s Farm Fresh restaurant in Union Square in NYC. He is the current founder of Veggie Dust, first ever vegetable seasoning for kids. A health and wellness entrepreneur with a passion for helping people, Peter has already seen much in the way of success and failure, and speaks to the challenges facing his generation, and dispels myths about what it’s like to supposedly “have it all.” Find out more about Peter at his website.

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