Gen-X : Masterminds and Lost Minds | Shonte Taylor | TEDxGreatHillsWomen

Shonte Taylor describes her findings after neuroscientific research into generational differences.
Neuroscientist, author, speaker and success coach, Shonté empowers Gen-Xers with the knowledge and tools to hone in on their mental stride and potential during their professional and personal journey. Shonté’s vision is to use her expertise to inspire 100 million people to join the conversation on optimizing their brain and mind.
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[@denisewhite11385]

52 and damn proud to be a Gen Xer.

[@markdemell3717]

Not many people know who they are or what are we!

[@t.johnson2966]

Thank goodness there're finally paying attention to us. Only because they know that as soon as our kids are raised, we will be a FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. We're back baby! And we look good!

[@captainarcher2]

Amen to that !! We're like Kahn,Genetically superior. The best of the best.

[@keeleehudson]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jeffreykalb8810]

@T Mox Ha! It's pretty easy to be debt-free when you are child free.

[@jeffreykalb8810]

@@captainarcher2 And we like our revenge served cold.

[@hadawson72268]

We do look pretty good I have to say (;

[@captainarcher2]

Generation X had the best test scores and highest grad rates since the grad class of 69. That is quite an accomplishment. The class that outmaxed the class of 69 was the class of 84.

[@debunkernator]

My year.

[@Matttchew5]

The content taught in schools differ from then and now. Testing has changed. Give those kids the same tests as 1969 and see how well they do.

[@toniarnold2748]

Class of 1984 here

[@Ravenelvenlady]

Class of 1984 here. I was the number one student in my High School and valedictorian.

[@hadawson72268]

That was fantastic and just what I needed to hear. It’s been like 10 years of breakneck speed movement hurtling from one external need to another ( even during 2020 ) and now … I’m left with just me trying to figure out what’s next and what do I do when it’s just me. One thing I can take comfort in is 1) I’m not alone in this predicament and 2) I’m GenX : we are tenacious resilient full of ingenuity and willfulness. If something isn’t working we figure out how to make it work or figure something else out - forgot our key, go through the window, break the window , call a buddy whose dad has tools to fix it, need money to fix the window , gather the change from around to house … and do this all before mom gets home … we can do it. Thank you for this it’s a reminder that we can do it and I can do it too.

[@Rachel_M_]

Shhh 🤫 don't give away all our secrets

[@GlitzyWitch]

As a Gen Xer who crashed at 38, whay followed was total collaps of my whole life. I ended becoming incredibly ill. At 47 im still trying to get well, but im determined to climb out of this chrysalis, and i know when the time is right, i will do. This is brilliant. Thank you ❤

[@dennisford6372]

We were THE OUTSIDERS & NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER kids!

[@mattd.4133]

I'm a gen xer and can still party like its 1999!!!! We are not greedy boomers, or lost millenia trying to figure out which bathroom to use!

[@user-en5yf9xu7o]

Most societies don’t waste their time worrying about which bathroom someone is using. It’s a first world problem that some are so bothered by it.

[@mattd.4133]

@@user-en5yf9xu7o well where we cone from we keep the boys and girls separate for certain things. How would you like you 10 year old girl washing her hands in the bathroom and seeing a full grown man pulling up his pants at the urinal. We are more civilized than allowing that. Sorry to offend any of you Neanderthals.

[@madelyntoday7093]

Here's how I see most of the people from my generation: cynics secretly in search for something to believe in.

[@madelyntoday7093]

You can see this search in how they shielded their children from everything.

[@Clariccy]

gen x are late 30´s to early 50´s plenty are raising children and probably different to you

[@adamhonestyanddecency5054]

Madelyn Today That actually describes me very well. Born in '75.

[@Sykrist]

Couldn't agree more. Remember, the heart of every cynic was once someone who was a romantic.

[@MrGloriousg]

Pretty much described me. Or in some cases having no place in modern society.

[@michelajoy7163]

I am generation X!! I was a lost mind. I was found in my early 30's

[@edithisaok580]

yep...us to a 'T'...born in '75.

[@t.johnson2966]

Michela Gurl Sadly, I just found mine after mentalpause. Genuinely Lost my Mind. Life after 50 is the best for gen x. We're back baby.

[@otorishingen8600]

finally about gen x and NOT millenials as usual 😳 generation nirvana, pearl jam, punk 🤘

[@moreodat479]

punk came up with boomers

[@terrioestreich4007]

I love this girl! Also a gen X, and grateful that I'm not a boomer or a millennial!

[@anikadiamond007]

Gen x!

[@toniarnold2748]

Me to class of 84 here

[@monsterhobbiesonlinestore]

Like Van Halen said "Stop looking up. Start looking in. become your own best friend. stand up and say "This is mine, all mine!"".

[@timothyblazer1749]

GenX is Charlie Brown. Lucy was the Boomers.

[@BrasspineappleProductions]

" I AM GENERATION X... and a mastermind as well "

[@TanyaJo]

Amazing talk I have crashed the same exact way in a Kroger parking lot! We are generation trying to make "it".

We got this!

[@TanyaJo]

Shonté Jovan Taylor Yes girl we do! My little crash that totaled a car at 5mph 😂 made me check myself and get off autopilot. Thank you for being a pivotal voice for our amazing generation that is often underrated.

[@ahistoryperson9983]

Gen x raised themselves and always on their own and when parents showed up they still were own their own. Tarzan sums it up. If zombies 🧟‍♀️ show up Gen X be like who cares.

[@geniajjones]

so proud of you and your growth. thank you for sharing your personal experience and professional knowledge with us!

[@AtomNuke]

+Genia Hale My pleasure! What a journey right?

[@johnnyscifi]

Yea...I'm there right now, and it sucks, but I'd been so detached, and I'm finally learning to discover attachment, and...love

[@johnnyscifi]

Shonte Taylor Thank you

[@johnnyscifi]

Shonte Taylor Secondly, I'm half way between x and y...born in late 1981

[@mollyesther1]

We’re the Goonies generation, and Goonies Never Say Die!

[@patriciabell5775]

Excellent talk, Shonte! I appreciate your openness and skill to take such a scary moment and turn it into a great, teachable moment. Here's to more Ted Talks!!! Pat

[@segdaassolos]

Merci, Shonte

[@mstanley97]

I did a crash in a kroger parking lot. I didn't put my brake on when I parked. My car slowly rolled and hit another car. The guy was blowing his horn to get my attention. My brain was exhausted. I broke down and started crying. No damage to either car. I just started crying because it made me realize how far removed I was from my present self. Things are getting better. I read Psalms alot and I am making a habit of thanking the Lord for my blessings. Psalms 23 and 91 are my go to.

[@jeffreykalb8810]

Here's one generation Xer who think TED talks are a lot of fluff. I know the rest of you are out there out there... but just too tired of it all to respond.

[@sangriffin2521]

Great job! I'm extremely proud of my instructor.

Thank you!

[@brandycolmer7052]

Thank you so much for this! Very encouraging words that X needs to hear. Going in that chrysalis IS scary, but coming out is exhilarating. XOXOXO

[@keeleehudson]

This is exactly where I am rn. We are the generation of evolution🤓

[@amenstal123]

Am trying to avoid that 'crash' .....baby ! .... When you are feeling lost stay on the middle point of the 'X'.

[@patriciastewart2675]

Very good talk! We need more clear and honest information that can help us become the person that we want to be and can be in this life. Your talk provided and insight into how we can become our truest selves. Thank you!

[@heidihorvat1]

I am stuck at this place for several years now.

[@MichelleGarcia-fg2xq]

54 and proud to be X gen....I don't agree with everything you said. Buuuut I can say we had it the best compared to other generations. Our great, grandparents and grandparents and parents did the hard stuff from 2 big wars, women's movements, race wars and more. They did the hard stuff and when we came if age, it was the best time cause we had no real worries. We reaped the benefits of learning from the boomers their discipline and work ethic and yet the freedom, of thought, to be ourselves without the controlling nature of the early boomers cause of the peace movements in the 60s and 70s. We didn't like that and don't conform very well. That's the best part. These new generations and wokeness and cancel culture, is history repeating itself from the early boomers. And our wonderful Gen X generation, will not, conform, not ever.... we are the backbone and need to teach these new generations to get it together

[@HeIsNakedLunch]

Am I a lost mind? I’ve been losing since the late ‘90s, when I decided to leave Portland for Eugene - so, I could help my mom balance out my baby brother’s needs.

[@BrasspineappleProductions]

" Speak for yourself... Gen-X checking in with a full Direction and longterm plan in life "

[@carolying4340]

I work in customer service where most of my customers are gen x women. When I talk to them on a daily basis a lot of them seem detached and un friendly. They are in a hurry to get things done and don't engage. I'm a boomer and definitely feel the generation gap.

[@soniasilva9637]

There's a reason for that. Boomers are very verbal. They listen, talk, argue, etc. Gen Xers are visual. "Get the picture ? " "What am i looking at ? ". Besides, Gen Xers mostly are used to be alone, and WANT to be left alone. Boomers connect better with Millenials. We Gen Xers will connect better with Gen Z. Hope that helps !

[@Loserplatz]

Gen X here, as I told my college Poli Sci professor, my first political memory was watching Nixon resign on TV.

[@diezel44]

every human gets to this point in life, it's a make or break moment. this the time where you have seen the world at its best & worst & you have to decide how you want to shape your life. some people call this mid life crisis but it happens at different ages for different people. for me it happend at 25 & I'm almost 27 & I'm still in this phase of my life trying to figure out how I want the rest of life to be shaped.

[@mwfmtnman]

No offense intended, but wait another 10, 15 years, then you will have your actual crisis.

[@Brenda8076]

The sound SUCKS please fix it because it annoying

[@libertyjo6238]

🌺Simple . . . . . . yet...PROFOUND. 🌺

[@carlosortiz9780]

I want to say in my best accomplishment to generation X peace out

[@nicolegilbert7011]

I had no list. There was 1 rule. NEVER BE LATE OR DITCH SCHOOL. If followed... I could Stay up as long as I want. Be out as long as I want Watch anything I wanted. I was unsupervised before and after school. My parents had date night that could last till midnight Eating though was a mess When I was left alone I can eat anything in the house; cooking from 8. Though there were times my mother cooked and she tried to force me to eat things (at the time) I didn't like the taste of. This led to some long waits at the dinning table and me gagging myself. I still can't eat certain foods. Ocra is top of list. Raw tomatoes are another. And if I see the two together....heck no.

[@poolkennedy7611]

Gen Xers are like the new "lost generation"!

[@t.johnson2966]

Lou Siffer Yeah, but we're super strong. We've had our head down raising our kids for a while, but we are itching to get back into life. Man I miss dancing and paralyzer night, Depeche mode, expo 86, fun days.

[@Clariccy]

depeche mode are boomers some gen x seem more like boomers

[@debunkernator]

Ummm, oh no, with more wars than Boomers, they just didn't get as blown out of proportion. There was the Gulf War (Gen-X was 18-25 ), Kosovo (35 or less), Iraq/Afghanistan (40 or less). I have several Gen-X friends that have been in every theater. Boomers had one, Vietnam, and we don't hear the end of it.

[@theacademictaskmaster6481]

True, Gen X should be the new Lost Generation after fighting all these wars just like their great grandparents did like the Banana Wars, American-Spanish War, WW1, Border War, etc. So, your like a War Generation just like the WW1 generation. Maybe Gen Z will be another War Generation like their great great grandparents and parents.

[@monsterhobbiesonlinestore]

No..actually, we are the new "silent Generation" But we have a new ally - Gen Z! :D

[@meganmbleed]

I really enjoyed this video. I am a proud Gen X, everything you said resonated with me. I love all the cultural references. 🤘🏻😎🛼💚😁

[@adamhonestyanddecency5054]

Great speech, but I don't see the connection to Gen X.

[@jeffreywillstewart]

I had four boomer siblings. I didn't stand a chance. I no longer speak to them.

[@jaydixon7739]

Good intro, where is the rest of the talk? Is this a you go girl speech?

[@saramcgaha1406]

You found it this life!

[@TCMECH79]

Very few people talk about gen xers it's either about baby boomers or millennials

[@LovingSocialDistance]

What, they gave her the bootleg audio?

[@jasonbrown7446]

I think I am in love with this woman. Smart and beautiful

[@manuelshaul9244]

That's how our generation became close to GOD cause we needed him. Now I think he need us

[@angelavanes6048]

Gen Xer too. I also crashed into a pole in a parking lot once.

[@jerryroberts8367]

She don’t understand us.

[@souljahboy9546]

The part where u said when you take everything out of the equation that distractions you from being YOURSELF .... I got so stressed about having to interact with the world that I had seen go from a Childhood & lifestyle like GenX had to the greed & selfishness of a corporate one and the change and divide of the community spirt in the ppl........I lived there instead of joining in and your right I could be at a concert in Wembley and still be the loneliest one there ... Wake Up !! GenX the world needs to remember One Love One World One RACE ...WolfSouljah_GenX

[@Bob_Shy_132]

I have literally crashed into trees. I'm an Xer. When your brain is overloaded, you do physical activity. It will give you time to think while you help your body. You're welcome.

[@woodyexplorer]

I AM NOT AN AMERICAN AND FRANKLY I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT PROBLEMS THESE GENERATIONS ARE FACING. LOOK TO ME LIKE A COMPLAINT FOR THINGS NOT GOING YOUR WAY.

All countries have their different perspectives on the generations. This was my experience and of many Gen-Xers. The talk was about changing my life to not crash again in life. Now many things are going my way. ;)

[@daviddevault8700]

We couldn't inheret our parents world because it ended. In everything from marriage economy to entertainment and war our elders failed us. We grew up coming home from school to an empty house. We had to figure it out working with what we had, no one had our back. We did figure it out, but it was hard because we were on our own and the rules kept changing.

[@russellconwellwalkerjr6800]

@@daviddevault8700 I can attest to this statement. Generation X stand up.

[@manuelshaul9244]

I'm order to get your mind you must first lose it. Cause to find something that's lost takes wisdom. That's how we became mastermind. We were mysterious. We moved in science. We were so close to GOD

[@saramcgaha1406]

❤️

[@shiny2248]

😊

[@lefortexl4879]

this happened yesterday. I just turned 30.

[@Clariccy]

not gen x then

[@dkstudioart]

I feel like I missed half the lecture.

[@dnwrd34]

Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z, how many masterminds have been lost in the Abortion Generations? Could cancer have been cured or other miraculous inventions/creations been found except they were killed for expediency? Will never know.

[@adrianacortez9064]

Super ninjas that’s us

[@Speed001]

5:43 *sigh* There it is again. Gotta fill your cup/bucket/whatever.

[@justin2morton1]

I was born in 1980. I'm 42. I'm lost.

[@adamwoods8714]

GenX cant be told

[@TheMrfreedomrequired]

Hers have seen the destruction.....of femenism.......they no longer want to play........god bless them

[@rudypericolo]

What in the actual funk? Self proclaimed smarty-pants tells story about crashing car due to, what overdoing it? But now it's all better because shes in a cocoon or some sort of multitasking butterfly? Wow so much to think about

[@jreyman]

Last year of Gen X: 1979.

[@DWilliam1]

Fun bags

[@raywalker7029]

So, if you’re born in 1980/ 81, you’re a Xenennial? Does that mean that if you were born in 1966/67, you’re a BoX?

[@nooneyouknow5516]

Is it me or was that a rather superficial talk?

[@rachelpurdy3854]

I got tunes and Corunna beer 2022 Praise nurvana

[@justal787]

first view and comment!

[@Oc4ever12]

Most serial killers are from generation X.

[@madelyntoday7093]

That's not surprising.

[@evaj3259]

Oc4ever12 where are your facts to prove this?

[@captainarcher2]

That's because we're like Kahn !!! Superior ambition breeds superior intelligence.

[@theacademictaskmaster6481]

Gen Xers has this War urge inside of them passed down from their WW1 vets great grandparents. That's why Gen X been through alot of wars just to release that urge.

[@andreaburns1198]

Doesn’t surprise me one bit,as a gen Xer,man we got the bad deal in life,divorce,raising ourselves,everyone (the boomers) called us slackers,we went threw 2 recessions,war after war,failed marriages,can’t buy houses when we’re suppose,other generations taking credit for what we have done.But hey we had great music.😂😂

[@madelyntoday7093]

I'm so jealous of the boomers and millennials. They are more fun.

[@Clariccy]

90´s hip hop generation younger rave generation grunge generation sounds more fun to me

[@Clariccy]

but i can see someone into game of thrones sims strictly come dancing not being into that

[@soniasilva9637]

No, it's exactly the other way around. We don't need validation , like Millenials. We're tough as nails. Survived two recessions and several Tech Revolutions. Just wait until Gen Z comes of age, and we're in charge. Millenials would be scurring back to their safe spaces.

[@kellymathews6615]

@@soniasilva9637 I agree completely, and feel these whiners need their Gen X cards revoked lol.

[@anikadiamond007]

Boomers, yes. Millennials are dull. It shows in their music and culture. They do everything for clout.