03/08/2026
For my fellow Gen-Xers,
Lots of folks in our generation of latch-key kids learned some habits very early. We learned to solve problems ourselves, not to complain, to keep going even when exhausted, and to take care of others first.
While there are positives to much of that, those habits also come with a cost. Later in life, people realize they have been carrying too much for too long.
In my experience doing QHHT with lots of Gen-Xers, this realization shows up more often than you'd expect. People start realizing just how long they've been running on responsibility alone. And why wouldn't they? This is what Gen X learned from the moment our parents kicked us outside during hot summer days and were told not to come back inside until the street lamps came on.
After seeing this theme repeated over and over again in Gen X client sessions, I began to wonder if it was a trait applicable, perhaps uniquely, to Gen X. That is, that we ran on responsibility alone and trusted it to carry us across the finish line no matter what.
If you're a fellow Gen Xer, what was the biggest lesson your generation taught you? What habit from growing up still shapes your life today? Do you think we learned to carry too much alone?
Let me hear your thoughts.
