07: Improving Lives, Changing Policy + Public Service with PG Sittenfeld

PG Sittenfeld currently serves on Cincinnati's City Council, where he chairs the Education & Entrepreneurship Committee and was the youngest Councilmember ever elected in Cincinnati. He was a 2016 candidate for the Democratic nomination for Ohio's United States Senate seat - a race in which he finished 2nd, earning nearly a quarter million votes in his first bid for statewide office.   PG also co-founded the non-profit Community Learning Center Institute, which included an innovative proposal to turn school buildings into around-the-clock learning hubs featuring adult education, co-located health and dental facilities, and recreational programs.   Listen to the episode as PG discusses:   Why PG got into politics Why local politics can actually affect the political discourse on a national level The issues that PG and other millennials care about that motivated him to get involved in politics Why leading by example is important Are millennials wrongly stereotyped as cynical and apathetic about politics? Why millennials may feel frustrated by politics and is it a justified feeling? How young people in elected office can provide much-needed diversity How PG wants to inspire other millennials to get into public service What's fun about being an elected official The 2 roles that PG feels are important in his political career Why a community-based approach to improving people's lives is important How a holistic approach to education is really a whole child approach Why millennials are really outward facing in their outlook Lessons learned from his failed Senate bid Positive outcomes PG accomplished by being in the campaign Why millennials crave work that has meaning You can read the full show notes and access all the resources at www.motivationalmillennial.com