By a definition, the word "millennial" describes a person, "reaching young adulthood" in the 21st century. As I continue to maneuver my way through life I hear that term, or am classified as a millennial more and more. The people who refer to my generation as "millennials," often do so with a negative tone. The term is usually accompanied by comments about our "lack of skills," or our technology obsessions.

It occurred to me one day that I had no idea what that term really meant, to me, or to the people telling me that this is what I am. Obviously I knew it was like the "Baby boomers" or "generation X," but I had never really thought about what this label meant to me. According to Google, Millennials are people born between 1977 and 1995. Anyone born in 1996 or after is considered a Centennial. So, having been born in 1999, I am not even really a millennial.

Because teenagers and people in their early twenties are clumped into this term, I decided to ask some of my friends what being a "millennial" means to them. Everyone I talked to had never heard the term or knew very little about it. When I asked them what they thought of when they heard the word "millennial," I got answers like, "superhero," "individual," and "groundbreaking."

The following day, I was eating dinner with my family and we started discussing our childhood and how people grow up. My mom told me that we are the ones that are going to make change.

Millennials often get a bad rap. Either we're all reckless delinquents or we're coddled babies. In truth, millennials are progressive people who stray from the safety of "the box," with no hesitation.

We are thinkers.

We are creaters.

We are change.