July 22, 2020

Education & Habitudes with Dr. Tim Elmore

49 minutes

In today's Better Wealth Episode, I interview Dr. Tim Elmore, Founder and CEO of Growing Leaders, a non-profit organization created to develop emerging leaders. Dr. Tim Elmore tells his story on how his love of leadership developed and how his dream of investing in the emerging generation grew into a world renowned organization. Listen as we discuss the current education system and Dr. Elmore’s philosophy of D.I.C.E. will revolutionize the way in which young people are educated and how this concept will dramatically change the future. We dive into the causes of deep anxiety in the younger generations and why Dr. Elmore's hopes and inspiration for the future of GEN Z can change the world. Lastly, Dr. Elmore and I talk about our favorite and most impactful Habitudes, and Dr. Elmore surprises us with introducing a couple new Habitudes that he has developed during the pandemic time, so we can shift our thinking of our current global crisis to optimism for the future.

Guest Bio:

Dr. Tim Elmore is the Founder and CEO of Growing Leaders, a non-profit organization created to develop emerging leaders. He and his team equip secondary school students, college students and recent graduates from thousands of campuses across the US and around the world to think and act like authentic leaders.

Since founding Growing Leaders, Tim has spoken to more than 500,000 students, coaches, teachers and parents and the organization has partnered with over 8,000 diverse schools, universities and organizations including Purdue University, The University of Alabama Athletics Department, the San Francisco Giants, the Nebraska Department of Education, the National FFA Organization, and the Houston Rockets.

Tim’s expertise on the emerging generation and generational diversity has led to media coverage in The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com, USA Today and The Washington Post. He has also appeared on CNN’s Headline News and Fox and Friends to discuss Generation iY. Most recently, Tim was named as one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers of 2018 in an article by Kevin Kruse for Inc. magazine. Tim is the author of more than 30 books, including the best-selling Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future, Habitudes®: Images that Form Leadership Habits and Attitudes, Life Giving Mentors,12 Huge Mistakes Parents Can Avoid: Leading Your Kids to Succeed in Life and Marching Off the Map. His newest book Generation Z: Unfiltered releases in September 2019.

Dr. Tim Elmore