But, then I'm just going to be bitter all my life, if I say,
this didn't turn out the way I wanted.
Instead, I need to say, what have I found myself in?
What situation? >> Mm-hm.
>> And then, what is life expecting of me?
And he decided, as a psychologist, and a therapist,
if he needed to say, how does the human spirit make it through the darkest times?
And he wrote this incredible book.
>> Mm-hm. >> So, I would say to students,
to avoid becoming disillusioned perhaps.
Stop asking how does the world fit into my gifts and passions.
Say how can I answer the world's need?
What problem can I solve in life that's in front of me today in the 21st century?
I just think it's a better question and it leads to great fulfillment.
When I solve problems, I'm my best.
So that would be what I would say to that.
>> That's a great example.
For a person out there who's in their mid career, late career, who is not in
the right career, not in the right job, what advice would you give to them?
>> Well it would not be unlike what I just said, I think even in mid-life we need to
say am I really about solving problems or just my career ladder or my gifts.
And I don't want anybody to misinterpret.
It is important to identify our gifts.
It is important to understand what fires us up and what impassions us.
But I believe, even in mid-life, we might need to reinvent ourself and say,
are the problems different now?
And am I answering questions nobody's asking right now?
We just talked about this, sometimes we're answering questions nobody's asking.
We're wondering why we don't have more followers on Twitter or whatever.
So I think even later in life we need to be asking the rudimentary questions,
how can I serve better, how can I solve problems and serve people along the way?
And when we answer those, whether we're 80 or eight years old,
I think we're going to come up with a fulfilling life that satisfied,
not only our inward need, but, the world's great need in front of this.
>> Great.
Dr. Elmore, thank you so much for finding the time to be with us today.
For those people watching this interview, what is the easiest way for them to learn
more about your organization Growing Leaders or about your Habit Tool books?
>> Yeah, it's very simple,
we have a website that probably the best place to go.
>> Okay. >> There's free items on there as well as
items for purchase.
It's simply growingleaders.com, growingleaders.com.
And I do a blog three times a week if they want to read about leading the next
generation as well as the habitude books and other books are on there as well.
And we're all about our name, we're about growing leaders in the market place.
>> Great thank you so much.
>> Yeah you bet, my pleasure.
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