The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast CNLP 187 | Tim Elmore on Anxiety in Young Leaders and Overcoming the Battles We All Face in An Increasingly Stressed World
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Apr 10, 2018 
Tim Elmore, founder of Growing Leaders and author focused on young leadership, explores anxiety in young people and how generational shifts shaped today’s leaders. He discusses over-affirming parenting, lost childhood risk, tech-driven information overload, and practical ways to build autonomy and reduce stress. Short, concrete strategies and metaphors make complex cultural trends feel tangible and urgent.
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High Arrogance And Low Self Esteem In Young Adults
- Tim Elmore defines a generation with high arrogance and low self-esteem driven by easy access to information and over-affirmation in childhood.
- Kids received excessive praise and trophies, so when real obstacles arrive they often crumble instead of coping.
How Child Centered Parenting Emerged
- Elmore traces overprotective parenting to the 1969 self-esteem movement and the 1982 Tylenol scare that made child safety dominant.
- That cultural shift produced helicopter and karaoke parents who prioritized protection and approval over preparation.
Plan College Funding Early With Conditions
- Start college funding conversations early and create conditional plans that combine parental help with student responsibility.
- Tim made his son consider community college first and split savings to teach financial foresight and resourcefulness.
