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Floods vs Rivers


Floods vs Rivers

            While reading the book Generation iY by Tim Elmore, it made an interesting analogy that I felt I wanted to expand on. It discussed our generation at being more of a flood rather than a river.  It describes our youth at being all over the place but yet shallow. I would like to take a moment to expand on this thought from some of what I have experienced.

            I have noticed this concept of being a “flood” with many people. They have all these great ideas, which I think are a good thing, yet they lack the focus to pursue any of them long enough to see any result. Let’s take business for example.  I talk to many people who want to open up training studios. They have this great idea of how it will operate and what kinds of training they will do. This to me is always exciting and I love to help. However when it comes time to get things going, they have already moved their focus onto some other project. They quit before they ever give themselves a chance to succeed. They lack direction, focus, flow, and depth.

            I am also blessed in life to know many people who are “rivers”. These are the people who are dedicated and focused.  They follow one path and will not stop until they have reached their goal.  They cut through adversity, they rage over obstacles, and if you get in their way, they will take you for a ride.  Rivers are deep and flow with purpose. They steady the course and see the dream until its fruition.

            I do believe many of us are a combination of the two. When it comes to the things we love we can be rivers, but when it comes to things we just like, we act as floods.  A balance of both in life is probably the best route to travel. However, with the changes in our world, we are turning more of our youth into floods. They jump on what’s new, what’s hot, and what can get them quick cash. They fear the long term commitment of creating something and working hard at it until it finally pays off. We need to school our youth to not quit with things get tough, to face adversity head on, and to kick down the door when opportunity doesn’t knock. We need to create the rivers of tomorrow from the floods of today.

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