Who you are depends on the questions you ask

    Two books that have greatly influenced the way I look at leadership and parenting are the books QBQ! The question behind the question by John G. Miller and Good Leaders Ask Great Questions by John Maxwell.  There is even a great QBQ! book for the parent.  Both of these books are great reads and I encourage you to take a look at both of them as you look to better your parenting and leadership skills for your family.  Both of these books explain the most important things we can do as leaders is to ask questions.

     Not just the easy questions, but questions that will make us grow to become more than what we are now.  John Miller states that “turning our thinking around and asking more personally accountable questions is one of the most powerful and effective things we can do to improve our organizations (family) and our lives.”  The questions we ask ourselves, each other, and more importantly not to just ask but answer these questions.  We are going to be able to raise to the challenge of leading ourselves and our family.

     We are in this together.  We are all on a journey that is certainly not going to be easy.  There are going to bumps in the road, days we feel like we are not even moving, or in some cases, we may feel we are moving backward.  Each family organization is going to have their own challenges to deal with.  Together we can provide the support that each one of us needs to continue to drive forward with the grit needed to be a great parent.  We know it will not be easy ,but we do know it will be worth it.

    As you see posts around family organization topics on this site you will find questions at the end or as part of the posts.  These are questions that I ask myself and that I still may struggle with.  I will attempt to answer these questions from my point of view as we share ideas but I want to hear from you.  I would love to hear your comments in the sections below as you answer these questions about yourself and if there are different questions you are asking around that topic throw those in there.

    We are going to grow together by the ideas and thoughts we share.  My family needs me to be the best parent leader I can be and I need your help getting there with the same questions you are asking yourself.  Share those thoughts and questions and together we will become the parent leaders that change the world one home at a time.