When you look at your family what do you think the biggest competition is? Just like in business your family has all sorts of competition out there. It may be other organizations that are trying to chip away at your family values or some other activity that is vying for your time and taking you away from your family. Sometimes this competition might seem overwhelming and there is nothing we can do to win. When those times come I want you to go to your closet. Yes, your closet! I know what you are thinking, maybe I should just pick out those comfy close and just climb back into bed. We all know that comfy closes and climbing Read more…
Right now our family is in the middle of a process where we are trying to sell our house. If any of you have been through this before you know that you live in constant fear of two things. The first is you are going to get a call where you find out that someone is coming over to your house in 10 min to take a look. The second is your kids will actually be kids and get their toys out and get the house dirty. It has been a real eye opener for us because there are times where we don’t feel like we live in our house but we are on display in our house. If there Read more…
Why in the world would you want to run your family like a business organization? I would bet you have never thought of your family as an organization like Google, Apple, or even the local grocery store down the street. There are so many great organizations out there that are the standard in the industry they are in and show others what success looks like. We all have the business that we will drive the extra mile or two because of what they do or what they stand for. So maybe the better question would be is now the time for you to make a change in the way you look at your family and start to take the steps Read more…