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…
When our son was born our world was a whirlwind of new experiences. Not only were we first-time parents but he spent the first 3 weeks of his in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). During this time we spent a lot of time at his bedside and only left for a couple hours of sleep or when they would kick us out for nurse shift changes. As we worked with him to meet the milestones of progress he needed to be able to leave and go home with us for the first time there were many things we learned. As he progressed one of the “tests” they would put parents through who had children who were going home Read more…
If you have read some of our previous posts you know that I am a big fan of questions. I believe it is our questions that determine our reality so it is of the greatest importance that we are asking the right ones. Great leaders ask great questions because they know that the questions we ask lead to great conversations that bring about growth and change. These conversations can be with others in our family or internal conversations that lead to steps to becoming a better leader and person. Here are three great questions to ask about your parentship (Parent Leadership) and your family. How can we do this better? Think of all the different activities you have going Read more…
One of the best classes I have ever been a part of was on the topic of motivation. It really opened up a whole new world of thinking for me. As we dove into the different aspects of what makes people do the things they do I realized that one of the most important things a leader can do for their team is help motivate them. Motivation is everything in life. Show me a person who is good at what they do in any aspect of life and I will show you a reason they are motivated to be great. Great family organizations are the same. As human beings the greatest gift we have and that Read more…