Life is not a solo sport. We need a team to make it through. When the family is done right, it is a perfect organization. A family is a group of people with a shared vision that works together to achieve that vision. This is what a team is. We need everyone in our family to make each person in the family successful. To achieve anything of value in this life, we need other people to become the best version of ourselves. We need to look outside ourselves. We can only get so far alone then we need those around us to help us take the next steps. This is done in how we serve others and how they serve Read more…
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be and he will become what he should be – Ralph Waldo Emerson. You could call this the golden rule of parenting leadership. Helping kids grow and become the best version of themselves means that we need to help them see into the future. We need to help them create their future. The future of our family is how we treat one another. This does not mean that if we want our child to become a doctor we treat them in a way the pushes them to be a doctor. When we talk about the person someone can become it is Read more…
Greatness comes to ordinary people with extraordinary vision. What is your vision for yourself or your family? This is step one of success for any person or organization. If you don’t have an extraordinary vision or something you are working toward you don’t have the ability to act with purpose. Purpose comes when we know where we are going. It comes when we know the person we want to be. Real vision is not an object. True vision is a behavior; it becomes who we are. Sometimes we say we are working toward something tangible. Say you are working to save up and build your dream house. Rather than making the house your vision, you need to make an extraordinary Read more…
Imperfect progress beats postponed perfection. – Mark Twain If there is one thing common to all great parent leaders, it has to be imperfect progress. Great people and great leaders are not perfect. If you talk to any one of them, they will be the first to point out any of the things they are still working on to be better. You will find one thing in common with people who don’t impact those within their influence, great intentions. We all want to be great, and the intention is there. Many of us make the mistake of waiting for the perfect moment when we become the perfect person. Don’t Wait For Perfection You will never be perfect. Because even when Read more…
If you can do it in less than 2 minutes, do it now. There is a good rule of practice that is often heard in the business world to help you get things done. We will call it the 2 minute drill. It can be used in our growth as parent leaders in two ways. The first is to get the little things done. If you can do it in 2 minutes or less, do it now. If there is something out there that you can do in 2 minutes or less, don’t put it off. Get it done now. It might be something simple like straightening up. Don’t put it off until things pile up and it takes Read more…