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…

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier. –  Roy E. Disney There is real power when you have a clear understanding of your values. When you understand what you genuinely value, your actions will follow. If you watch a person who strives to uphold their values, they don’t need to tell you what those values are because you will see it in their actions. Our actions show others, but more importantly, show ourselves what we truly value. If your actions don’t match your values, you need to take a step back and ask yourself if this is something you really value. If it is, then you need to take action to uphold what you hold dear.  Read more…

People are very open-minded about new things – as long as they’re exactly like the old ones.  – Charles Kettering Many times in the office setting, you will hear a manager say they have an open-door policy. This means you can come in at any time to talk or give ideas. If the manager truly believes in this open-door policy, they can build some great rapport as well as get some game-changing ideas from their people. As a parent leader, you may not have a fancy office, but you can still implement this same policy. An open mind policy is more critical than how wide the crack in your door is. An open mind opens us up to opportunities to Read more…

“Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5 to 1 ratio of positive to negative interactions whereas when the ratio approaches 1 to 1, marriages are more likely to end in divorce.” — John M. Gottman In a study done in the 1970s, researchers asked a married couple to solve a conflict in 15 min and observed the couples’ interaction. They then followed up with each couple 9 years later and predicted with 90% accuracy the couples that divorced during the 9 years. They were able to discover the simple formula for happiness. The couples that were still together had far more positive interactions than negative ones. Is it not rocket science, right? Researchers took Read more…