Do you ever have those incidents where looking back you knew in your gut that what you were about to do just was not a good idea and unsafe? When all your instincts are telling you no but for one reason or another you ignored them? Instincts are a tricky thing, we often don’t like to trust them but seems like they are usually right to some degree. This past weekend for the 4th of July festivities I was attending a firework show, and I must add that it was a pretty amateur one at that. This show … [Read more...]
Reach your destination – a planning framework
Planning is a temporary workload for an infinite ROI. Maybe thats a little too much technical speak but it could not be more true. Planning sometimes is avoided like the plague but the payoffs are infinite even if you do not follow the plan to the letter or even if you fail to complete a robust plan. So even if you’re failing, as long as you’re planning, you’re on your way. If you want to set your family up for success then intentional planning for your life is crucial. It forces you to write … [Read more...]
Seeing your child’s future
The greatest challenge that we have as parents is to take all that we have heard from our parents, what we have seen of other parents and what we have read and try and turn it into actions to raise our kids “right”. This is no small task and the only thing that out weighs it is the amount of “expert advice” out there. It can become nauseating. … [Read more...]
Reasons for Role Play
As the old adage goes; you don’t know what you don’t know. While this could not be more true for both marriage and having kids, its amazing how naivety can lead to revelation when it comes to the day to day caring of your kids. Enter Role Play … [Read more...]
3 lessons each day
At the beginning of the year I had a goal of daily doing reflection on three lessons I had learned that day. I have been rather sporadic about it but each time I do I have found it greatly beneficial. Writing something down has power. It makes it more memorable and helps you to reflect on and formulate your thoughts in a brand new way. Today I thought I would share my 3 lessons in hopes of encouraging you to start the practice (and keep me motivated to be consistent). So here it … [Read more...]