FAMILY PART 1

In any great society the family is the bedrock and foundation for stability, training, love and hope. When you see a decline in family, you will surely see the decline of a society. The family structure is so vital to survival; families are the heart and soul of life.

In this blog I want to give you three essentials for a great family, you may not be close to your family or even think that family is important. Hopefully by the time you finish reading this blog you will have a very different outlook on family.

It is true that in life you have many choices that you get to make, but one choice you don’t get to make is what family you are born into. Let me say this as well, when I speak about family I want to use an extended definition, a group of people who love each other and are willing to help move the group in a positive direction. So with this definition in mind let’s continue, because I am fully aware, that some of us may not have the traditional family set-up, so your family may be a tight knit group of friends.

Successful families move as a collective group, with the goal of everyone achieving the best life possible. There is a vision for each individual and a vision for the family. Successful families understand that TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK.

My grandmother was the patriarch in my family, when she died, no one picked up the mantle for my family, and this caused us to drift into different directions for many years. Thankfully in recent years we have developed a desire to bring the family back.

One of the things that I notice in many families is that they do not operate interdependently, but rather independent. Most children at the age of 18 are thrown out to the wolves and left to make their own way in life. Most times this causes resentment and numerous mistakes that could have been avoided.

So what do I recommend, I think if you want to have a great family, you have to envision your family as a business. Businesses have many moving parts and people at ever level to make the business flow efficiently.

Three essentials to a great family are number one have a PICTURE of your family being successful. Have a picture of what type of family you want or desire. I picture my family coming together for birthdays, holidays and special events having a great time. I picture not only my children doing well in life, but my cousins, nieces and nephews as well.

The second essential for a successful family is to PLAN for it. If you want your children to go to college, you have to plan and prepare for it. You want to celebrate life together, plan life together. Birthdays are the same date each year; you never have to be caught off guard.

Lastly, PROMOTE family. That’s right, promote it, and let your family know how important they are to you. Express to extended family how important their presence means to you and other family members.

Well I’ll stop here and pick up next week. Also join me this Wednesday @ 1:00pm EST on the Dr. Will Speaks Radio Show, where I will be talking about this subject some more. www.blogtalkradio.com/dr-will-speaks


Remember,

THINK BETTER, LIVE BETTER!!!