Tuesday, November 23, 2010

7 Habits of a Highly Effective Family, #3 and #4

Habit #3- Put first things first!
We have an illustration of this on our kitchen counter now.  It's a glass jar/vase with big rocks and little rocks.  The point being that if you don't put the big rocks on the schedule- family meals, family nights, date night, etc.- life (the little rocks) are going to fill up your life and you won't have room for the big rocks.  For different families there will be different rocks.  So don't compare yourself to the Jones', do what is right for your family and your time of life.

Habit #4-Think Win-Win
We each have an emotional bank account and our interactions with others either make deposits or withdrawals.   Our words can uplift or tear down, plain and simple.  It can even be the tone of voice that we choose to use that can make the difference between whether we are making a deposit or a withdrawal.

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