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Jamie Sumner and Celebrating Your Family When It’s Not “Normal”

How do you celebrate your family when it’s not “normal”? We are bombarded with messages about who we are supposed to be. Social Media makes us ultra aware of what other people are doing, how they are living, what they are achieving.

If we are not careful the culture at large, our local culture, or our extended family’s culture can cause us to fit a mold that wasn’t made for us.

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Build Your Best Family

We have a big announcement! We are changing the name of the website and podcast to Build Your Best Family. Our mission is to help you to Imagine, Plan, and Build your Best family. We want to be clear about what we’re doing and we think the new name will do that.

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How Coaching Can Help Your Family

I've found that many people are familiar with the word "coaching" when it comes to sports, but don't know what a life coach does, what it means to have one, or how you could benefit from having one. Having a life coach had changed my life and my family’s. So I thought it was worth talking about here… because we do family culture coaching!

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What Worked and What Didn't Work for Us in 2019

It’s that time of year again when many of us set goals and identify the things we want to change in our life. Goal setting and lifestyle shifts, especially when it comes to our family, can feel overwhelming but guess what, it doesn’t have to be. We are sharing with you a simple practice we like to do each year that helps us set our sights on the upcoming year with less dread and more enthusiasm.

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Leslie Verner and Why Hospitality Matters

What do you think of when I say the word hospitality? What comes to mind for you will be different than what comes to mind for others. It looks different in other parts of our country and the world. No matter where hospitality is practiced it helps build community and make others feel valued.

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How Giving Feedback will Strengthen Your Family

As a family we do a 360 peer review, just like the ones in an organization, to build our family’s culture. We’ve found that giving and receiving feedback in this way has had an incredible impact on our family. This process isn’t always easy. However, the ability to do this does not come naturally to us. But the good news is that this is something that can be learned and practiced.

We are back part 2 of Giving and Receiving feedback. Last week we talked to you about receiving feedback and this week we want to discuss giving feedback.

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How Receiving Feedback will Strengthen Your Family

Giving and receiving feedback is key to the growth and health of any culture, including the family. We often avoid it because let’s be honest, it’s not always easy to do. It requires humility, plus I believe it is a skill that takes some practice. In this two-part episode, we are going to talk about how we can give and receive feedback that will not harm, but help strengthen our family.

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You Alone Can Create a Strong Family Culture

According to a survey I took back in April. one of the biggest obstacles in imagining, planning and building your family culture was not wanting to do this work on your own. Fo whatever the reason you find yourself alone in this process, I want you to know that you can do this! You can take small steps that will help your family live with purpose. I know because I did.

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Brian Dixon and Why Connecting with Your People Matters

In this hectic world we live in, we often only have the time and energy to correct our kids, discuss to-dos, and make sure everyone is where they’re supposed to be when they’re supposed to be there. We are juggling home life, work, marriage, schedules. It’s no wonder we barely have time for connection. 

One might think going about our business without slowing down to connect would help us get more done and make us more efficient but in fact, it does not.

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Creating a Culture that Empowers Your Kids

In some companies when you start a job there is an employee handbook. It included policies and procedures. It is an incredible resource but even the most thorough handbooks can’t prepare you for every situation. We see this in family life as well. As your kids get older, we will not be there to tell them what to do in every situation. But our family culture can!

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