One week ago I hung up the phone with a mother who was one of my former clients.  In a frantic voice she said to me, “I can’t focus on coaching right now.  I’m in survival mode.”  I felt sad because I knew, and she knew there were several things she wanted to work on.  And in survival mode, it probably wasn’t going to happen.  Sadly, a lot of families operate in survival
mode.  Life is “okay” or “good”, but it’s not “great”.  Here are 21 ways to turn your family from good to great:

1. Be proactive and take 100% responsibility – no more reactivity.
2. Know your family purpose and become purpose-driven.
3. Develop your parent leadership skills.
4. Clarify your family values and walk your talk.
5. Build a vision for your family.
6. Create a team atmosphere in your family.
7. Create a family mission statement.
8. Get to know your children, and stay connected to them.
9. Shift the mindset to gain cooperation in the home.
10. Learn to communicate for results.
11. Establish and enforce house rules that honor your family values.
12. Create routines that organize and simplify your family life.
13. Teach and shepherd your children vs. Discipline
14. Evaluate the present moment to minimize stress.
15. Understand and respond to the cycle of change.
16. See problems as opportunities and develop problem solving skills.
17. Create a healthy physical environment for your family.
18. Foster a healthy emotional environment for your family.
19. Make your marriage the glue that holds the family together.
20. Increase the family fun factor.
21. Institute regular family meetings.

All of these topics are covered in great detail in the Quick Family Makeover 21 Day Home Study Program.  Turn your family from ordinary to extraordinary!