Do you know what story you are living according to? That’s influencing the way you parent? Do you know what story your children are living? Every day, we are exposed to over 5000 ads a day! At the grocery store, on Instagram, on youtube, on Tik Tok, and on the bus ride to and from school.
Every day, it is estimated that we make around 35,000 decisions! The stories that we believe and let drive our lives matter because they are not only providing for us the framework to make decisions, but are also influencing the way we spend our time, our money, and our energy.
So if we’re not intentional and proactive in living our lives, and parenting according to the story that matters most to us, then we’re opening the doors to allow fortune 500 companies, peer pressure, and fate to write our stories. And, we can guarantee that none of those things or people have our—or our family’s—best interests in mind. The fact is, if we do not invite our children into a story, someone else will.
In Episode 87, Daniel and Christina give you the tools to identify and craft a family story that will give you purpose, direction in life, and connection with one another.
Grab Your FREE Printable to Create a Guiding Statement For Your Family:
- This printable will help you create a guiding statement for your family.
In This Episode, You Will Hear About:
- What a guiding statement looks like
- Why it is crucial that your family knows what story they are living out
- How to invite your family into a meaningful story
- Principles to creating a guiding statement for your family
Resources Mentioned During the Episode:
- Listen to our previous episodes about How to Set Goals and ACTUALLY Achieve Them and How to End Your Year Strong
- Not quite ready to set goals for 2020? Listen to our previous episode about The Year of Grace and Gratitude
- Want a chance to win a copy of Daniel’s newest book: You Are What You Do: And Six Other Lies about Work, Life, and Love? Head to @imbetweenshow on Facebook or Instagram for more details.
Quotables & Tweetables:
- “The fact is, if we do not invite our children into a story, someone else will.” @imbetweenshow
- “Unless you have an overarching framework for your family’s story, you won’t know what to say yes to, and what to say no to.” @imbetweenshow
- “When your guiding statement introduces a challenge or problem that you see in the world and how your family is going to overcome it, it will be exciting, memorable, and something that everyone wants to be invested in.” @imbetweenshow
- Your guiding statement creates a sense that you are on the same team moving in the same direction toward a common goal.” @imbetweenshow
- “The sweet spot is if your guiding statement scares everyone just a little bit. Like, can we actually do this? It requires a struggle, an investment, faith, and to trust God outside of our own abilities.” @imbetweenshow
- “By defining the key characteristics your family needs to solve an issue, all of a sudden, you and your children wake up realizing that you are playing a much more important role in your life and in the world than you have ever realized!” @imbetweenshow
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