Your Family Network is Your Family’s Net Worth

Posted on July 27, 2015

Two important mainstream words that are as applicable to family as to the world of business are:

Network: a connection, or an interconnected system of people or things

Net worth: value

The strength of connections, or the family network, and how well we communicate within this network is what determines our family’s net worth (value) and hence our family’s happiness index! A family’s net worth is the value that is drawn from communicating while growing together and learning together from our ups and downs. The value or worth drawn from these experiences over time solidifies a family’s happiness index.

Four simple TOGs (Tools of Growth) that you can apply now that will add worth or value to your family network:

1. Remember to use your PGS as often as possible. It will help you communicate better.

2. Be on the same page as your spouse (or other caretakers) with family values, guidelines, and responsibilities. Leadership starts at the top! If the adults caring for them communicate well with each other, children will learn by example.

3. Give children clear direction. Tell them “what to do” instead of “what not to do.” It saves time and confusion!

4. Stay reasonably and appropriately consistent. Remember what worked last year might not work this year. And sometimes, it is only a matter of tweaking your language to fit your child’s current mind set. In other words, be “creatively consistent.”

Remember, YOUR FAMILY NETWORK IS YOUR FAMILY’S NET WORTH!

Even Lee Iacocca, one of the world’s most famous and successful businessmen agress! He says:

“No matter what you’ve done for yourself or for humanity, if you can’t look back on having given love and attention to your family, what have you really accomplished?”