My Family Planner Podcast

The day to day grind can keep you from your goals, dreams and vision.  In this episode we will talk about how to have a monthly meeting to review the last month and set up your next month based on your family mission to build the family you really want. 

Great families happen on purpose not by accident

Problem: Staying on track with your goals and dreams, vision

Solution: have a monthly meeting to review and look ahead

Result: You will stay on track for your goals and building your family

• 1x a month now you are going to give date night to reviewing and planning your next month
  • Spend time to review each of these areas
    • Look for the good first and then talk about what didn't work

Quarterly goals

• Marriage
• Each Kid
• Finances
• Vacations
• Family

Now you are going to talk about the next month

• Calendar what you value
• What does not make the calendar doesn’t happen

Resources

Christmas, gifts, vacations, date nights, days off, and other family related expenses should shape our budget.  In this episode, we will talk about the different buckets you should have in your budget based on your family vision and values.

Great families happen on purpose not by accident

Problem: How do you budget according to your Family Plan

Solution: Set aside money for the different buckets in your plan

Result: You will stay on track for your financial goals and building your family

• How should budget reflect your family plan? Create buckets
• Our vacation
• Christmas memories or gifts?
• How should budget reflect your family plan?
  • Vision is an intended future and it takes money to make it
  • A strategic plan is how you budget

Budget

• Vacation
  • Trip- w/ kids
  • 777- w/o kids
• Day off envelope
  • Date night

How will you retire

• Take all grandkids to disney
• Kids date envelope
• What are you going to say no to because it does not match brand?
  • Buy new car or family vaca

Resources:

Family vacations are often stressful and you come back more tired that when you started. In this episode we will talk about how to create a "why" for your vacation and let the "why" lead your "what" you do.  In the end, you will have a vacation with purpose and get the most out of it. 

Great families happen on purpose not by accident’

Problem: we go on vacation and it is stressful

Solution: have your “why” defined so you make decisions accordingly

Result: You’ll make the most of the time together and enjoy the journey

• Is the vacation for rest or play; make decisions accordingly
• Michael - we like to play hard; more tired when we get back
• Financially prepare so you are not stressed; have a budget set aside
• Brandon - Season passes to Sea World
• Michael - story of a great vacation (Branson; season passes to SDC)
  • Familiarity
  • Kid-friendly town with lots of options to get out and do
  • Good distance from where we lived
  • Good price point for us

When your marriage is successful, then you will see your parenting succeed. Date nights are necessary for building a great family so you have to plan it. In this episode, we unpack what it looks like to plan a successful date night that is fresh and fun.

Great families happen on purpose not by accident

Problem: Planning Date Night and keeping it fresh

Solution: have a list of restaurants and activities you enjoy

Result: You’ll be able to keep it fresh and know she will enjoy it

• Brandon - Come to date night and have no plan
• Brandon- Johna got upset when I asked her for list, now she loves that she has access to the list and I can still surprise her
• Michael - What you and melissa enjoy doing on a date night
  • We like going to the beach area / downtown - getaway
  • Sometimes we go to a place close by
• Plan:
  • Budget for date night
  • Create google doc or shared note on phones
    • Write out list of favorite restaurants and activities

Resources

How can you use the rhythms of your everyday life to strengthen your family. In this episode, Brandon interviews Michael about a recent business trip to Atlanta to create memories with his son. 

Great families happen on purpose not by accident

Brandon: set up that Michael took his 8-year old son to Atlanta for a business trip for 3 days

• Worked for 2 days and played for 1 day

Brandon: what was the purpose?

Train Him

• I want to pass on what I have learned so he can stand on my shoulders
• He does not have to do what I do
• I want him to have a profitable skill when he leaves my house
• Train him up in our values and vision as a family
• Point him toward God

Create a Moment

• When he thinks of his childhood, I want him to know he was loved well
• One on one time (open ended to allow for conversation)
• Shape his identity as a Persaud and ultimately as a child of God
• We remember the moments, let’s be intentional (photos and video capture)
• Share with his siblings

Have Fun

• Have fun together
• Learn something new
• Took Judah to the Georgia Aquarium to see what God has created and to be in awe
• Coke Museum was to see what a man created and achieved
• I want to leverage my business to serve my family; they are the priority.

We look at defining your family's purpose, which will serve as your north star. Why are some families more innovative, more influential, and more fruitful than others? Why do some parents have greater loyalty from their children? Great families have a clearly defined purpose.

Great families happen on purpose not by accident

Topic: Why your family needs to have a purpose.

Why is your family the way it is? - North Star

• Why unifies your family by letting them know they are part of something great so they are compelled to say no to anything less.
• Know your why for your family - it unifies and clarifies
  • Every good leader has a vision, followers want to know the destination
• Purpose is like fuel
• If you have a strong enough why, you can make good decisions as a family
• Your purpose bring clarity for how you will approach your parenting
• Know your why for your family - it unifies and causes you to fight, gives an enemy
• Persaud Why -Jesus died for us so he deserves very best version of our family
• Sereg Why - Create new family Legacy in our kids and grandkids that know God and change the world

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