Please spend 3 minutes contemplating this question from Covey's book. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The question is at the beginning of Habit Three - Principles of Personal Management. What one thing could you do (something you aren't doing now) that, if you did it on a regular basis, would make a tremendous positive difference in your personal life? Feel free to share your thoughts about the significance of the question or if you so wish about your response. A nice "light" question for today:)

We all "hope" to become better people. The potential results being more respect, more influence, more income, more time for ourselves and our familes. Yet, Getting better, growing in character, was something I had NO IDEA how to do for much of my life, until my son presented a situation I coudn't manipulate my way through. His challenge, forced me to grow in character. I had no idea how to do it, but once I had no other options, I found a way; I found many ways. What causes you to "find a way" to grow in character?

One of the hardest things for high performing men is switching roles. At work you are decisive. Direct. In control. At home you need patience. Warmth. Space. If you do not consciously transition, you bring one energy into the other environment. Create a small reset ritual. Five minutes in the car. Or sat in your office space No phone. Just breathe and clear the day. Do not let the boardroom follow you to the dinner table.

This seems to be true to me. All humans suffer. Yes, some seem to have terrible sufferings in life, way more than most of us could imagine. But we ALL suffer. (PS, I am borrowing this idea from Tim Atyeo of "Relationship Dynamics" Community here on Skool) For me, it allows me to look at people that I don't get along well with and feel compassion for them. It also makes me feel relieved to find out I am not alone. What does that mean to you, and how does it change how you look at other people?

I found that when I wrote my master's thesis I learned more than I did in the classes I attended. In the classes I soaked up information (most of which is forgotten). With my Master's thesis I had to think, search, adapt, take advice, be calm, work hard, write, re-write, re-write, THINK, persevere, find someone to do the statistics for me etc. Basically develop skills that I could apply later. I feel parenting is similar to the thesis. We can get information and "tips" from Instagram experts who are really good, but it is only by doing, sharing, re-doing, sharing, growing in self skills that we actually CHANGE for the better. That's why I think a community like this for parents and educators is more valuable time spent than flicking through the latest 3 steps to great parenting on IG. What do you think?