FBF7 – Seven Habits of Happy Families

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Episode Summary:

In this episode of the Family Before Fortune Podcast:

On my bookshelf:

7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen R. Covey

Interesting online hack:

Rapportive – “get to know your contacts, grow your network, and establish rapport

Main topic: Seven Habits of Happy Families

  1. Speak the positive
  2. Dinner at home over 50% of the time – Eat your vegetables
  3. How do your kids wake up?
  4. Put family before friends
  5. Limit extracurricular activities
  6. Build and honor rituals/traditions or routines
  7. Turn your children into winners

Quote of the week:

Walt Disney: A man should never neglect his family for business.

Items Mentioned in the podcast:

Chinese Bamboo [Blog Post]

The Power of Starting Something Stupid

About the author

Jake Carlson is a popular speaker, accountability partner, and host of the Modern Leadership podcast. Jake built his business while traveling with his family around the world. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn. Read more about him here.