Design
The secret to making this year amazing
Photo by Jamie Fenn on Unsplash I’ve been doing some form of annual life planning for 15+ years, and it wasn’t until the last few years that things began to take off. There are lots of planning tactics I hope to share, but the game-changing activity to unlocking the year ahead is looking back. Plato stated…
How to build a rainbow igloo
I’ve always wanted to turn our front yard into a public space of some sort. One winter we created snow couches for people to hang out on. Annually, we chalk the brick at the front our our home rainbow. This Christmas took on our biggest project and built a rainbow igloo. Full credit for inspiration…
The 12 core values our family lives by
What does your family value? Can you clearly articulate it? If not, it’ll be hard to build towards. Several years ago we wrote a set of family values we regularly reflect on and strive to live by. Much like our kids’ school character assemblies, each month we recognize a value we see in each family…
Our Family Manifesto
It’s taken us several years, and multiple iterations, but we’ve finally nailed down our family manifesto. It’s drawn from our Family Values and took more time than I anticipated to wrestle and debate through. It now overlooks the entrance of our home, designed and printed on a 4×5 foot PVC board, declaring back to us what our…
Lean Agile Family
Photo by Mike Scheid on Unsplash What’s it like to build intentionality into your family? Back in 2011 when I was knee deep in startup mode, I read Eric Ries’ Lean Startup book and began incorporating some of the principles into our family rhythms. The core concept from a business perspective is that in a world…