There is no adequate word to describe the life of a working parent. Busy doesn’t cut it. The stay-home-and-work-while-teaching-your-children-and-feeding-everyone-multiple-meals-a-day Tilt-A-Whirl that resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic caused many of us to stop and reassess. And, as a new school year begins and some of us return to our offices for at least some portion of the week, how do we get started without getting back on the too-much-to-do treadmill?
What’s Your Family’s Mission Statement?
How business tactics can help you set priorities at home.
August 04, 2020
Summary.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many working families to stop and reassess their values. Three common work practices can help us decide what to continue doing — and what to ditch. First, identify a family mission or purpose. It will help you focus on what is meaningful, set priorities, and drop items that don’t fit from your individual and group to-do lists. Next, set practical, achievable goals that align with your family mission, using the SMART strategy. And lastly, know what to do when you are thrown off course. When you hit a roadblock, rather than barreling toward your goal, stop and think things through. When new circumstances emerge, our expectations of what we can realistically accomplish may have to change, too.
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