The EXTRAORDINARY Family Life Podcast
Kids & Family:Parenting
The best cure when you feel like throwing a pity party is serving others. Love others, read good books that you can learn from and realize that you aren't alone. Failure isn't final.
We strive to be green and growing. Sometimes we feel like a seed in the ground fighting in the darkness to break to the surface. Keep growing, you will make it.
It's in the darkness that you see things. When you are in the lights its easy to know what you want, but some things only illuminate when its pitch black. The stars are a beautiful sight, but cannot be seen during the day.
Feel the pain love the pain. Feeling pain is a sign that you are getting stronger, take it and grow with it. Remember this when parenting, you want your kids to have struggles and to overcome those problems. They have to get stronger as they grow up, adulthood is a smack in a the face for most youth, don't make it any harder. Love them but don't take their problems away, it makes them stronger.
A quote from JFK says "Do not pray to have easier lives, pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for your tasks to equal your power, pray that your power will equal your tasks, then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, you will be the miracle."
Let the trials refine us, not define us. Go into the trial wanting to learn something from it, don't make your suffering in vain. You are meant to learn and grow, this is how it's done. Life's most powerful teachers are love and pain.
A line from Marcus Aurelius says "The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting. The impediment to the actions advances actions." When you have things trying to stop you, realize that it's not an opportunity to quit, its one to keep going and get stronger.
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How can I stay Motivated to do the things I Need to Do?
How to be more authentic
What your actions are really saying
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/extraordinary-family-life/message#259 How to Motivate Your Teenager to WILLINGLY Help Out & Take Responsibility
#258 How to Prevent & Manage Overwhelm as a Parent of Young (or Old) Kids, While Pursuing BIG Dreams & Goals
#257 Practicalities of Travel as a Family, Budget Saving Tips, + How to Worldschool (No Matter Your Schooling Choice)
#256 How to Become More CAPABLE So You Can Do The Work to Achieve Your Extraordinary Life, Marriage & Family
#255 Stop Calling it 'ADHD' -- It's NOT a Disorder, It's Normal
#254 What to Do When Your Spouse is Not 'Showing Up' or Investing in Your Extraordinary Marriage/Life
#253 Sex IS a NEED for an Extraordinary Marriage
#252 "No Job for Our Teens" How We Teach a Wealth & Entrepreneur Mindset
#251 Managing (& Modeling) Screen Time Usage & Addiction in Kids & Adults
#250 Wokeism is a Cult that is Destroying Society
#249 Here's Why You & Your Spouse Disagree (Understanding the Values Hierarchy) PLUS Tips to Motivate Teens
#248 Can I Expect MORE from my Kids Even if my Spouse Isn't Setting an Example?
#247 What to do When You're Both INSPIRED & DEPRESSED by Listening to Our Podcast
#246 Why 'Every' Family* Should Homeschool Their Kids if They Want EXTRAORDINARY Outcomes
#245 Face & OVERCOME the (Inevitable) Obstacles to Your Family's Goals & Dreams!
#244 Make NEXT Year Your Best Yet! How to Turn Your Family Dreams into Reality
#243 Why You Don't Enjoy Parenthood As Much As You'd Hoped You Would
#242 HOW to (Enjoy) Spending More Time with Your Spouse & Kids
#241 Stop Controlling Your Kids & Instead Gain Their Love, Respect & Admiration
#240 Dealing with Picky Eaters & Empowering a Lifetime of Healthy Food Choices
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