Committing to being home on time and having that family dinner is an essential part of living an integrated life.
Tag: marriage
Why You Don’t Have to Agree to Respect and Support Someone Else
To respect and support another person, whether a team member or a spouse, you don’t have to agree. Here’s why…and how you can reframe your mindset.
Healthy Habits: Sunday Morning Coffee
One of my favorite healthy habits is Sunday Morning Coffee. Here’s how it has improved my marriage and my life.
Align Your Expectations in Marriage and Life
Have you ever lost your temper, only to realize that your anger was caused by mismatched expectations? Here’s how my wife and I found ourselves fighting, all because we didn’t align our expectations.
5 Ways I Stay Close to Family While Traveling
It’s the season of travel and chaos in my life. Of the next five weeks, I’m gone from home for four of them. Here’s the list of techniques I use to get the most out of this time and stay close to my family.
5 Tips for Getting Your Husband Home from Work
How do you get your husband home when he has a never-ending workload and a ton more to do? Isn’t there a way to find balance?
Mission, Vision, Values: Your [Marriage Is] Dead Without ’em
Have you ever stopped to think about the contrasts between your work and personal lives? Why is it that we proactively work to navigate our careers while we fail to navigate our lifelong journey? Why do we spend so much time defining a mission, vision, and values for our company but fail to even think…
2011 Thanksgiving Top Three
Last year I posted a Thanksgiving Top Ten. Boy, talk about setting the bar high. Don’t get me wrong, ten is a fine number. It was in 2010 and it still is today. But 10 is a daunting number if you have to repeat it every year. So I’m pruning this year’s list down…
What’s your “Personal Travel Policy”?
I have a love-hate relationship with business travel. I love the travel; I hate being away from my family. My introduction to business travel came shortly after starting my first job straight out of college. I have been traveling, at various frequencies, ever since. Recently I have established my own “Personal Travel Policy”. This policy…
Historical evidence that integration may be better for boys than balance
A few months ago I posted a somewhat controversial opinion that work-life balance is not worth pursuing. My perspective is that work-life integration is a much more effective way to live life to it’s fullest. This post remains one of my most popular blogs and based upon the number of new visitors that find it…