While traveling overseas as a young man in Asia, I experienced a wide range of cultures and some amazing sights that will always stay with me. I relied heavily upon the local tour guides or cab drivers to get me to where I wanted to go especially when we were crossing borders from one country to another, and entering places where I had little or no experience of the culture I was about to face.
STARTING WITH THE END IN MIND
Benefits Of Clear Direction In Life
The most important thing I learned while traveling was to clearly articulate to the local tour guide or cab driver where I wanted to go, and periodically continue to check if we were indeed heading in the correct direction. I found it important to ensure that my directions were understood and not “lost in translation”, because experience has proven that if you don’t start heading in the right direction you will not reach your desired destination.
Direction In Life- Family
The same can be said for the direction we as fathers choose for our families, if we aren’t heading in the right direction today we may not reach our desired destination tomorrow. How can we as fathers know the direction we should be leading our families?
I’m glad you asked!
One of the most effective ways to clarify the direction we should be heading today is to start with the end in mind. As we continue to improve our parenting education by taking parenting courses or researching parenting journals, our confidence continues to grow. Eventually, we arrive at a place in life where we feel able to make the correct parenting decisions.
Direction In Life- Goals
By taking the time to consider clearly where we want our family to be in 10-20 years, we can begin to clarify the type of family we need to build today. What are the things that are important to you as a man and leader of your home? By identifying the things that you value deeply you have already begun to define the type of future you are desiring for your family.
Direction In Life- Priorities
If you as a man value your health, you will lead your family in a healthy direction. If you value the benefits of a University education, then you will teach your family to aspire to intellectual pursuits. If church life is important to you then you will impart your love for the church to your children. All of these areas once identified in your own heart bring definition and clarity to the future destination of your family.
Direction In Life- Making Changes
Alternately if you look at areas within your life and decide that they are not what you want for your family you can begin to make the lifestyle changes that will alter your future away from those areas. Each decision made brings the destination a little clearer, a little more in focus. By periodically checking on the direction in life your family is headed, you can see whether you are getting closer to or further away from your chosen destination.
Direction In Life- Confidence
By starting with the end in mind we can begin our journey with confidence and by using wisdom we can make the desired corrections along the way that will ultimately bring us to our desired destination.
God Bless
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