How does today impact tomorrow’s success?
Have you ever wondered what the perfect day would look like? I am sure that day will look different for you depending on what matters most. Maybe spending the day on a private island laying on the beach or maybe it is shopping on The Avenue des Champs Elysees in Paris. Recently, I experienced a perfect day!
My husband and I are the proud parents of five beautiful children and the grandparents of five awesome grandchildren. As you can imagine raising five children was a lot of work. To quote one of my favorite movie titles, we had our good days, our bad days and some ugly days!
When our children were growing up, our house was filled with noise! It was not uncommon that our oldest daughter would be singing in her room, while our oldest son would be playing video games in his room. Our middle and youngest son would be playing with their action figures in their room, and youngest daughter would be putting a puzzle to together with her father in the family room. Of course, the TV was on in every room!
Our children are grown now, and our role as parents has transitioned from director to coach. While we love spending time with our children as they navigate the waters of adulthood, we rarely have the opportunity to spend time with all five children at the same time.
So, what was my perfect day? My husband recently celebrated a milestone birthday. Yes, it was one of the big ones! Well, our children decided to do something extraordinary for my husband. They planned a surprised destination birthday celebration.
Our children planned and paid for the entire trip! Now my husband doesn’t like surprises, so the kids prepared a unique way to get my husband to the surprise. Because they know we love spending time in Savannah, our children rented a large house on Tybee Island. My husband though the trip was a gift for the two of us to celebrate his birthday.
When we arrived all five children, and their spouses and children were at the house. My husband was surprised! It was an answer to my prayers. Over the next couple of days, the house was full of noise. We laughed, we disagreed, and we enjoyed making new memories.
As I reflect on that season of raising our children, I was reminded of the commitment my husband and I made to blend our two families. We decided to invest in building our family. It wasn’t always easy, and we were not perfect parents. We made plenty of mistakes! However, we made our family a priority.
As a leader how do you define success? My favorite definition comes from my mentor;
Success meant having those closest to me love and respect me the most.”
John Maxwell
As our children planned the celebration, there was the good, the bad, and the ugly but in the end, they were successful. Their actions illustrated why it’s important to make everyday matter! It was a perfect day!
How does today impact tomorrow’s success?
Your leadership guide,
Kim
Dr. Kim Moore | Your Leadership Guide | kimdmoore.com
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