Go Team Family!

Does your family feel like a team?

Main coaches: Dad and Mom

Team players: Everyone

Goal: Have fun and learn life lessons together!

For anyone who has been on any type of team, one big factor of success is that of teamwork. Teamwork within the family is spelled:

C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-I-O-N

Whether we know it or not, we are communicating 100% of the time. 

14% Words

35% Tone

51% Non-verbal

President Kimball said, "You need to communicate so clearly not only that you can be understood, but so clearly you can't be misunderstood."

Some teamwork strategies for a successful family relationship is to:

• Not use sarcasm
• Show that you're actively engaged (Focus... focus)
• Listen... no, really listen intently!
• Use and exercise your skill of compassion
• Give others the benefit of doubt
• Speak AND interpret the truth
• Clarify what you mean then ask for clarification on what they mean

Even though dad and mom are the coaches, notice how everyone gets to play!

Families are to work together as a team because everyone has a unique role (position) that they can only fill. Each role is unique and equal when their together.

Kind of like... a picture perfect puzzle!

True coaches let their athletes tell them how their feeling and what they think could help their team. 

Family counsels are a great way to problem solve, bond, and communicate with each other. Some attributes of successful family counsels are:

• Relaxed setting
• Open and close with prayer
• Weekly with agenda
• Start with personal edification and sincere compliments to everyone 
• Focus on the team players wants/needs rather than just scheduling duties
• Go around the circle letting everyone have their moment to talk

I know that as we mesh our lives together within family counsels and work as a team to literally make family goals that we will be more satisfied in our family. When we avoid living parallel lives, we can work off of each others skills to make life an enriched experience full of memories!

GOAL!

Always remember that when you go out of your way to learn their language, that's when you ultimately express love <3