On Track Families: Recent Episodes
Lori Pruett
Tools and tips to help families stay on track as they live, love, learn, and work together. We keep it simple.
What is happening? Out of the blue, we are turning into our parents and saying the things we never thought we would say to our children.
It's almost time for summer vacation, but this is the perfect time to plant the seeds of simple success for heading back to school at the end of summer.
"I wish my kids would listen!"
"I'm so sick and tired of the arguing."
"We used to be able to talk, but my marriage is in trouble."
"My siblings and I can't agree on how to care for my aging parents. The tension is tearing us apart."
Healthy communication can make or break a family. It is worth the time and effort to build relationships that pull families together instead of tearing them apart.
Graduation is exciting, but it can be uncertain and confusing. Kids can feel a lot of pressure to make big-life decisions. Parents can help. Today, you'll learn five strategies to help your graduate navigate what can feel like a maze of confusion. Your student might know exactly what they want, and they might be are clueless. These tips will help you guide kids through the possibilities.
We all want life to go a certain way. It's easy to think that if check off all the right boxes that it will just work out, but it doesn't always work out that way. Listen to find out more about how to set you and your children up for success with a brand new focus.
The end of summer can feel like the end of the party, but what if we flip it and have a Back To School Party. Let's celebrate the ordinary!
I know you know. For many of you, the holidays, just pick one, can be a season of heavy hearts or at the very least keep you uneasy. Especially when extended family gathers. People tend to keep one another in boxes of the same old, same old, and don't always realize that they need to allow some wiggle room for change. We are all growing and changing and the holidays can be a time to that we recognize it. Tune into to gain a helpful perspective that can help everyone avoid the unncessary strife.
Welcome to our very first podcast. Get to know a little more about Lori and what we do here.
We grow. We change. We don't stay the same, but sometimes our relatives and friends try to keep us in the same old, same old boxes of who we used to be or who they think we are, or worse yet . . . who they think we should be. Today we are going to talk about how this happens, and three easy peasy things you can do to change it up and write a brand new story.
Have you heard the saying that people do what we INspect, not what we EXpect? Success is in the follow up, but not just the follow up, Friendly Follow Up. Follow Up is only part of Follow Through. Let's find out how this can be the shining star of keeping it simple.
Clear Communication is the third simple step to success, and, wow, do we ever need this for Back to School Week! Clear is the key word here. Communication is way more that the words we say, but clear communication is intentional from start to finish. Speak so your children listen and understand. Speak to the heart of your child.
Mom, I Can't Find My Back Pack!" wails your 10 year old as you are headed out of the door. Back to school, means stuff, stuff like backpacks, notebooks, pencils, glue sticks, lunch boxes, and all the rest. Simple Systems can change your schools days from chaos to calm.
Four simple steps to success begins with Prioritizing People. Back to School week is an ideal time to intentionally Prioritize People, but what does it look like?
The end of summer can feel like the end of the party, but what if we flip it and have a Back To School Party. Let's celebrate the ordinary!
It's back to school time and so much "to do!" Supply lists and all the rest. Your mental "to do" list is growing by the day, but what about your "to be" list? In this process and all things family, who do you want to be? How do you want to show up? Often we think we will BE a certain way once we check off our list, but wait. What if we have a "to be" list?
Yay! I'm so glad you are here to help me launch our very first On Track Family podcast. This will be a day to remember.
How many times do you say it? "I just need to get back on track!" "Let's back track and try that again." "I hope I'm on the right track."
When you think about it, life is not about being on the mark 100% of the time. Honestly, it's not even about balance. It's hard to keep it all together. It's more about a rhythm of life; more like seasons and waves rolling on to the sand. It's not exact, but it flows, one into the another.
We are here to help you find your simple path to success where you can make the journey from surviving to thriving.
This is going to be ah-mazing.