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A few days ago, I had a chance to watch a video from several respected leaders, where they were sitting down to look over their two-year plan for their business. They were also strategizing about how to take advantage of the opportunity that the Coronavirus and quarantine situation has brought on, so they can come out of this epidemic in a positive way.
I love that idea for several reasons:
- Because I’m a business guy and I thrive on great ideas like this.
- Because they’re finding positive, productive and forward-thinking actions to take even in the middle of a situation that’s challenging for everyone and tragic for many.
My wife and I have done similar things in the businesses that we run, and there’s a great application here for all dads as well.
One of the driving principles for what I do at Daddy Saturday is to apply good business principles to family life. So we sat down as a family in front of the whiteboard in my home office, took out markers and laid out the Batt Family Two-Year Plan. The main idea was to put together ideas and set goals for how we can come out on the other side of this epidemic stronger, having more focus, more discipline and fewer distractions, and be more united as a family around achieving those goals.
A brief caveat: If you decide to do this, keep in mind that this isn’t an actual business meeting. How many of us have sat through work meetings that seemed like they would never end—and we’re adults? So, while it’s good to challenge our kids and expect some engagement, we should also take their age and attention span into account.
At our house, we organized our ideas into the four categories of Faith, Family, Fitness and Finances. I’ll give you a few examples of what we discussed for each of these:
For Faith, we said we wanted to attend church weekly, and for now that means we’re going to have to do it virtually online, which is fine for now as long as we participate in a worship service every single week.
- Justin Batt
