The Second F!

The next F in our journey to live life intentionally for excellence is.....

FAMILY

This in my mind is second to only faith. It's also likely the most challenging on your road to excellence. The only people that know you better than you know yourself is your family. Every falter, guffaw, faux paw, and screw up you've ever made they are privy to. They can be your biggest supporter, or your harshest critic. One thing for sure, they are yours, and yours to deal with! So if your going to convince others your leading a life of excellence intentionally, you better start here!

Everything begins at home, to be an effective leader it's critical to start there. Not many people will follow someone who cannot display a family life that exudes order. If you don't master your own dominion, you have no place mentoring others on theirs. People tend to accept advice from others who actually have the fruit on the tree. So if your life is truly lived intentionally for excellence, you home life has to reflect that.

I know, I know, we all have those "special" individuals that share our gene pool. The one's that keep you asking if a DNA test isn't really such a bad idea. Very few of us are blessed without such family members, in fact I have a couple. If you do find that person is missing in your family unit, go look in the mirror and certify they aren't staring back at you! See, those people are what makes living life intentionally for excellence such a great goal, it's challenging! Not everyone can do it! That, by definition, is what makes it exceptional! So put on your "big boy" boots and go seek the proper information to help you deal with these "special" family members, even if they turn out to be you.

Once you've mastered your family challenge, there will be no greater satisfaction, or stronger supporters. They also begin to see the value in living life intentionally for excellence, and it begins to affect others. Your circle of friends will begin to be influenced and before too long it'll spread like wildfire! With that kind of support you can conquer the world. With out it, not so much. So mastering your faith and then your family are the first two stepping stones to the path to a life of excellence!

God Bless!
Capt. Bill