1. Best Business Leader and
Worst Parent Ever!
Strategies to better deal with our Family

2. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Introduction
• We are used to measuring our
success based on our
professional performance and
by how much money we make
each year.
• And the more money we make
the more successful we feel.

3. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Important Question
• Now if we look very closely
is that always the case?
• What if our Professional Life
has been shining but our
Family Life is a failure, full of
disagreements and harsh
words?

4. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Problem 01 – Family Misunderstandings
• There are many family
misunderstandings and
arguments when they don´t
understand each other well.
• A lot of families now don't get to
know each other too well
because they're too busy.

5. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Solution 01 – Understanding your Family.
• Be with your family whenever
you can and get to know them
better.
• Plan some family time, like, a
movie, or a family game, or
even as little as eating dinner
together.

6. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Problem 02 – Lack of Respect
• My family is always angry or
showing no respect when I share
my opinions and suggestions.
• And I always get stressed when
they try to express their point-of-
views about a specific subject that
I disagree.

7. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Solution 02 – Learning to Respect
• We only get respect when we show
respect.
• Avoid being angry or upset when facing
a situation or a different opinion.
• Remember that it is our own positive or
negative behavior that will set our
family parameters and the main
grounds for a nice relationship.

8. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Problem 03 – Poor Listening Skills
• My family doesn't listen to my
advice or just ignore my
concerns.
• And because of that I have to
get really tough and rude when
telling them anything from life
responsibilities to house
chores.

9. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Solution 03 – Learning to Listen
• We need to learn how to listen our
family.
• During the listening process we can
figure out the best approach and
solution to help them.
• Listening is a powerful tool that teaches
everybody to think, to respect and to
love each other.

10. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Problem 04 – Lonely Family Meetings
• Our children don’t want to
participate in our weekend lunch or
even our dinner.
• They prefer to watch cable TV and
play with the Internet.
• I always have to turn off the whole
equipment to call their attention.
• It really annoys me.

11. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Solution 04 – Explain the Importance of the Situation
• How many times did you let your
family down because of your
profession?
• Maybe it is time to calm down
and to reach each one
individually to explain them the
importance of having a family
lunch or dinner.

12. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Problem 05 – My House is a Battlefield
• It is quite difficult to have a nice
family conversation since
everyone is screaming and
complaining about everything.
• When my family is together our
house is a battlefield.
• I am really sad.

13. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Solution 05 – Making Peace not War!
• We should never scream or fight
against our family members since it
can damage and tear any relationship
apart and we will regret it.
• And we should never waste energy
with a negative approach.
• Let´s treasure the time we have with
them because we can't get it back.

14. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Problem 06 – Lazy Family
• My family is aware of their
responsibilities but they
insist in not helping me.
• And I need to get rough
when asking them to clean
dishes or just to organize
their rooms.

15. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Solution 07 – Learning to Help
• Developing activities together is a
fantastic way to teach our family
about rights and obligations.
• Doing little things such as holding
the door for them, or helping
someone with homework is a way
to say I love you and I really care.

16. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Important – Our Family Approach Today
• There seems to be a growing
tendency to shift family
responsibilities to outside influences,
such as the school and society.
• Important as these outward
influences are, they never can take
the place of the influence of the
mother and the father.

17. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
Conclusion
• Our Family is an important part of
our life and we need to have a
strong commitment to keep them
well.
• Someone asked if professional
success can compensate for
failure in the home. And the
answer to that would be "no“!

18. Best Leaders and Worst Parents
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