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Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind: 

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind Define your destination. Then proceed with all of your resources to reach that destination. Whatever you want can be yours – but it will take planning and resource dedication.

Mission Statements : 

Mission Statements First step: Explore what your family is all about Start with the marriage partnership What kind of marriage partners do we want to be? How do we want to treat each other? How do we want to handle our finances? What roles will each of us have?

Mission Statements : 

Mission Statements What kind of home would you like to invite your friends to? What makes you want to come home? What do you want to be remembered by?

Principles : 

Principles What comes first and foremost for you? Religion? Family? Cultural Identity?

Ground rules : 

Ground rules Listen with respect Restate accurately to show you understand Consider writing down the ideas

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Then examine the nuclear family with the same ideas in mind Then examine the extended family with the same ideas in mind

Step two: Write your mission statement : 

Step two: Write your mission statement www.montana.edu/hhunts 437 Readings Covey web-site

Write a family mission statement: 

Write a family mission statement Example: Our family mission: To love each other To help each other To believe in each other To wisely use our time, talents, and resources to bless others To worship together….Forever

A destination and a compass: 

A destination and a compass Creating a family mission statement gives us a destination and a compass to know when we are off-course.

Step Three: Use it to stay on track. : 

Step Three: Use it to stay on track. Evaluate your daily time expenditures and money expenditures, choices in how to react to situations according to the mission statement

Remember Love is a VERB: 

Remember Love is a VERB Love is actions – not just words Family is action – not just words

Watch Out In Working on the Mission Statement: 

Watch Out In Working on the Mission Statement Don’t “announce” it. Don’t rush it. Don’t ignore it.