Family traditions for harmony at home
As business owners, obviously business is a huge part of your life…
However your home life is as, if not MORE important - it affects your work life and vice versa.
Family life can be messy and it can be difficult to create harmony all the time.
Personally, I don’t believe that a constant harmonious environment is healthy or should be strived for.
I know that by creating a strong family culture where children and parents feel safe, seen and understood, and the rhythm of the household flows well (most of the time) - that leads to more harmony and magical moments with your loved ones.
We know that right now you might feel as though you're sacrificing either your family for your business or your business for your family…
Which is why Andy is going to share with you her wisdom when it comes to creating family traditions for harmony at home.
Things You’ll Learn in This Episode of Hustle With Heart:
Why it’s important for you to create a community to support you and your family
Take the time to consciously create your family culture - no plan is a plan to fail
Learn your boundaries and use conscious communication to convey them
That your boundaries and routines will evolve over time - by staying open and flexible to change and being kind to yourself you’ll create more harmony within your family
Practical tips to help you build your own family traditions
Create your community to support you and your family
Make sure you’re getting the support that you need for yourself.
One of the best ways to do that is by creating your own community.
A community to support you and who understand the realities of juggling family and business life.
And if you don't have a community, then create one, because you have the power to do that.
Consciously create your family culture
“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!”
― Benjamin Franklin.
Harmony in the home doesn’t happen automatically - it has to be created.
It’s important to carve out some time to sit and think about the vision you have for your family and what you want to cultivate more of.
For example: If you want more connection - how are you going to achieve that? You could do family Sundays, where nothing is scheduled and you spend the day together. I love our family dinner ritual, where we hold hands, look each other in the eye and tell everyone we love them. Then share our favourite parts of our day and why.
There’s no right or wrong way to do this. The most important thing is to stay in alignment with your values and do what feels good for you and your family.
Boundaries and conscious communication
When creating your family culture you may clash with your other half on some points - it’s inevitable.
Even though you may have similar values, it’s impossible to agree on everything.
This is a perfect opportunity to discover what your boundaries are and practice conscious communication.
I believe that almost all conflict is a result of boundaries being crossed.
A lot of the time, you don’t even know that your boundaries are being crossed until you explode.
If you're having some sort of conflict with a relationship, it’s worth writing down what your hard boundaries are.
Followed by what are the things that are your negotiables and then actually sharing that with your significant other as well, so that there's absolute clarity around for yourself and for that person too.
Clarity here is key.
Some great resources here include:
Listen to the Nourishing the Mother Podcast
Read Nonviolent Communication by Michael Rosenberg
Stay open and flexible to change
Your family will evolve over time, and your rituals and your agreements may change with you and your children.
If you have children, you know that every age is different - they're continually learning new things all the time.
So it's good to revisit your agreements and your rituals regularly throughout the year, so that you are keeping current with what's relevant in your family.
And remember to be kind to yourself. Create agreements and traditions that are healthy AND realistic. Don't put so much pressure on yourself because there isn't any perfect recipe.
Final tips for harmony at home
Because there's just so much to this topic...we want to give you some very tangible things that you can implement at home that are going to move the needle for you and your family like right now.
The first is special time with each child. This is timed, consistent, and can ramp up when there are any challenges in their life. It’s all centred around the child. This is so empowering for them and improves your relationship exponentially.
The second is to have a listening partner. Someone who you have a regular time set up with, and you literally just talk to that person. They don’t interrupt or give advice or their opinion, they’re literally just listening. It’s like taking out the garbage of your subconscious and out of your energy field.
The third is to create your family agreements. This is to use with children who are a bit older and can understand what an agreement is. Pick four or five agreements that you all agree upon, and make it relevant for your family.
For example ours are:
We are kind
We don’t hurt others
We pack away our mess
We respect others things and their bodies
We have fun and play.
And there you have it!
Our top tips for family traditions for harmony at home.
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