{"id":637,"date":"2016-12-09T03:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/?p=637"},"modified":"2016-12-08T22:00:25","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T04:00:25","slug":"who-are-the-decision-makers-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/who-are-the-decision-makers-in-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are The Decision Makers in Your Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;re the Executives Of Our Life<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part 1 &#8211; Who Are The Decision Makers in Your Home?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your life is a business and I want to convince you that it is, then you need to understand that your business will require some executives to make the best decisions for the future of the business-your life. \u00a0I\u2019m sure you&#8217;ve probably never thought about it that way, right? \u00a0I understand because that&#8217;s &#8220;normal&#8221;. \u00a0Ordinary people don&#8217;t view their life as the one business they truly own. \u00a0It might sound simple and you are probably thinking that you (and your spouse) are the decision makers. \u00a0This too is normal and you should know how I feel about normal; it doesn&#8217;t work. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-641\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryaclark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161209-TIF-SM-Who-Are-The-Decision-Makers-in-Your-Home--400x400.png?resize=400%2C400\" alt=\"20161209-tif-sm-who-are-the-decision-makers-in-your-home\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161209-TIF-SM-Who-Are-The-Decision-Makers-in-Your-Home-.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161209-TIF-SM-Who-Are-The-Decision-Makers-in-Your-Home-.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161209-TIF-SM-Who-Are-The-Decision-Makers-in-Your-Home-.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161209-TIF-SM-Who-Are-The-Decision-Makers-in-Your-Home-.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161209-TIF-SM-Who-Are-The-Decision-Makers-in-Your-Home-.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161209-TIF-SM-Who-Are-The-Decision-Makers-in-Your-Home-.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kerryaclark.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161209-TIF-SM-Who-Are-The-Decision-Makers-in-Your-Home-.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>An Adult Makes Their Own Decisions?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me tell you about yourself. \u00a0So, you t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hought being an adult meant we get to make our own decisions. \u00a0If that&#8217;s true and for most it is, have you noticed how that&#8217;s working out for the majority? \u00a0What&#8217;s &#8220;normal&#8221; isn&#8217;t working like I desire. \u00a0I don&#8217;t want a &#8220;normal&#8221; life nor a &#8220;normal&#8221; family. \u00a0How about you? \u00a0I want more, so I&#8217;ve been searching for ways in which to do that. \u00a0That&#8217;s what I wish to share with you today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Who&#8217;s responsible for our family?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who&#8217;s responsible for my life? Me? \u00a0Well, I think I&#8217;m going to need some help with this. \u00a0I have had a front row seat to see exactly what happens when I&#8217;m left alone, to myself. My life (my family) is too important to be left only in my hands. \u00a0Face it, we all need help, advice, guidance, support and coaching from time to time. \u00a0It&#8217;s my job to be the coach. \u00a0I want to take what you have and who you are and make it work better. \u00a0Who&#8217;s responsible; ultimately you are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responsible or responsibility doesn&#8217;t mean who&#8217;s lord and slave. It doesn&#8217;t even mean you have to do it all yourself. \u00a0A wise man once told me that responsibility simple means having a response in every situation. \u00a0You don&#8217;t have to have all the answers, just one will do. \u00a0I have a network of people to help me respond to the situations that arise in my life, my family, my business. \u00a0It&#8217;s these networks that have helped me shape my life\/business in the way I desire. \u00a0Life&#8217;s just not happening any longer, it&#8217;s beginning to go the way we&#8217;ve designed. \u00a0Now it&#8217;s your turn to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>You have the final say<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the day, it&#8217;s Pamela and I who have the final decision. \u00a0We&#8217;ve decided that life&#8217;s too short and too precious to do it alone. \u00a0We have pastors, mentors, overseers, (most recently) a mastermind group and a small group to help us execute our life. \u00a0I bet you would like to know how these groups work&#8230;you&#8217;re going to have to stay with me over the next couple weeks. \u00a0In the meanwhile, send me your questions. \u00a0Leave a comment on my website. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today is Friday!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;d like to leave you with this takeaway. \u00a0Begin to think of the people in your life that could qualify as your pastor(s), your mentor(s), your life&#8217;s overseer(s) and your small group. \u00a0\u00a0Take a moment and jot them down. \u00a0Share my webpage link (<a href=\"http:\/\/kerryaclark.com\/who-are-the-decision-makers-in-your-home\" target=\"_blank\">kerryaclark.com\/who-are-the-decision-makers-in-your-home<\/a>) with them and say why.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re the Executives Of Our Life Part 1 &#8211; Who Are The Decision Makers in Your Home? 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