4 Steps to Help You Grow in Our 4 Pillars

At Nxt Era, we promote four pillars: Health, communication, education, and finances. Would you like to promote these pillars in your home? Maybe you want to work out more or save more money. Maybe you want to read more as a family or work on your family communication. If you want to grow in one of these four pillars, I’ve listed some tips below to help you. 

• Use determination.
• Set goals. 
• Reward yourself. 
• Celebrate as a family. 

Determination + Goal-setting + Rewards = Celebration 

First of all, you must use determination to start. What do you want to change or improve? Maybe your family uses a lot of negative communication. Try to work on this through actionable steps. Show your family that this upsets you and drags you down without attacking anyone personally. Use grace and kind honesty. Then begin verbally reframing your negative comments. 

Next, set goals. Where do you want to improve, and where do you want to be in a month? A year? Five years? Set short-term and long-term goals. If the long-term goals overwhelm you, just set short-term goals. Write these goals down in your phone or in a journal. Refer back to them to motivate you. 

Perhaps you want to work out more often. Let’s say you work out for three days in a row. Take a rest day to reward yourself or watch a movie with your family as a reward. You can craft your rewards to your needs. Maybe you want to set a big reward, such as a trip to Disneyland. Or perhaps you set small rewards to keep you going along the way as you grow in one of our four pillars. 

Finally, celebrate your wins as a family. Whether you grow in one of our four pillars by yourself or choose to grow as a family, celebrate your wins. Enjoy a family night out at a favorite restaurant or enjoy a family night in, playing a favorite game. When you choose to grow, it shows your children the importance of personal growth. This is something to celebrate!

Conclusion

In conclusion, you should be quite proud of yourself for even wanting to grow. It can be so easy to stay in the same place. However, you want something different, and that’s wonderful. As you use determination, set goals, and reward yourself, don’t forget to discuss your hard days and good days with your family. Show them that you still show up even if it’s hard. When you reach your goals, celebrate big wins and small wins as a family. This creates family growth and bonding, which we cherish at Nxt Era. 

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Written by Bethany (@thebookwormgirl_bethany)