Strengthening Your Family With Words With Mike and Erin Allen
Should I Create a Family Purpose Statement?
We talk often about the importance of having a purpose statement for yourself, but have you thought about having a purpose statement for your family?
We recently talked with Mike and Erin Allen from moderntrees.com and learned the power of creating a purpose statement for your family. They also taught us that it IS possible to strengthen your family life with words.
Mike & Erin showed us that writing a family purpose statement is SO beneficial, no matter what stage of family life you’re at. Because words have such tremendous power to create!
So no matter what your family life looks like right now, we want you to know that it IS possible to have a strong more intentional family life! You can get started creating your own family purpose and crest by using this FREE self-guided worksheet.
Okay, let’s dive into how you can actually strengthen your family with words.
How To Strengthen Your Family With Words
“We believe that our words have tremendous power to create, and when we are intentional with our words in our homes, we can create a strong family culture built on truths that are meaningful and personal.
Sir Francis Bacon said, “Writing makes an exact man”... and we believe that writing can also make an exact family.
Every family has core values, guiding principles, and a purpose but for most, these things are just sort of floating around in there, undefined, vague.
It is strengthening to articulate your identity and purpose as a family… it unifies, it protects, and it exacts. We become what we think, say, desire and focus on. This is an awesome opportunity for families to intentionally create what they will become.”
-Erin Allen
What does this look like?
“Well, we did this work for our own family, and the final product is a beautiful poster that we have framed on the wall in a high traffic area.
We hold a family night each week and it’s during that time that we read over our Family Crest & Purpose. It’s been two years now, and at this point even our young children have it basically memorized.
One of our guiding principles is, “We honor each other’s agency”. I overheard one of our kids say to another who was trying to force his younger brother to keep playing a certain game when he didn’t want to anymore, “You need to honor his agency!” We know that these truths are sinking in.”
-Erin Allen
How to get started creating your own family purpose and crest
The best way to uncover your own family purpose is by asking really great questions. Here are 5 great questions to ask yourself:
“What is essential to our family?”
“What do we really care about, deeply?”
“What brings us real joy?”
“If money were no object, what would we do with our time? Where would we live, how would we live?”
“What truths do we want to live by?”
These questions will help you and your family start to uncover your core values, principles and purpose.
If you want more, Mike & Erin Allen at moderntrees.com created this awesome FREE self-guided worksheet to help you discover these things with your family!
If you’d like a beautifully designed finished product, head over to moderntrees.com to work directly with Mike & Erin where you can schedule a virtual session with them & receive a design family crest and purpose statement. *Please note that all proceeds from the Crest & Purpose work will be donated to humanitarian aid.
How to get started creating your own family purpose and crest
If you’re interested in working on your own family purpose and crest, be sure to grab Mike & Erin’s FREE self- guided worksheet and get started on creating your own family crest and purpose!
The self-guided worksheet walks you through three ways you can strengthen your family by:
Defining your core values
Articulating the guiding principles you want to live by and
Identifying your family’s unique purpose on this earth
If you'd like to set up a virtual session with Mike and Erin, you can contact them through their website, moderntrees.com. They’d be happy to walk you through the process AND design a beautiful family crest and purpose statement unique to YOUR family that you can hang up in your home.
Click below to get started on creating your own family’s unique purpose and family crest!
Want A Beautifully Designed Family Crest To Display In Your Home?
Just head to moderntrees.com for examples and details on how Mike & Erin can help you design a beautiful modern family crest specifically for your family! *Please note that all proceeds from the Crest & Purpose work will be donated to humanitarian aid.
Would creating a family crest & purpose help your family?
“Based on our experiences working with a wide variety of families over the past couples of years, we’d say absolutely, this would work for everyone no matter what stage they are in.
We’ve worked with newly-weds with no children, we’ve worked with young families who are just getting started, and families who are well-established and have some kids at home and some that have left for college.
It’s a strengthening and meaningful process no matter what stage a family is in… if they do this work early on when they’re just getting started, they can raise their children with these foundational truths from the beginning, and if their children are older, that’s a really cool thing because then the kids are old enough to really participate and be a part of the creation process.
No matter what stage a family is in, this process is pivotal.”
-Mike Allen
Want to listen in on our conversation?
Click below or on apple podcasts & choose episode 139 to listen to the full podcast episode.
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Podcast Ep. 139 Strengthening Your Family With Words With Mike and Erin Allen
We talk often about the importance of having a purpose statement for yourself, but have you thought about having a purpose statement for your family? We’re talking to Mike and Erin Allen today about how to strengthen your family life with words.
Listen in to learn:
How to have a more intentional family life
Why writing a family purpose statement is so beneficial, no matter what stage of family life you are at
Why words have such tremendous power to create
How to align your personal purpose with your family’s purpose
How to get started creating your own family purpose and crest
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For anyone interested in working on your own family purpose and crest, grab this self-guided worksheet. If you'd like to set up a virtual session with Mike and Erin, you can contact them through their website, moderntrees.com.
*Please note that all proceeds from the Crest & Purpose work will be donated to humanitarian aid.
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