You are here for a reason and until you can name it, you will feel a lacking, a longing, an unscratchable itch to figure out what you were meant to learn or contribute in this lifetime. You can’t eat it away, shop it away, drink it away, travel it away or busy it away. Botox and boob jobs won’t do the trick. And you certainly cannot quiet it away by giving absolutely everything you have in service to your children, your aging parents, your significant other, or your career.

Entrepreneurs launching new ventures often keep a public, brave face that their great idea is developing well and in short order will be a thriving business.

Fear feasts on authenticity.

In the time I’ve spent working with family businesses, I have seen six core themes emerge that threaten family harmony, all of which are fear based and designed to avoid conflict. And that’s a good thing, because fear is fixable. Here they are, with links for learning more.

Freedom. Friendship. Absolute flow. This is a mindset worth mastering. And as we do, we attract higher energy people to us. I dare you to ask, how good can it get?

Siblings - meet your future business partner. If conflict is robbing your family business of productivity, joy, and fulfillment, you, and only you, can fix the problem.

My coaching practice is dedicated to families worth investing in — which is all families spanning the spectrum of tradition. The happiest of new years to you and yours.

Peace.