the place to start is not with the assumption…
Page 118 the place to start is not with the assumption the work is nonnegotiable it is with assumption that family is nonnegotiable. That one shift of mindset opens the door to all kinds of creative possibilities.
— from Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting)
In the book
So make family the thing that does not bend. The one shift that opens every door is to stop treating work as the nonnegotiable around which family must fit, and start treating family as the nonnegotiable around which everything else must fit. And protect it with structure, because good intentions evaporate without it: nothing will prioritize your family more than a specific time set aside every single week, immovable, just for them. […] Guard the time. Set aside immovable weekly family time, eat together with full attention, and keep a ritual that carries the love. Make family nonnegotiable — and when friction comes, be the first to say I was wrong, and choose empathy over blame. Teach the hard, practical lessons too — that money is a gift to be appreciated and never taken for granted, neither hoarded in fear nor spent into ruin. — Family & Parenting (Family/Parenting)