by Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family Whenever I have a conversation with parents about the biggest challenges they face with raising kids in today’s world, the single issue that comes up time and time again is technology. Because most of us who are raising tweens and teens didn’t have internet when we were kids, much [...]
by Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family There are a few things that I always associate with summer: watermelon, fireflies (or lightening bugs for my southern friends), baseball, swimming in the lake, and our family road trips! A few years ago, we set a family goal of taking a road trip around the country. All eight [...]
by Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family The countdown lasted for 18 years, but just a few weeks ago we reached the first of six “launches” in our household: my oldest son, Markus, graduated from high school. I’m sure any of you who’ve launched your kiddos into the world know how Ann and I are feeling [...]
Note from Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family: This week we are honored to have a phenomenal guest post by John G. Miller and Karen G. Miller, co-authors of Raising Accountable Kids: How to Be an Outstanding Parent Using the Power of Personal Accountability. John — author of the million-seller QBQ! The Question Behind the Question — [...]
by Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family It’s Father’s Day weekend, and as usual, a time for me to reflect on what has truly been one of the greatest blessings of my life: being a dad. This year, though, I’ve been almost overcome with the emotion of what Father’s Day means to me, because just over [...]
Note from Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family: This week it is my privilege and honor to introduce you to Dr. Meg Meeker as our Ziglar Family guest blogger. Dr. Meeker writes with the know-how of a pediatrician and the big heart of a mother because she has spent the last 30 years practicing pediatric and [...]
By Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family Ahhh… summer! It may not have technically arrived according to the calendar, but with school out and kids home all day it’s most definitely summer time in our household! There are so many things to love about summer, from the relaxed schedule and pace of life, to the hours [...]
By Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family For as far back as I can remember, I would go fishing with my grandparents over the summer. It started when I would get out of school just before the long Memorial Day weekend. First, my parents would take me to my great-grandpa Charlie’s for a week; after that, I would [...]
By Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family When I was growing up — and I’ll bet you can relate — the only real media that I was exposed to was television and radio, with TV being the more influential of the two. But in the 70s and 80s, even what was shown on television was pretty [...]
Note from Mark Timm, Ziglar Family CEO: Today’s post is from Ziglar Family team member Jenifer Truitt. Jen is part of our copywriting and content creating team, and she's also a Ziglar Legacy Certified Trainer. Most importantly, though, are the roles she cherishes as wife, mom, daughter, sister, niece, and cousin. She can (and does!) quote [...]
