4 Key Tips for Memorable Family Road Trips

2018-09-13T23:43:48+00:00

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 [...]

4 Key Tips for Memorable Family Road Trips2018-09-13T23:43:48+00:00

Why Your Marriage Needs a Weekend Getaway

2018-09-13T23:43:49+00:00

Note from Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family:  This week's blog post comes from our Ziglar Family founding partner, Bill Blankschaen.  Proud husband for nearly 20 years and father of 6 awesome kids, Bill is an author, entrepreneur, and founder of StoryBuilders. He's worked with thousands of families as a school administrator, pastor, and counselor and [...]

Why Your Marriage Needs a Weekend Getaway2018-09-13T23:43:49+00:00

A Father’s Worst Nightmare… and Biggest Blessing

2018-09-13T23:43:53+00:00

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 [...]

A Father’s Worst Nightmare… and Biggest Blessing2018-09-13T23:43:53+00:00

How to Fish for the REALLY Big Ones – Without Bait!

2018-09-13T23:44:01+00:00

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 [...]

How to Fish for the REALLY Big Ones – Without Bait!2018-09-13T23:44:01+00:00

What Moms REALLY Want

2018-09-13T23:44:06+00:00

Today’s post is by Ann Timm, who co-hosts Ziglar Family's Thrive membership community and the 7-Day Family Challenge with her husband Mark.  She also blogs over at Keeper of the Home, and  — for her most important work — is mom to six awesome teenagers! Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mamas and grandmas out there! I hope you’re [...]

What Moms REALLY Want2018-09-13T23:44:06+00:00

Blessings at Your Family Meal Time

2018-09-13T23:44:14+00:00

Note from Mark Timm, Ziglar Family CEO: Today’s post is from guest blogger Julie S., an Australian wife (of 22 years) and mother of 7 beautiful children ranging in age from 21 down to 3 years old. Julie reached out to us in response to the Day 2: Communication challenge from the 7-Day Family Challenge. My [...]

Blessings at Your Family Meal Time2018-09-13T23:44:14+00:00

What Language Should You Be Speaking?

2018-09-13T23:44:17+00:00

Today’s blog post is by guest author Ann Timm, who blogs over at Keeper of the Home and  — along with husband Mark Timm, CEO of Ziglar Family — raises six awesome teenagers! While both my husband and I speak English, there are many times that we speak different languages altogether. What I’m talking about [...]

What Language Should You Be Speaking?2018-09-13T23:44:17+00:00

You Can Have Everything In Life You Want…

2018-09-13T23:44:18+00:00

by Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family In last week’s blog post, I talked about what it means to fight fair when you find yourself in a conflict with someone you love. I offered 20 tips for managing conflict in your family, but all of those suggestions can really be summed up in one simple way:  [...]

You Can Have Everything In Life You Want…2018-09-13T23:44:18+00:00

What’s your WHY?

2018-09-13T23:44:28+00:00

by Mark Timm, CEO Ziglar Family Over the past two weeks, if you’ve been following my blog posts, you’ve identified some areas for your family to focus on improving and have set some specific goals to get there. But here’s the sad reality:  92% of people fail at their goals or resolutions after a very [...]

What’s your WHY?2018-09-13T23:44:28+00:00