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What Do You Want to Accomplish?

If there's something you want this family reunion to accomplish, you're more likely to achieve it when you write it down.

A Millionaire's Family Reunion

One American entrepreneur sold a company he founded for nearly 70 million dollars. Of course, the Internal Revenue Service took a huge chunk of that and so did the tax office in the state where he lives. He and his wife also made sizeable donations to their church and other charities. But when all was said and done, they had several million left.

They decided to take their eight children, their children's spouses and all their grandchildren to the Caribbean for a ten day family reunion. Each morning, they handed out envelopes. Those for the adults contained a $100; those for the children held less. The goal was to see who came back with the most interesting story about what they did with the money. They still laugh about the clever ideas family members came up with to outdo each other.

Why do you want to organize and hold this particular family reunion? Perhaps you hope to:

Renew your acquaintance with your family
Honor a particular family member
Do genealogy
Have a vacation together

You don't have to have a goal for your reunion. But if you do, jotting it down will help make sure you reach it.

So please take just a moment and write down what you want this family reunion to accomplish.