I can often feel the inevitable question. It usually occurs at night when we've finally gotten the children to bed and are left with a few quiet minutes to ourselves, reading or watching television. She will be lightly flipping through one of the seven catalogues that arrived in the mail today when she'll turn to me and say, "What do you think about this color here for our bathroom? Would this be a good one for us?"

Do you ever feel like you are standing in front of an apathetic sports team, trying to get them psyched up for the big game? They lack focus and desire, and your motivational attempts seem to fall on deaf and uninterested ears.

The situation is far worse and more challenging than you think.

Are you interested at this point but wondering how to proceed? You may be in need of three kinds of reinforcement: first, you may need to be more fully convinced that this is something that you must do; second, you may need practical, "how-to" help in establishing a routine; third, you may need help in what to do and why. Let us explore these issues.

Reviewing the Reasons