Can you have a happier family by Friday? Sounds kinda crazy, doesn’t it? But it’s true. You can change your family in five days. Yet if you’re like me—a little impatient—you want to have a happy family by Wednesday. Or right now.

Here’s the great news. You can have a happier family by Friday. In fact, you can have one by Wednesday . . . or even by the end of today!

Have a Happy Family by Friday will show you how. The principles in this book will give you the road map to success.

You may be married with or without kids. You may be a single parent with kids in your home or with kids being raised by an ex-spouse. You may be a grandparent raising your grandkids or with grandkids living in your house. You might even be single and hoping to be married one day, and you want the scoop on how to craft the happiest family you can imagine.

Is that possible? Yes, it is.

And it has everything to do with you. You can change your family’s world.

But let me ask you something first. Was the first meal you ever prepared your best? Was the first job you secured the best job you ever had?

Likely not.

The point is, we all have to start somewhere in order to make visible progress. Today’s that day for you and your family.

Every member plays a vital part in the development and well-being of the family unit. Even the dog, cat, and goldfish have a role. All need to contribute in their own unique ways. Everybody in the home is important and deserves to be treated with love and respect. Each person should be granted the right to make mistakes in an environment of unconditional love—without being blamed or treated as a failure. In short, a happy family means every person in the family is pulling for each other so that everybody wins.

Is this kind of family life even possible? You bet! You can achieve this kind of family in five days (or less), if you start now and start right.

Many families I know live this way. The growing Leman family—my lovely wife, Sande, five kids, three sons-in-law, and two grandkids—is living proof that these principles work.

The secrets in this book will take a lifetime to embrace, but you can start to embrace them now. When you do, I guarantee that you’ll reap the kinds of rewards that last a lifetime.

You don’t have to spend years hoping that the concepts will work. They will work, starting today. What’s critical is that you start now in making some changes.

So what are you waiting for? The world is traveling at warp speed. We are all overworked, overstressed, overextended in nearly every possible dimension. Employers ask more of us. We feel the pressure of being involved in multiple activities because it’s what everyone around us is doing, and we don’t want to be left behind. On top of that, the electronic age means that cell phones, iPods, laptops, instant messaging, television, and other devices vie for our attention. Add to that the challenges of rearing children through their many different ages and stages, navigating the waters of peer pressure and unique personalities, blending families, and dealing with our own expectations about life, and it’s a lot to manage.

Life is indeed short. All of us are given the same hours in the day. What’s important is how we use those hours. How can you enjoy a happier family if you don’t have time together as a family?

Most families fly by the seat of their pants, handling situations as they come along. But you can be smarter, because I know you are. You can put yourself in the driver’s seat of your home and choose the direction and destination. Have a Happy Family by Friday reveals the workable road map. It’s not always easy, but it is simple.

You can do it.

Even more, your precious family members are counting on you.