From: Tracy Lydiatt – B.Sc, M.Sc
The Green Families Guru & #1 Amazon.com best selling author
Subject: The Importance of Creating a High Quality Future for You and Your Children
Dear Concerned Parents,
As a sustainability advisor I get asked a lot of questions by my friends and people I work with. Over time, I began to realise that many people were having a difficult time integrating “green” elements into their lives at home. They were concerned about things such as:
| • Is it better to use disposable diapers verses the energy and water used to wash reusable diapers
• wanting to eat organic foods but daunted by the cost • wondering if they needed to stop flying in airplanes and sell their car • if eating non-organic chicken would give their children hormone problems |
and feeling guilty they weren’t a darker shade of green! Some people I talked to felt totally overwhelmed by information – one week they are told by the media something is good and the next week it’s now bad. They had eventually given up for fear of being told later what they had done was the wrong thing to do.
Perhaps you have similar questions or feel frustrated and overwhelmed too?
Overall, when I would listen to my friends ask their questions, I would hear their massive levels of frustration and deep concern for their family’s health and the planet. I wanted to help them and this led me on a journey to search for and discover how families like theirs (and yours!) can easily start to integrate “green” into your life and not have it bankrupt you.
I have a Masters degree in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability but realised I needed to learn more about the needs of families so I began to read as many books, articles and eco baby and family guides I could. I talked to anyone who would listen and constantly asked them questions about what they needed help with or were confused about. I took almost 2 months off work and began to write all of my thoughts down….
| Also I discovered some facts that might interest you….
Did you know in the United States there is only a 33.2% recycling rate? That’s over 165 million tons of trash that goes to landfill per year! In a SafeCosmetics.org test of 48 children’s bath and personal care products – 61% were found to contain carcinogenic chemicals? Did you know it takes 3 liters of water and 3.4 megajoules of energy to produce and sell a 1 liter of bottled water in a plastic bottle? Did you know pesticides on food has been linked to the following health concerns: cancer, hormone system effects, and nervous system toxicity? |
The Barriers to Going Green
Maybe you are scared deep down that you will be judged by family and friends over the extra effort you are making. Do you ever wonder if what you for your family is enough?
Have you ever asked yourself questions like these:
• “Why should I recycle – what benefit does it have for my family?”
• “How do I save energy in my house without changing everything?”
• “I don’t want to sell my car but feel guilty for driving it. What can I do?”
• “Does this mean I have to stop flying in planes and taking vacations?”
• “What are carbon offsets and how do I know which ones are trust-worthy?”
Or have you ever said a statement like:
• “I cannot afford to eat organic foods even though I know they are healthier”
• “I’d like to have solar power but we just cannot afford it!”
• “I know some of my body care products have chemicals in them but I cannot afford to switch to the chemical free ones!”
• “Why should I care if my neighbors don’t? I’m not going to make a difference!”
Look, I understand that all of the WHAT to do can sometimes be overwhelming. Perhaps you might feel isolated and not sure if your efforts are having any positive impact? It can be frustrating and overwhelming, no matter how much you know about sustainability and going green!
I completely understand your journey because it’s similar to the one I took. After being a sustainability practitioner for 2-years and living in countries like Canada, USA, Sweden, Mexico and Australia, I saw that no matter where I was, people were experiencing the same problems and barriers. I have felt the same barriers and problems and began to apply 5 easy steps to my life to reduce my impacts.
A Proven Method For “Greening Your Family, Your Way” in Just 5 Easy Steps
I knew that whatever needed to be out there to help families like yours go green had to be simple to follow, doable and not take a lot of time. This is how Your Green Family Blueprint was created. I based the book on a well known sustainability framework often referred to as The Natural Step, and contextualised it for families making it easy for you to learn the basics and apply to your family.
Would you be surprised to know that there are only 4 things that we are doing wrong as a society to hurt the health of the planet? Your Green Family Blueprint explains these 4 things in detail – streamlining the information you need to know and providing you with space to work out your own plan.
This is where the rubber meets the road so to speak – where you can take all of the WHAT TO DO and learn HOW TO DO IT in a way that works for you!
You first will learn the 4 things we do to continually hurt the planet and ourselves. These sections are full of tips, tools and resources you can easily learn from. You then work through 5 easy steps to help you create your green family blueprint – room by room.
First you set a goal or vision for your room by using the 4 ways we continually hurt the planet as your guide – they give you the rules to play by. Then you and your family evaluate what is important to you and where you are in your “go green” journey. Every journey has a beginning! Next you think about all of the things you want to change, prioritise them for your family’s needs/budget and then begin to take action!
If you need to save money, learn how to “green your family” and are concerned about creating a better future for your children but can’t figure out where to start or need to know easy ways to integrate “green” things in your life then this is exactly what you have been looking for!
Your Green Family Blueprint
Your family is different and unique so using the methods outlined in Your Green Family Blueprint gives you a flexible way to start to integrate green into your family’s life.
Just follow the 5-Easy Steps and create your very own Green Family Blueprint based on your own budget, timelines and family needs. I have done it, and can teach it to you so that you can get the same great benefits that I have. I want to show you how to make it work in your life.
And the best part is this method has been working for the businesses and communities who have used it over 20 years. It’s proven to work, it wins awards, helps them save tons of money and builds a stronger sense of teamwork and community.
Your Green Family Blueprint takes the same methods and applies them to your family.
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2001 Green Book Festival: Honorable Mention “How-To” category
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Here Are Some Questions You Might Have
If you and I were just talking, you might have some questions about whether this book will really work for you. Since we’re not sitting face to face, let me answer a few commonly asked questions…
“So how is this book any different to all the other Go Green Books?”
Your Green Family Blueprint focuses on showing you HOW to apply the many actions for helping your family go green. The approach removes the moral obligation and asks you to think about what is important to your family, what can you afford to do, what are your time frames and provides 5-easy to follow steps to create a “green family plan” to move you towards your green family goals without going broke.
“Do I have to know about Sustainability or Going Green to make it work?”
No. This resource is based on The Natural Step, an internationally-recognised framework for sustainability which has been in use for the last 20 years. The hard work has already been done for you! The information in this manual is easy to understand and specifically focused to your family’s needs. Each chapter has examples, resources and activities you can do with your family. It’s very easy to work through with your family.
“Will it cost me a lot of money to implement?”
No. The approach outlined in Your Green Family Blueprint emphasizes that no family should go broke while trying to keep their family healthy and do their part for the environment. Throughout the book, there is a focus on how to you can save money, tips and strategies and when creating your plan. You and your family work to your own budget and time lines – giving you all the control.
“How much time will it take?”
The million dollar question! It is totally up to you and your family…you have the power to decide how quickly you want to implement actions into your life. You will be given guidance about how to make strategic choices that work with your priorities, budget and time lines.
The longer you wait to get started, the longer you have to wait for relief from feeling overwhelmed and confused about HOW TO GO GREEN. Make it work for your family…
Let’s get you going right now and jump start your green family journey!
To your green family success!
Tracy Lydiatt – B.Sc., M.Sc.
The Green Families Guru
PS – Remember you have my iron-clad 100% Money back, no questions asked guarantee. The only risk you have is whether you will spend the time on your achieving your “go green” goals, saving money and creating a healthy family along the way.