IT ’ S COMPLETELY POSSIBLE TO WORK WITH YOUR PARTNER AND HAVE A GREAT MARRIAGE .
RELATIONSHIPS someone based on how they ’ re wired and need to receive it .
You also need the skills and tools to be able to talk about anything without fighting , to get to the win-win , and to never settle for the win-lose .
The most important thing to understand about these skills and mindsets is that they ’ re not JUST for your marriage . They ’ re for your team and your clients , too !
# 3 : BUILD A ROLE-BASED BUSINESS .
When people new to business reach a point where they can ’ t do everything themselves anymore , very often they bring on whoever is nearby , instead of people who are a great fit for the role . A lot of times , your spouse is one of those nearby people .
When you hire people based on convenience , proximity or because they ’ re just like you , instead of because they ’ re ideal for the role , it ’ s a recipe for kerfuffle . In the case of your partner , it leads straight into that loop I mentioned earlier , where
marriage problems come into your business relationship , and business problems come into your marriage relationship .
Let me give you an example of what strategic hiring--whether it ’ s your partner or someone brand new to you--looks like .
When Paul was still working in corporate , and I was primarily running and growing our business , Relationship Development ® Organization , I reached a point where I needed to hire my husband .
Understand ... it wasn ’ t because he ’ s my husband . It ’ s because there ’ s nobody better at infrastructure , operations or management than Paul ! Plus Paul is MASTERFUL at content development . I needed him in the business full time , because him NOT being there was holding us back .
See what I mean ? My reasons for asking him to join the business were strategic . Paul and I hire all our employees strategically , and in so doing , avoid a lot of drama and wasted time .
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