Accountability Now
Accountability Now
hi, my name is Dawn Markland. I am the CEO and founder of accountability now, the greatest sales and marketing coaching firm on planet earth, and people that are in a small startup or entrepreneurship environment. They will ask me all the time, Don:
"Should I work with my spouse?"
Boys...
That one's tough. And I'm going to tell you through 22 years of working in an executive startup environment, as well as a coach, the answer is easy.
It's usually yes, but the reason I say maybe is can you and your spouse do a couple of things, first of all, can you separate work and home? Can you do that because it'll impact the business if you can't, if you can't be work individuals and at home, it's going to be a problem.
Secondly, can you let work, stay at work? So when you're home, you can not talk about work all the time, your kids, I promise don't want to hear about your business every second of the day at the dinner table. And third, can you tell the truth to each other at work when you're not performing well and not have emotions flare up and make it personal?
Those are the three things you've got to answer. If you're going to be able to work with your spouse, if you can do those things. I have seen spousal relationships flourish when they work together. I've also seen it burn. So answer those questions.
If you can do it, go for it and have a great adventure. My name is Don Markland.
I'm the CEO and founder of accountability now, the greatest sales and marketing coaching firm on planet earth. And you can follow me online on Instagram @executivecoach.don on Twitter at Don Markland. Check out my website and get your own free ebook. Thank you so much for watching this video and I'll talk to you soon.