A MASS CONFERENCE

Working with Your Spouse

 what you LOVE doing, what
you are excellent at and would do
with no pay
b. Compare your grids –
see what you can
exchange with each
other,
hire out the rest
c. Do a strengthstest if necessary to
determine your strengths

– Kolbe.com or CliftonStrengths.com
d. Extrovert / Introvert – both are
strengths!
e.
We usually partner
yin/yang, and there’s a
reason.

Don’t
downgrade the
other.
f.
f.

g. Someone is the balloon,

someone is the string – and if
not, find someone you can hire
h. Validate each other’s that will balance.
ideas.
f. i. Once you’ve designated the lanes, stay
in yours!

g. Someone is the balloon,

someone is the string – and if
not, find someone you can hire
that will balance.
Are you being the kind
of person that you
would want to
work with?
 a. Check your
attitude - step
away from
yourself and
would you like
working with you?
 b. Check your work
ethic – is one person
working harder than the
other and resenting it?
3. Pick your battles.
 a. Do you really need to argue about the
small things? If it’s really important to the
other person, give it good heart thought.
b. Does what you’re arguing about really
matter in the grand scheme?
c.

It’s important to know

when to walk away before
you say too much.
 d

And just like with your

children, be a united front
for your staff.
4. Remember why you
married each other!
 e d a te ni g h t ,
a. Hav
b u i ld to g e t he r
dream
 b. Don’t talk about work, talk about
where you want to be and plan on how
to get there together. You are a TEAM
in life too.
c. I
t’s i
alw mpo
a ys rtan
be k t to
ind
.
d. Have FUN! It’s amazing what you can
accomplish when you are helping each
other, it’s exponential!
Thank You!