My Wife’s an Entrepreneur | Neal Niemiec | MTM078
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English - January 30, 2017 16:34 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Marketing healthandwellness entrepreneurship wellnessbusiness wellnessentrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Neal Niemiec is my lovely and amazing husband, who has stuck by me since day one of quitting my corporate job. I just wasn’t happy, and he could see that. This conversation was a bit eye-opening on many levels. Neal talks on what it’s like being a spouse to an entrepreneur, and how to manage expectations from the get-go. I wasn’t just leaving my job, I was taking on a bigger risk for the both of us. Neal also speaks to how he was able to be unbelievably supportive, when I was going through my own, and sometimes messy, entrepreneurial journey.
Key Insights & Aha Moments:
*Today’s guest is my husband, Neal!
*What went through Neal’s mind when I told him I was quitting my job?
*What was Neal thinking about, on a deeper level, about the additional risk our household was about to take on?
*Neal is currently working at a corporate job, but he gets excited by my success and business ideas.
*How did Neal get to such a supportive place? Was it always like this?
*Set your expectations from the get-go.
*It can be tough, when you have a spouse who is focused 24/7 on their business. People in Neal’s position have the weekend to look forward to, and entrepreneurs don’t necessarily always have that luxury.
*What advice does Neal have for others in the same position?
*It’s Neal’s role to provide the runway.
*Neal understands there are no sick days, no paid time off, nothing!
*Neal flips the script! He asks me what was the toughest thing about being in a relationship while I was starting my business, and he was still in corporate?
*What has Neal learned about entrepreneurship?
Maven Moment:
Let’s talk about risk. Neal talked a lot about this. Our household was going to be taking on a lot of risk as I left my corporate career to pursue this ‘unknown.’ Our tolerance for risk does increase overtime as we step into the deep side of the pool. Every dollar I spent made me cringe, during the early stages of my business. Truth be told, I felt guilty. Over the years though, this mindset has changed, as I’ve become much more confident in myself and my abilities.
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