As you go through the daily grind of building your business, does it sometime feel like Groundhog Day? Same thing over and over. If you stop and think, do you feel like you and your spouse are growing together or feeling more like roommates?

Meet this week’s guest, Jerry Dugan. One day as he was building his career, his wife and kids gave him a shot in the arm with one statement and one question. It hit him between the eyes and made him assess what he was doing. He was sacrificing his personal well being and his family health by prioritizing his work.

Whether you’re a W2 employee or a business owner, this episode will cause you to evaluate if you’re living a fulfilled life.

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Questions

• How do we know when we’re stuck in the rut?

• Many people feel they don’t have a choice but live the life they’re living. What do you say to them?

• What did you do to get out of it? How do you live a life worth living?

• You’ve recently left your W2 job to do this business thing full time. Any lessons learned?

• One question both his children asked that hit Jerry in the heart

• “I want my Jerry back.”
  

Bio

Jerry Dugan is the CEO and Senior Consultant of BtR Impact, LLC, a consulting and training company focused on helping leaders define success on their terms so they can live fulfilled, meaningful lives with impact and not lose their faith, their families, or their health.

His work experience includes serving in the U.S. Army as a combat medic, corporate training facilitator, and organizational development leader. He has led in combat zones and corporate offices learning the ins and outs for building teams and trust through servant leadership.

Since 2015, Jerry has been the host and producer of Beyond the Rut podcast, a show that shares encouraging stories and practical advice to help pull listeners out of their ruts and into lives worth living. It's not enough to get out of a rut. He wants you to live beyond the rut.

Jerry currently lives in Dallas, Texas, enjoying the empty nester life with his wife Olivia. They have two adult children, three cats, a dog, and no car loans!

Want to live a better balanced life and win in marriage AND business at the same time? Purchase our book Tandem: The married entrepreneurs’ guide for greater work-life balance. https://www.thetandembook.com/

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For some groups of married entrepreneurs, working with your spouse is the greatest thing since sliced bread. For others, it’s a disaster. The third group is getting by and the last group doesn’t even want to go there. Regardless of which camp you sit in, this episode is dedicated to you. The married entrepreneur who works with your spouse or is wondering whether it’s a good idea or not.

Working with your spouse has its challenges for sure. But if you avoid these 5 common pitfalls, you will be on the path to building a thriving business in tandem while strengthening your marriage at the same time.

Take a listen.

Want to live a better balanced life and win in marriage AND business at the same time? Purchase our book Tandem: The married entrepreneurs’ guide for greater work-life balance. https://www.thetandembook.com/

Need to create more time to dedicate to your marriage? Download this free guide. https://marriedentrepreneur.co/boundaries

Need some insight into how to balance it all? Schedule a free discovery call. https://marriedentrepreneur.co/lets-talk

Want to learn how to deal with conflict in a healthier way? Listen to episode 142

• Top mistakes married entrepreneurs make

• • Just fill a seat

  • Not listening to your spouse’s feelings

  • Lack of boundaries

  • Taking it personal

  • No regular meetings

One of the reasons for the lack of work-life balance is working a lot of hours and taking on too many responsibilities. Whether it’s business or personal related, we tend to say yes to more things than we realize which steals time away from your spouse and kids.

So how do we keep from taking on too much so we can maintain a healthy relationship with our family? Our spouses can keep us accountable but it can also create conflict. Because the truth can hurt. In this episode, we’ll discuss ways we can hold each other accountable from not working too hard or taking on too much in a way that will be received well.

Key Takeaways:

• Stats on working too much

• Health issues- Stress - Working 40 hrs/week + yields no additional benefit but increases heart attack risk 35%

• Relationship issues- Less time w/spouse will affect your relationship

• Put your ego down and listen to your spouse

• Come up with a code word that doesn’t trigger the other spouse

• Listen to your kids

• Have an accountability buddy…or two

• Rationalizing it doesn’t make it true

• Just because you don’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not happening

• Patience and vetting out all opportunities can uncover hidden land mines