how do you manage business and family I’m gonna answer that question in
I’m gonna answer that question in
I’m gonna answer that question in today’s episode of luncheon urn so
today’s episode of luncheon urn so
today’s episode of luncheon urn so recently got asked the question for one
recently got asked the question for one
recently got asked the question for one of my Twitter followers love you guys
of my Twitter followers love you guys
of my Twitter followers love you guys Imran who wrote in to say hi Evan is
Imran who wrote in to say hi Evan is
Imran who wrote in to say hi Evan is there a family cost of being a
there a family cost of being a
there a family cost of being a successful entrepreneur this is a
successful entrepreneur this is a
successful entrepreneur this is a fantastic question and I think one that
fantastic question and I think one that
fantastic question and I think one that every entrepreneur struggles with how
every entrepreneur struggles with how
every entrepreneur struggles with how much time do I spend in my business how
much time do I spend in my business how
much time do I spend in my business how much time I spend in my family and today
much time I spend in my family and today
much time I spend in my family and today I’m gonna share three ways that I manage
I’m gonna share three ways that I manage
I’m gonna share three ways that I manage my business and my family and hopefully
my business and my family and hopefully
my business and my family and hopefully you can learn from it as well so number
you can learn from it as well so number
you can learn from it as well so number one is step boundaries one of the most
one is step boundaries one of the most
one is step boundaries one of the most important things I think that you can do
important things I think that you can do
important things I think that you can do is figure out when you are going to work
is figure out when you are going to work
is figure out when you are going to work and when you are gonna be with your
and when you are gonna be with your
and when you are gonna be with your family and I think too many
family and I think too many
family and I think too many entrepreneurs let that lead too much
entrepreneurs let that lead too much
entrepreneurs let that lead too much there’s no clear definition as to when
there’s no clear definition as to when
there’s no clear definition as to when family time starts and when work time
family time starts and when work time
family time starts and when work time starts one of the things that can
starts one of the things that can
starts one of the things that can definitely help is start working when
definitely help is start working when
definitely help is start working when your spouse starts working I find that
your spouse starts working I find that
your spouse starts working I find that prior I used to wake up a little bit
prior I used to wake up a little bit
prior I used to wake up a little bit later than my wife and I would start
later than my wife and I would start
later than my wife and I would start working later than she would and I find
working later than she would and I find
working later than she would and I find it it’s easier to wake up at the same
it it’s easier to wake up at the same
it it’s easier to wake up at the same time and while she’s working I’m working
time and while she’s working I’m working
time and while she’s working I’m working and then when she gets home I’m not
and then when she gets home I’m not
and then when she gets home I’m not working anymore and having that clear
working anymore and having that clear
working anymore and having that clear definition I think really helps recently
definition I think really helps recently
definition I think really helps recently I’ve taken over a new business and I’ve
I’ve taken over a new business and I’ve
I’ve taken over a new business and I’ve I’ve tried to juggle my time and had to
I’ve tried to juggle my time and had to
I’ve tried to juggle my time and had to figure out okay now I’ve got a service
figure out okay now I’ve got a service
figure out okay now I’ve got a service possibilities where can I make that fit
possibilities where can I make that fit
possibilities where can I make that fit in my schedule and Nina was awesome and
in my schedule and Nina was awesome and
in my schedule and Nina was awesome and suggested hey why don’t we take some
suggested hey why don’t we take some
suggested hey why don’t we take some time on Monday night and you can work on
time on Monday night and you can work on
time on Monday night and you can work on this and I’ll do some other stuff and
this and I’ll do some other stuff and
this and I’ll do some other stuff and and I said no because I want to make
and I said no because I want to make
and I said no because I want to make sure that the time that we’re spending
sure that the time that we’re spending
sure that the time that we’re spending together is together and not letting the
together is together and not letting the
together is together and not letting the work bleed too much into our lives and
work bleed too much into our lives and
work bleed too much into our lives and there’s gonna be some days where you
there’s gonna be some days where you
there’s gonna be some days where you have this emergencies where you can’t
have this emergencies where you can’t
have this emergencies where you can’t help it where something comes up when
help it where something comes up when
help it where something comes up when you have to deal with it and hopefully
you have to deal with it and hopefully
you have to deal with it and hopefully work on minimizing those emergencies I
work on minimizing those emergencies I
work on minimizing those emergencies I like running a low emergency business
like running a low emergency business
like running a low emergency business and no crisis business as much as
and no crisis business as much as
and no crisis business as much as possible but basically planning around
possible but basically planning around
possible but basically planning around this for that when you are working
this for that when you are working
this for that when you are working you’re working those are your work hours
you’re working those are your work hours
you’re working those are your work hours you have a set schedule and when you
you have a set schedule and when you
you have a set schedule and when you have your family time that’s your family
have your family time that’s your family
have your family time that’s your family time number two is involve them and this
time number two is involve them and this
time number two is involve them and this is something that I grossly
is something that I grossly
is something that I grossly underestimate the importance of earlier
underestimate the importance of earlier
underestimate the importance of earlier in
in
in my career I used to think that you know
my career I used to think that you know
my career I used to think that you know running the business was my problem my
running the business was my problem my
running the business was my problem my challenge and I didn’t want that to
challenge and I didn’t want that to
challenge and I didn’t want that to bleed into my personal life and not have
bleed into my personal life and not have
bleed into my personal life and not have to make you know my my spouse and my
to make you know my my spouse and my
to make you know my my spouse and my child worried about what I was doing but
child worried about what I was doing but
child worried about what I was doing but the more that I’ve understood them the
the more that I’ve understood them the
the more that I’ve understood them the more at least in my case I’ve realized
more at least in my case I’ve realized
more at least in my case I’ve realized that they like to be involved they like
that they like to be involved they like
that they like to be involved they like to know what’s happened they like to be
to know what’s happened they like to be
to know what’s happened they like to be at least understanding what’s going on
at least understanding what’s going on
at least understanding what’s going on in my business because it gives them
in my business because it gives them
in my business because it gives them better contacts and so sometimes it can
better contacts and so sometimes it can
better contacts and so sometimes it can help
help
help so Nina’s in a bunch of my videos
so Nina’s in a bunch of my videos
so Nina’s in a bunch of my videos Hayden’s in a bunch of my videos Nina
Hayden’s in a bunch of my videos Nina
Hayden’s in a bunch of my videos Nina now helps comments respond to the
now helps comments respond to the
now helps comments respond to the comments on the channel and that’s all
comments on the channel and that’s all
comments on the channel and that’s all fantastic and she gets an understanding
fantastic and she gets an understanding
fantastic and she gets an understanding of why I’m doing this why it’s so
of why I’m doing this why it’s so
of why I’m doing this why it’s so important but even me just explaining
important but even me just explaining
important but even me just explaining what’s going on and not in the
what’s going on and not in the
what’s going on and not in the frustrating way but talking about what’s
frustrating way but talking about what’s
frustrating way but talking about what’s happening in my day and why it’s
happening in my day and why it’s
happening in my day and why it’s important what I’m worried about that
important what I’m worried about that
important what I’m worried about that makes it feel like we’re on the same
makes it feel like we’re on the same
makes it feel like we’re on the same team it makes it feel like SH in there
team it makes it feel like SH in there
team it makes it feel like SH in there stands me more and it’s not something
stands me more and it’s not something
stands me more and it’s not something that I ever really needed so much I feel
that I ever really needed so much I feel
that I ever really needed so much I feel personally just as a piece of
personally just as a piece of
personally just as a piece of self-awareness that I don’t really need
self-awareness that I don’t really need
self-awareness that I don’t really need that validation where other people I
that validation where other people I
that validation where other people I don’t need other people to understand me
don’t need other people to understand me
don’t need other people to understand me or comfort me for the most part but for
or comfort me for the most part but for
or comfort me for the most part but for her it’s important that she feels
her it’s important that she feels
her it’s important that she feels connected to me in what I’m doing and so
connected to me in what I’m doing and so
connected to me in what I’m doing and so I think if you can find ways to involve
I think if you can find ways to involve
I think if you can find ways to involve your partner your family if it’s just
your partner your family if it’s just
your partner your family if it’s just them understanding what you’re doing or
them understanding what you’re doing or
them understanding what you’re doing or if there’s a way that they can help in
if there’s a way that they can help in
if there’s a way that they can help in some way that makes them feel a little
some way that makes them feel a little
some way that makes them feel a little closer a little more connected to you I
closer a little more connected to you I
closer a little more connected to you I feel like it really helps and my last
feel like it really helps and my last
feel like it really helps and my last bit of advice is spend quality time
bit of advice is spend quality time
bit of advice is spend quality time together I think you can definitely
together I think you can definitely
together I think you can definitely increase the amount of time you spend
increase the amount of time you spend
increase the amount of time you spend together but you want to make sure that
together but you want to make sure that
together but you want to make sure that the time that you do spend together is
the time that you do spend together is
the time that you do spend together is quality time I think too many people
quality time I think too many people
quality time I think too many people might be with their significant other
might be with their significant other
might be with their significant other but they’re spending the time on their
but they’re spending the time on their
but they’re spending the time on their phones and they’re just watching a TV
phones and they’re just watching a TV
phones and they’re just watching a TV show and they’re not actually spending
show and they’re not actually spending
show and they’re not actually spending quality time I’d much rather have an
quality time I’d much rather have an
quality time I’d much rather have an hour of quality time with my wife where
hour of quality time with my wife where
hour of quality time with my wife where we’re talking or having dinner together
we’re talking or having dinner together
we’re talking or having dinner together or dancing together and we feel some
or dancing together and we feel some
or dancing together and we feel some kind of close connection then two hours
kind of close connection then two hours
kind of close connection then two hours of just sitting watching a show or being
of just sitting watching a show or being
of just sitting watching a show or being on opposite sides of a room checking our
on opposite sides of a room checking our
on opposite sides of a room checking our phones I feel like that’s not a real
phones I feel like that’s not a real
phones I feel like that’s not a real connection so you want to make sure that
connection so you want to make sure that
connection so you want to make sure that the limited amount of time that you have
the limited amount of time that you have
the limited amount of time that you have in general right our time is limited and
in general right our time is limited and
in general right our time is limited and everything that we do for your business
everything that we do for your business
everything that we do for your business for your family for your hobbies for
for your family for your hobbies for
for your family for your hobbies for your frame
your frame
your frame your time is limited and you want to
your time is limited and you want to
your time is limited and you want to make sure that every minute that you’re
make sure that every minute that you’re
make sure that every minute that you’re using counts for something and it’s
using counts for something and it’s
using counts for something and it’s helping you form a meaningful connection
helping you form a meaningful connection
helping you form a meaningful connection and that is that’s minutes that you’ll
and that is that’s minutes that you’ll
and that is that’s minutes that you’ll never get back and so make sure that the
never get back and so make sure that the
never get back and so make sure that the time you’re spending with your family is
time you’re spending with your family is
time you’re spending with your family is quality time so those are my three
quality time so those are my three
quality time so those are my three suggestions I’d love to know how you
suggestions I’d love to know how you
suggestions I’d love to know how you balance your family and your business
balance your family and your business
balance your family and your business leave a comment below maybe I could
leave a comment below maybe I could
leave a comment below maybe I could learn something as well thank you so
learn something as well thank you so
learn something as well thank you so much for watching you need to believe
much for watching you need to believe
much for watching you need to believe and I’ll see you soon
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