Day 2: Tell us about something that’s important to you.
One of the most important things in my life is my marriage. I love it and I work hard at it. And I would never hope for loving without hard work. For me, that’s the beauty.
When my husband and I decided to open a business together,
our marriage went through some hard times. We were in the research, planning,
discussion phase and every conversation was a disaster. It was awful. I knew if
we couldn’t figure out how to communicate as business partners, there was no
point in opening a business. But during those hard times, we both wondered
privately if it might be the end of our marriage.
The marriage was more important to me. But I believed we
could have both. I had to find a solution. First, instead of random business
conversations being forced on you, I decided we should meet weekly. Then, I
decided we should be naked. I figured, it would be damn hard to maintain
animosity in the face of nudity. The tone changed. The weekly meetings helped.
It got to be a habit we loved. Every Friday, take your clothes off, grab your
notes and meet in bed. It saved our business communication and actually helped
our marriage communicatin’ too.
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