“I could never work with my wife”

This is what most people say when I tell them I do.

And I totally understand what they mean. It’s scary.

This is what people are usually afraid of:

🔷 The limit between work and life gets blurred.

🔷 You speak your mind much more freely than you would with a colleague. So feelings can get hurt.

🔷 You'd spend a lot of time (too much?) with your spouse.

🔷 You'd fight and argue much more. Every couple argues in private, but if you add work on top of it, you should fight more.

After 1 year of working with my wife (Lucie), I can honestly say that all these fears are justified 🤣 .

But, all you need are a few adjustments.

And once you've set those up, you cannot DREAM of a better business partner. 🙌 ❤️

Here are the 3 main adjustments we made:

• We place fun and passion at the center of our project. The idea is to always have fun, do what we want and support each other in the process.

• We defined roles really well. We know exactly what each one has to do. This is key. So there are no misplaced expectations and we don't step on each other's toes.

• We never talk about work outside work hours.

➡️ So don't be afraid to work with your spouse.

Once you get it right, it's really cool. ✌️

Thanks for reading,

B.

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