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How We Beat the Odds: Thriving in Marriage and Business Together<\/h1>\n

\u201cAre you aware of how high the divorce rate is when couples go into business together?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u261d\ufe0fThat\u2019s what my uncle said to me, urgently pulling me aside at a family gathering. He was concerned that our marriage was doomed 6 years ago when James announced that he was coming to work with me full-time.<\/p>\n

You see, he had a really<\/em> good-paying job. I\u2019m talkin\u2019 not thinking anything of $1,000 Michelin star dinners for two<\/em>, kind of money.<\/p>\n

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He was set up for a lifelong successful career in finance as a top executive globally.<\/p>\n

But he came to the point where the fancy care-free dinners were no longer worth it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll never forget the morning it all changed\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n

I was 4 years into running SparkVision and was loving life. Clients were abundant. Impact was massive. And I was making more than I ever had, doing what I loved. It felt surreal.<\/p>\n

And on one normal morning, gratefully waking up without an alarm clock, James was (as usual) already in his full suit and tie. About to walk out the door, I went to snag a kiss, and he casually said, \u201cOne more day of getting my soul sucked out!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Something that was meant to be a joke stopped me in my tracks.<\/p>\n

Why was it fine that I was living my best life with his support<\/a>, and he was suffering so much?<\/p>\n

With both hands, I grabbed him by the collar and looked him square in the eyes and said, \u201cNo! No more of this! You are not allowed to continue down this path where you suffer in exchange for money! We\u2019re not choosing this anymore.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

He agreed. And the very next day, we started visioning what his next move might look like. And no – it wasn\u2019t obvious. Nothing seemed to work out.<\/p>\n

Then one day, after helping me facilitate a powerfully transformative core values retreat, he said, \u201cI know what I\u2019m supposed to do now. It\u2019s so clear! I\u2019m meant to take everything out of your path that\u2019s keeping you from stepping all the way into the light. I want to work with you so you can shine your brightest and help more people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

With a tear in my eye, I said, \u201cLet\u2019s do this! But under one condition. You\u2019re not allowed to just hold the light for me, you have to step all the way into it with me.\u201d<\/em> And we had a deal.\u26a1<\/p>\n

Fast forward to today, and he\u2019s been the best hire of my life!<\/h6>\n

This week, we celebrated 10 years in business. Something that less than 30% of companies can say.<\/p>\n

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And the best part? Now we\u2019re both living our best lives. Working with soulmate clients. Money flows abundantly. And we\u2019ve never been more in sync, in love, and inspired by each other\u2019s journey individually and as a team.<\/p>\n

So no, Uncle Frank, we aren\u2019t the divorce statistics you were worried about.<\/em> Thanks for your concern, though. \ud83d\ude02<\/h6>\n

\ud83c\udf08Truth talk: it\u2019s not always been rainbows and sunshine. We now live in a 200-square-foot tiny home. And we moved across the country without the safety net of my robust Baltimore\/East Coast network, where all our business had historically come from.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been sued for $100 million by my sister. We thought we were headed for divorce because of my toxic family. We\u2019ve been in deep depression and didn\u2019t want to exist anymore. We wasted tens of thousands of dollars on the quick fix to having a million-dollar business. And we\u2019ve learned how to rise above it, anchor in our values, and get stronger because we decided: \u201cIt\u2019s this or nothing else!\u201d<\/p>\n

With that hit of honesty, here\u2019s some more of the unfiltered truth about partnering with your partner:<\/h5>\n