{"id":1223,"date":"2025-03-25T00:19:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T00:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jo-rawald.client-demo-websites.com\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2025-03-25T00:26:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T00:26:28","slug":"when-your-husband-treats-dinner-with-his-friend-like-a-hostage-negotiation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jo-rawald.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/when-your-husband-treats-dinner-with-his-friend-like-a-hostage-negotiation\/","title":{"rendered":"When Your Husband Treats Dinner with His Friend Like a Hostage Negotiation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stop Letting Old Baggage Run Your Business<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This past Saturday, I had to practically shove my husband out the door and, that\u2019s<\/em> when it hit me. This is exactly what too many entrepreneurs do with their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


My husband, Brett, had just come home at 4:30pm from a 5-day instructor trip (he\u2019s a 787 Instructor Pilot for American Airlines, which sounds fancy, but basically means he\u2019s been stuck in a flight simulator for almost a week straight). Normally after a trip like that, Brett comes home, unpacks & repacks his suitcase, and immediately becomes one with our couch – remote in hand, fully committed to doing absolutely nothing.
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But this time was different.
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One of Brett\u2019s best friends, Derek, happened to be in Miami (a half-hour drive from us), and Brett really wanted to meet up for dinner at 6:30pm and a couple of beers before Derek headed home.
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Sounds simple enough, right?
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Except Brett was circling the conversation with me like he was about to ask permission to go on a bachelor party weekend in Vegas – not wings and beer with an old buddy.  We\u2019re talking nervous energy and all kinds of \u201conly if you\u2019re okay with it\u201d disclaimers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Why? Baggage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


You see, this is Brett\u2019s baggage talking. His second wife, bless her heart (yes, that\u2019s a Southern-term for \u201cthat Bitch\u201d), had a whole rulebook for him. No beers with the guys. No hanging out without her. No female friends on Facebook. Basically, if she wasn\u2019t involved, it wasn\u2019t happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Me? I\u2019m the opposite. I practically tossed Brett\u2019s shoes at him, handed him his car keys, and told him to go have fun. I love my husband but, I did not sign up to be his one-woman entertainment committee. That\u2019s way too much pressure for any spouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


So what does any of this have to do with your business? Everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Because I see entrepreneurs do this all the time. You drag around someone else\u2019s rules – old baggage from a micromanaging boss, a controlling former business partner, or some Instagram \u201cexpert\u201d who declared that if you are not posting 3 times a day, your business is basically doomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Let me say this loud and clear.  You get to build your business your way.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Want to work 3 days a week and take August off?  Do it.
        Want to sell your offers like you are telling your bestie about a killer Nordstrom sale?  Yes, please.
        Want to raise your prices without explaining yourself?  Absolutely.
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Business isn\u2019t supposed to feel like a never-ending list of \u201cshoulds\u201d and \u201cmusts.\u201d You started this thing for freedom – not to recreate the corporate cubicle in your living room.
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That\u2019s exactly why I made you something, The Entrepreneur Permission Slip<\/strong>, because sometimes, seeing it in black and white helps you believe it.
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It\u2019s your reminder<\/em> that you are the CEO, the CFO, the Head of Vibes, and the Chief Decision Maker all rolled into one. So who exactly are you waiting on?
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Go ahead – download it, print it, sign it, and stick it where you will see it every single day. And while you’re at it, write your top 3 business goals right on it. Because when you stare at your goals every day, they stop being \u201csomeday\u201d dreams and start being \u201cget it done already\u201d plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grab your Permission Slip Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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And if you are ready for more tools, strategies, or just a real talk session about building your business on your terms, you know where to find me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Explore my free resources, book a quick call, or just hang out on my site and see what speaks to you.
Whatever you decide, I\u2019m cheering you on every step of the way.
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Talk soon,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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