{"id":42464,"date":"2018-07-31T04:45:37","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T09:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=42464"},"modified":"2018-07-31T04:45:37","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T09:45:37","slug":"what-busy-leaders-really-need-from-their-spouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/what-busy-leaders-really-need-from-their-spouses\/","title":{"rendered":"What Busy Leaders Really Need from Their Spouses"},"content":{"rendered":"

With divorce rates hovering between 40 and 50 percent<\/a>, experts spend countless hours discussing the reasons why so many Americans can't make their marriages work. Arguments over money, sex, and kids are perennial fire starters. But there\u2019s another issue that is critically important\u2014especially for husbands and wives with demanding careers.<\/p>\n

Courtney Barbee credits the success of her company, The Bookkeeper<\/a>, to her husband\u2019s rock solid support. He does most of the cooking and vacation planning and picks kids up from school\u2014all the while allowing her to thrive in her growing business. \u201cI can't imagine how much more difficult and stressful my life would be with a spouse who doesn't do these things,\u201d Barbee says. \u201cWhat's best is that I never have to ask him to do these things; he just does them. This lets me focus on the company without the stresses of home becoming a distraction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kristen Schmidt wasn\u2019t so fortunate. After working her way to the top of a small financial investment firm, the mother of two realized that she\u2019d built a success framework for the owner of the company, yet had nothing to show for it. She also discovered that shifting her career desires and priorities would ultimately impact her marriage.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI pushed away feelings and awareness of my slow change as a person, all so that I could hold the family together with the expectations we\u2019d [previously] created together,\u201d Schmidt, now the owner of consulting firm RIA Oasis<\/a>, says. \u201cWhen I got very honest and vulnerable with myself, I began to realize that the expectations we had built were not necessarily the goals I wanted for our future, and I needed to be honest with myself and my husband about who I was and what I wanted. That changed everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Certainly, the needs of every spouse are different. But a common sentiment is this: Husbands and wives with demanding careers need the support of their spouses. A lack of spousal support may not automatically trigger divorce, but it will make it very difficult for those leaders to excel in their careers\u2014whether they\u2019re launching a new business, working in a Fortune 500 C-suite, or leading a team at a tech startup.<\/p>\n\t\t