STOP CHEATING ON YOUR FAMILY!
TAKE A BREAK
Imagine that you just got home from an extremely tough day at work. As you walk in the door, your significant other says, “How was your day?”
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For some reason, this stops you, and you start to think. On one hand, you could actually explain everything that happened today and how frustrated you are about it. On the other hand, perhaps they had a bad day as well. You don’t want to add to that, so instead of being candid and open about your day, you decide to go with the default option of “It was good.” The problem with this response is that, although it’s meant to protect your family from the struggles you face each day, it actually alienates your family and pushes them farther away. Asking for help can be one of the hardest things we do, but it is the most important piece of building a successful team and family. Your family wants to be there for you. They want to hear about your bad day and help you work through it. It is up to you to let them. Any time you don’t open up and let your loved ones into your world, you are lying to them by omission. It is the exact same thing as cheating. If you don’t recognize this and take the time to address it, your family may come to see your job as the object of your desire — your infatuation — and they will become resentful of it. They will become resentful of the time you spend on business. They may feel ignored, unimportant, and worthless. If you don’t open up about work and share both the good and the bad, you could seriously harm your relationships. I know from personal experience that if you don’t fully include your family, they start to feel like they are second to the business, and that is not a good feeling at all. We know they are the reason we work as hard as we do. Our reasons don’t matter, though; what matters is how they feel .
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Reach out to your loved ones right now and let them know you will always share the good as well as the bad.
–Justin Stephens
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