The following excerpt is from Kelly Clements’ book The Power of Play, Praise and Purpose. Entrepreneurship is a wild ride and it takes the right person to pull it off successfully. With over 90 percent of entrepreneurs failing once or more in business, it’s no wonder the divorce rate for entrepreneurs is so high. The journey of entrepreneurship is wrought with extreme highs and lows. Add a spouse to the…
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Are you pastcasting?
Sometimes we grow faster than people’s perceptions of us! If you’ve ever gone through a life experience so big that it changed you, you probably know what it’s like to be PASTCASTED. Or, maybe you’ve grown slowly, one decision at a time, yet still evolving faster than other’s perceptions of you.You know how frustrating it is to have grown into a new person, yet you’re still treated as a version…
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5 Ways for Entrepreneurs to have better relationships
The traits that make entrepreneurs successful in business are the same traits that cause challenges in relationships. A lot of people assume that the divorce rate is higher among entrepreneurs because of the time and energy running a business demands. That’s partially true, but if we only try and “fix” the time we spend running the business, we may miss a crucial opportunity to become holistically better for our loved…
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Resentment is an Invitation
Hello Friend! Each week a common theme emerges in my coaching. Often, I find myself responding to similar questions from most of my clients. I figured if it’s happening in my client base, there’s a good chance it is happening in the broader community as well. So, each week, I’ll be sharing these themes & resources with you. This week… Resentment. As we settle back into post-holiday, “new normal” life,…
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marriage modeling
Marriage Modeling. This theme is particularly important among women with daughters; there is an extreme awareness of how they are modeling marriage to their daughters. The 2017 upheaval of the Me Too movement has placed new accountability on women to ensure we modeling boundaries and self-respect to our children- especially our daughters. The 2020 shut-down forced an extended period of self-reflection that has fast-tracked this pursuit. The trends in divorce now…
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questioning your relationship with alcohol
Hello Friend!Alcohol has been a big topic for a few weeks now. During the pandemic, many couples expressed an uptick in their drinking as a way to manage stress, entertain themselves, and feel connected during such extreme isolation. In recent weeks/months, I’ve seen the impact of that choice catching up with many people. In most cases, one partner is noticing that the drinking has gotten out of hand, and the…
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holidays with family: pass the love, skip the drama
In recent years, politics alone were enough to make Holidays with extended family less enjoyable. Layer on opposing values of vaccination status vs. personal health freedom, a dash of any social justice topic (any cause will do), a pinch of environmental concerns, and a heaping dose of financial speculation- and it’s a recipe for holiday disaster. Here are some solutions if you’re starting to feel that holiday dread: 1) Bring a dish…
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The pandemic and entrepreneur relationship struggles
Hello Again!It’s been a long while. Call it a combination of fear of saying the wrong thing, depletion from coaching all day, and repulsion from alllll the noise, I disengaged from the virtual world, including my email list. Instead, I started writing my second book. I found it cathartic to sit at a screen, in my own little bubble, and just write about the observations of what I was…
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Entrepreneurs and Marital Success
Time stamped show notes from The Road Not Taken podcast, where Coach Kelly Clements talks about entrepreneurs and marital success. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE. 1:20 KELLY’S INTRODUCTION – How Kelly coaches both the entrepreneurs AND spouses, who play a vital role in the business. Harmonizing marriage and business. Attention and focus on intersection of work and family. Specialty is helping BOTH people stepping into their extraordinary because she believes…
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Entrepreneurship: Marriage and Money
Two weeks ago, I opened an email from an influencer (Giovanni Marsico) addressing how entrepreneurs deal with financial stress. One thing I know for sure is if finances can be stressful for an entrepreneur, they can wreak havoc on entrepreneurial relationships. In this email, he introduced an entrepreneurial financial expert, Pam Prior. I immediately reached out to Pam to see if we could shoot the breeze about finances and the…
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