130: Achieving Work-Life Balance In Your Relationship

Jan 17, 2018

Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, an award-winning author known for "Start, Love, Repeat," shares her expertise on navigating relationships with entrepreneurs. She discusses the challenges of work-life balance and offers practical strategies like setting boundaries and using shared calendars. Dorcas emphasizes the importance of being present with your partner, fostering communication, and creating weekly agreements to manage expectations. Listeners learn how to prioritize romance amidst busy schedules while ensuring their partners feel valued and cared for.

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ANECDOTE

Personal Strain From An Entrepreneur Husband

Dorcas felt demoted when her husband’s startup took most of his time and energy away from their marriage.
She wrote a book after interviewing 70 couples because she couldn't find resources to help her situation.

ADVICE

Schedule Six Hours Of Presence

Dedicate high-quality time weekly (about six hours) to connect face-to-face and be present with your partner.
Honor that time by focusing fully on your spouse and offering small daily assurances like hugs or “I love you.”

ADVICE

Block No-Work Time And Honor It

Block specific no-work times (e.g., Saturday morning or Wednesday night) and avoid phones and email then.
Schedule these blocks explicitly to stay accountable and protect relationship time.

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Are you struggling to achieve a healthy work-life balance in your relationship? Do you feel like your partner is focusing more on work and less on you and the relationship? It's easy for our relationships to take a back seat to a busy job or a new business venture. There are only so many hours in a day, and much of the time is spent working. Don't let work ruin your relationship. Listen to today's show to find out the key tools to balance your work life with your romantic life. In this episode we discuss relationship advice topics that include:

How to manage your time between work and your relationship.
Creating weekly agreements to manage expectations and avoid conflicts.
How to be present with your spouse and forget about work while at home.
Setting boundaries on when to talk about work and when to 'keep it at the office'.
The importance of checking in with your partner and letting them know you care about their work, while not letting it overshadow the relationship.
Using shared calendars to help manage time, expectations and work-relationship balance.

Dorcas Cheng-Tozun is an award-winning writer and author of Start, Love, Repeat: How to Stay in Love with Your Entrepreneur in a Crazy Start-up World. She is a columnist for Inc.com and has written for dozens of other publications. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her entrepreneur husband and their two young boys

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