Hey everyone, welcome back to the $100 MBA show.

I'm Omar Zinholm, your host.

And today is Q&A Wednesday.

If you have a question you want to ask on Q&A Wednesday, go ahead and submit it over at 100mBA.net.

And we'll answer it right here on the show. Today's question is from Eddie and

Eddie asks, how do I tell my wife I want to quit my job and start a business? This is a critical

moment, Eddie. Your success doesn't just depend on the business. It depends on getting the people

closest to you on your side.

Today, I'll share with you how to approach this conversation with transparency, with accountability,

and mutual respect, but also a plan for the next months and years ahead. This is not a once-and-done

thing like I'll explain

in today's episode. Here's the thing. When you start a business, your team begins at home.

If you can't sell the vision to your wife or your partner in life, you're going to have a

hard time selling it to strangers out there in the world. So let's talk about how to get your partner on board so you can set yourself up for success.

So you can have that piece of mind to, by the way, that the person that's closest to you has your back.

So let's start with that open, honest, and consistent communication.

Like I mentioned, this isn't a one-time conversation.

It's the start of an ongoing dialogue about your goals, about your challenges, about your

progress with your entrepreneurial journey.

I know this might feel uncomfortable, but trust me, this is going to make things so much easier for you as an entrepreneur.

When I left my teaching career and I taught for 10 years as an English teacher, but when I left

that career and became a full-time entrepreneur, it was important to me to communicate this

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