Life partners who are also business partners face distinct challenges: Dividing responsibilities. Setting firm boundaries between work and home. Agreeing on important, business-defining decisions.
Research shows that all entrepreneurial couples will be challenged in at least one of these areas over the lifespan of their business.
Our fears, emotions, insecurities, as well as our excitement, enthusiasm and big dreams spill over more often, and more easily, from work to life and life to work.
I am never surprised when couples in business report that their bond feels fragile, their business growth is lacklustre, and they are both feeling burnt out.
Do you know what equips you to face challenges and avoid conflict as an entrepreneurial couple?
A clear, compelling and co-created Powerful Picture that keeps you aligned, consistent and in harmony!
When you co-own and co-run a business with your partner, once you’ve articulated and aligned on the why, who and how of your labour of love, amazing things start to happen!
That’s why it’s so important -- and rewarding! -- to paint your Powerful Picture together. You get the clarity, collaboration and confidence you need to support the growth of your business AND the strength of your relationship.
Your Powerful Picture guides how you:
One-Day Powerful Picture Co-Creation Session, with Anthea Mumby.
Reap the rewards of business success together
Your Powerful Picture is a proprietary process and enduring document that will serve as your guiding principle to make strategic decisions, set priorities, and align actions with agreed-upon goals. It will help you hire the right team members, and inspire and motivate them to work together towards a common purpose. It will help your business stand out in the marketplace and attract customers and partners who share your values and aspirations. It will also help you anticipate and adapt to changes in the industry and market conditions, and confidently pursue growth and innovation opportunities.
Most importantly, it will reinforce your shared purpose and vision, so you continue working together effectively and in harmony, finding more time and more enjoyment while you build your business together.
During your private Powerful Picture Co-Creation day, I help you formulate and articulate foundational strategies for your business, through intuitive, constructive coaching. Working together, you’ll access the clarity, collaboration and confidence you both need to support the growth of your business AND strengthen your life partnership.
Here’s What’s Included;
All it takes is one thoughtful day together, facilitated by me, Anthea!
Well, first of all, the process itself is incredibly empowering. You get to enjoy focused time with your partner to remind yourselves of the Why, Purpose and Possibilities behind the business itself. You get to connect with each other in facilitated space, and collaborate, dream and plan as a true team — a nice change from the dividing and conquering you do in the rest of business and life. I share my expertise to help you clarify roles, set boundaries, establish ‘rules of engagement’ etc.
Then, the robust document we co-create captures your business Why, Founder Story, Intended Impact, Client Profile, Core Values and more! It becomes the touchstone or anchor when you feel yourself pulled away from your core purpose, have important strategic decisions to make, or slide out of alignment with employees, partners, support services or each other!
Yes, in fact, that’s a big part of the why for sharing your Powerful Picture with others. During our session together, I’ll explain how to share your picture effectively, assuming of course that this is important to you.
One Powerful Picture client, Gloria Scheerer of Clearly Spoken, shared that
“I presented (it) to my team and they got excited – and that’s exactly what I wanted from them – engagement! Since then, my team has had some very exciting and innovative ways to implement my vision! It’s a work in progress and I’m very proud of the work they’ve/we’ve done to date. Anthea, you’re a rock star! Thanks!”
I am committed to giving you my full focus and energy, which is why it’s just the 3 of us – you, your partner (in business & life), and myself doing the work. I feel strongly that entrepreneurial couples deserve time, space and safety to express themselves freely, talk candidly about their big dreams, admit challenges and collaborate honestly and openly on solutions. Oh, and we have fun too, I promise!
This subject is very close to my heart. It reminds me of my own experience of burning out, dealing with anxiety, and feeling like it was myself and my husband stuck in our own little fishbowl with no way out. When you have a Powerful Picture that you share and get support with, it takes so much of the pressure off. It’s a known fact that entrepreneurs have a higher-than-average rate for burnout, anxiety, and depression. In my experience, community can make a very big positive impact on these statistics.
Sharing your Powerful Picture with others is an excellent tool for getting support and releasing the entrepreneurial pressure valve. And of course I will always be sending good vibes your way because I only work with businesses I believe in.
Yes and no. You may be able to take a few hours, chat about goals, and get a better sense of your future together.
The advantage of having me facilitate the building and the crafting of your Powerful Picture is you gain a different perspective. I’ll ask you questions you have never considered before, and I’ll give you insights that you aren’t seeing. And, it gets you on track with the success habit of letting outsiders make a contribution – bye bye lonely, overworked, entrepreneurial couple; hello elevated dynamic duo!
I get it, AND I also know that taking ONE day (with some prep work) to create something powerful, exciting and compelling for your future life is going to give you so much time back. Your decisions will become easier, meetings more effective, and you will significantly reduce time wasters when everyone is rowing in the same direction.
Both the process of and final document from Your Powerful Picture Day is designed to keep you on mission, on track, working harmoniously with your partner, and reaping the rewards of your profitable business for years to come. Most clients see a return on the $3,000 investment in the first three months. We’ll explore this on our initial call – which is free. Once we get started, I design the whole day to meet your needs and can’t accommodate refunds on this specially curated experience. I have some questions for you, and I’m sure you have some for me. Our first, free call allows us both to assess if this is the right step for your business, right now.