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Are you one of the thousands of people who, while attempting to build their network marketing business, are simultaneously ruining your relationship with your spouse? This is one of those “underground” subjects that I want to address openly today, and in this article I will give you the keys to making sure you can fix what may be broken in your home.

In the last 2 weeks, I’ve had 4 different people ask me, “How do you balance your work and personal life with building your network marketing business?” One of those individuals is suffering through a separation due in large part to the hurt feelings felt by their spouse over their business. Unfortunately, this type of stuff is more common than we’d like to admit, but there is a clear solution to this issue.

I want to suggest to you 5 principles to immediately implement in order to get your life back on track before it’s too late.

1. Be in total agreement – this may be hard to hear, but if your spouse isn’t supportive of your business for whatever reason, it may be nearly impossible to succeed. Maybe you enrolled without their knowledge, or enrolled against their better judgment. That was selfish and inconsiderate no matter how many reasons you give for doing it to “benefit the family.” You should humble yourself and sit down with your spouse to determine what would be an acceptable direction to go TOGETHER. Being in agreement means getting together and establishing a COMMON vision for what you want to accomplish with the business and follow through on the next 4 principles to assist with making this possible.

2. Establish “non-negotiable” time for family – when I say non-negotiable, I’m referring to mapping out TOGETHER those times when business building activities are completely off limits. Sit down and identify family time, one-on-one time with your spouse, church activities, etc. When you have agreed upon these non-negotiables, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BREAK THE AGREEMENT. There is no rep that needs help that much and there is no recruit so hot as to jeopardize your marriage. During the non-negotiable times, turn off your computer, let your calls go to voice-mail, and don’t open your mouth about the business. Also, when approaching the hour of your non-negotiables, do whatever you have to do not to spill over into that time, even if it means cutting a conversation short and rescheduling it for later. Non-negotiable means just that.

3. Create agreeable “office hours” – sitting in front of your PC for all hours of the night and day or out “recruiting” is excessive and unnecessary. You can actually build successfully by devoting 8-15 hours/week into your business, but if you can devote more, do it AGREEABLY.

4. Stay focused and commit to daily activity – don’t screw around during your office hours with non income producing activities. When you are “at work” in your business, maximize your time and stay productive.

5. Prioritize your activities in advance – honestly, when you don’t have a plan to do work from most important to least important is when you start to find yourself working all day and accomplishing nothing. So, here is a quick list of priorities from most important to least: 1. Sign up new reps/customers; 2. Follow up with existing leads; 3. Marketing to acquire new leads; 4. Training (team/personal development); 5. Misc. tasks (sending emails, call backs, etc.)

It’s better to have your spouse on board emotionally and mentally even if they don’t physically participate. Applying these principles will give you the best shot at keeping your marriage in tact while pursuing your dream of being financially free with your network marketing business.

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