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30 years ago, I met a girl that was the ice cream scooper at the restaurant I was the dishwasher at. We went to Junior Prom and she became my girlfriend
19 years ago, I married her
And looking back now, one of the biggest “business advantages” I’ve ever had had nothing to do with marketing, sales, AI, or strategy - It was choosing the right life partner.
People talk a lot about entrepreneurship being about:
• hustle
• risk tolerance
• intelligence
• timing
• work ethic
All true!
But almost nobody talks about this: Your partner either multiplies your energy…or drains it.
When things get hard - and they will - who you go home to matters more than most people realize. Building companies is stressful. There are sleepless nights, financial pressure, uncertainty, setbacks, and moments where you question everything. Having someone who believes in you during those moments is priceless. Not because they magically solve the problems. But because they give you the stability to keep going.
Over 30 years together, we’ve grown up together through every stage of life:
- high school graduation
- being teenage parents
- broke years
- college graduation
- first house purchase
- startup years
- stressful years
- Empty nester years
And I can say with certainty: A great partner quietly becomes part of every win you’ll ever have. Most successful people don’t do it alone. They just have someone behind the scenes helping hold the entire world together.
Happy anniversary to my high school sweetheart.
Still my favorite person to come home to. ❤️