Multiple people have begun referring to my wife and I as a "power couple" lately.
This type of admiration is obviously very flattering and to be honest, something I've always wanted and looked forward to.
But I hadn't expected to garner this kind of attention until later in life whenever the thought occurred.
This prompted me to devote a solid hour one evening to taking serious inventory of all that has happened since becoming married 3 years ago this January.
We're a young couple (25 & 26) with 3 young children. (6, 2 & 8months) So hour long self-reflection sessions aren't something we get to do on the regular... but we made time and here's what we came up with:
- Delivered my 2 daughters at home Unassisted. (yes, with no doctors or midwives or interruptions)
- Started and failed an organic tattoo aftercare business.
- Became debt free by paying off approximately $17,000 a year on a $27,000/yr salary. (Rice & Beans, and tears ð )
- Sold our home well above the assessed value.
- Nearly tripled our annual income.
- Launched a whole life policy that will guarantee an abundant retirement and generational wealth for our children.
- Found our two respective "callings" or life's work.
- Became more connected with each other than we'd ever thought possible. Intuitively, spirituality, creatively, sexually, and emotionally.
So the next obvious question was:
What are we doing right that few others are doing?
After some discussion it became clear that our single biggest weapon and self improvement strategy was how we disagreed with each other.
Yes, disagreeing with each other seemed to be what had lead us to our greatest breakthroughs and most significant decisions.
I had remembered reading somewhere:
"When 2 partners always agree 1 of them is not needed."
My wife, bless her heart, disagrees with me regularly. Sometimes more frequently than others... But I'm very thankful she has. It seems having a second mind to critically review your decision making process can mean the difference between a sound, profitable venture and a flat out crippling disaster.
I'm sure we're not the only couple around that disagrees with each other often. But I believe our approach to disagreement might be more sophisticated than stereotypical bickering...
We both know that any disagreement must be heard and decided upon before proceeding and that these are the opportunities to see what we may have overlooked initially.
So in short, if you'd like to become a POWER COUPLE, disagree more.
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