718. How Chris Told Me We Had to Start Over

<p><strong>In This Episode You Will Learn About:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to have tough conversations with your partner</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What we did when we lost it all</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Taking ownership of your situation</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "http://ownit64.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">ownit64.com</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Text PODCAST to 310-496-8363 to get your questions answered on our Q&A segment or get coached on the show!</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It can be really hard to break tough news to your partner. When Chris lost his job in 2008, he had to come home and tell me not only that news, but that our finances weren’t in order and we were going to lose everything. It’s one of those moments that scars you — you never forget it.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re going to relive one of the hardest moments of our lives because we think there’s value to be had in that moment. It’s less about breaking the news itself and more about assessing where you’re at and deciding what to do with the information you find. Here’s what happened next for us:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris came home and told me that we would have to sell our brand new house, our cars, everything, and move into a small apartment. And I responded with two things. First, I said “Then that’s what we have to do.” And second, I said “This will never happen to us again.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was then that we decided to enter the knowledge industry. I started teaching online courses with the goal of finding just one hundred