312: The Truth About Why Relationships Seem Hard Whether You Are Starting A Business Or Side Hustle, A Solopreneur, Entrepreneur, Mompreneur, Freelancer, Bookkeeper, Virtual Assistant, Business Owner
- Financial Adventure, LLC
- Jun 23
- 6 min read
312: The Truth About Why Relationships Seem Hard Whether You Are Starting A Business Or Side Hustle, A Solopreneur, Entrepreneur, Mompreneur, Freelancer, Bookkeeper, Virtual Assistant, Business Owner, Or Self-Employed
Let’s be honest. Relationships can feel exhausting sometimes. Whether it’s your spouse, your coworker, your boss, a longtime friend, or even that one client who always sends you “urgent” emails at 10:47 p.m. on a Sunday night. What’s really going on in those moments? Why do we find ourselves spinning, analyzing, and trying to “figure out” how to make a relationship better, only to end up frustrated, resentful, or just totally drained? I get a lot of questions from my clients about relationships. Romantic relationships, friendships, business partnerships, colleagues, clients, you name it. And while the faces and names change, the problems usually don’t. They are normally some version of, why do I feel like I care more than they do, how do I stop overthinking everything they said, why can’t they just show up the way I need them to, or should I stay in this relationship, or is it time to go? Are you ready to learn about the three key components of every relationship? They may not be what you think. You’ll learn how to stop trying to control others in sneaky ways, how to get your power back in a relationship, and what it actually takes to create healthy, peaceful, connected relationships, even if nothing about the other person ever changes. Let’s dive in...
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Show Notes:
Hey there, I’m Chris Panek, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Coach, and the host of the Mastering Your Small Business Finances Podcast, and I want to welcome you to this new series I’m doing on this podcast. My intention is to drop one of these additional episodes every Monday while I continue to provide you with the regular Mastering Your Small Business Finances podcast episodes, which will continue to help you take control of and understand your business finances with topics that ultimately impact your bottom line. I have many business owners, accountants, and other high-stress professionals who listen to this podcast, and I want to get more help out there for individuals like you when it comes to mastering your mindset. I’ll be taking a few moments each week to touch on topics that many high-stress professionals are dealing with and provide solutions to help you increase your overall well-being. Because I know your time is valuable, just like the Mastering Your Small Business Finances podcast, my goal is to keep these episodes short and straight to the point but full of useful information to help you succeed in not only your professional life but your personal life as well.
Let’s be honest. Relationships can feel exhausting sometimes. Whether it’s your spouse, your coworker, your boss, a longtime friend, or even that one client who always sends you “urgent” emails at 10:47 p.m. on a Sunday night. What’s really going on in those moments? Why do we find ourselves spinning, analyzing, and trying to “figure out” how to make a relationship better, only to end up frustrated, resentful, or just totally drained? I get a lot of questions from my clients about relationships. Romantic relationships, friendships, business partnerships, colleagues, clients, you name it. And while the faces and names change, the problems usually don’t. They are normally some version of, why do I feel like I care more than they do, how do I stop overthinking everything they said, why can’t they just show up the way I need them to, or should I stay in this relationship, or is it time to go? Are you ready to learn about the three key components of every relationship? They may not be what you think. You’ll learn how to stop trying to control others in sneaky ways, how to get your power back in a relationship, and what it actually takes to create healthy, peaceful, connected relationships, even if nothing about the other person ever changes. Let’s dive in...
Did you know that all of your experiences, your stress, your overwhelm, your self-doubt, and yes, even your relationships, are filtered through one powerful source? It’s your thinking, and it’s especially true when it comes to relationships. Every relationship you have is made up of three parts. They are what you think they think about you, what you think about them, and what you think about yourself. I break this work down even further when I work with my clients in The RE*INVENTION™ Process, but I thought I would briefly review each of these areas for you today.
Let’s start with what you think they think about you. This one gets us stuck so fast. It’s the spiral that starts when someone doesn’t text back, when you don’t get invited to something, or when your boss gives you “that look” in a meeting. You start wondering things like, did I do something wrong, are they mad at me, or do they think I’m not good enough? But the reality is, you will never truly know what someone else thinks about you. Even if they tell you, they might not be telling the full truth. People change their minds. They withhold things. They don’t always say what they mean. But you know what’s always available to you? What you choose to think about what they think. This is where I walk my clients through an exercise where they list all the things they think the other person thinks about them. Then I’ll ask them, what if none of that is even true? The freedom I normally see that washes over them in that moment is amazing. It’s like they can finally breathe again. So, I want to ask you, what if you stopped trying to read minds and just started managing your own?
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