In today’s Ninja Selling podcast, Garrett and Matt are joined by special guests and long-term Ninjas, James and Angela Mitchell. James studied under Larry Kendall while at CSU, graduated in 2008 during the height of the recession, and was recently made a Ninja Selling Coach. He and his wife, Angela -- who has a background in counseling -- decided they needed to be intentional about not only James’s business, but also about the other facets of their life together, and they share their story here today. With our hosts, James and Angela discuss how being a successful Ninja requires work-life harmony and must include a spouse or partner that is also on board and on the same page with what it means to be a Ninja. They highlight some of the aspects that they have found critical over the years, including making communication a focus, sharing your business tracker, letting your life partner into your business, and revisiting roles and goals over the years. Pursuing harmony in your relationships and your business is always of paramount importance, and today the Mitchells educate us all on some of the ways you can make this happen. Even further education can be yours by joining a community of over 7000 Ninjas in the Ninja Selling Podcast group on Facebook at Ninja Selling Podcast Facebook. This group is a great place to find help, ask questions, collaborate, share ideas, and network with other Ninjas. If you’d like to offer more direct feedback, leave a voicemail at 208-MY-NINJA. Check out Ninja Selling Events for upcoming installations and other events, and if you’d like personalized help in achieving your goals, visit Ninja Coaching to connect with one of our amazing coaches. Episode Highlights: How can you create a life that is balanced, intentional, and strategic? Is it possible to make your Ninja Selling career a collaborative, team effort? Making communication a focus. Sharing your business tracker and letting your life partner into your business. Revisiting and redefining goals and roles as necessary. How does scheduling relationship and business “check-ins” help you bring the best to the conversation? Beginning your own relationship board meetings. Quotes: “And I think that the thought was, if James was putting all this energy into planning his business each year, didn’t the rest of our life deserve that, too?” “Yes, it’s networking. My favorite kind of working is networking.” “So what became important was to enroll Angela in not my goals, but our goals, and to create those together… so I could create more harmony between my work and my home.” “Every week, we are making sure to put our focus where we want it to go. So we can continue to move in the direction that we set at our annual retreat, or at the business plan.” “So you brought up finances, which is such an important component and can be the component that helps a relationship thrive. And it can also be the biggest point of stress for a lot of people.” “It sounds like you both have a very clear definition of who plays what role in certain situations.” “And so, some of it’s based on strengths, some of it is based on interest, and some of it’s based on capacity. Like, ‘What do I have the capacity to do right now?'” “It takes energy and it takes time to intentionally stay connected, on the same page, and to evolve as our relationship and our life evolves.” “We talk about ‘slow down to go fast’ in your business… but this is slowing down so you can go fast in your personal relationships.” “Now is the time when we are supposed to talk about this thing, which feels much different than talking about that thing because I’m resentful or irritated… it brings up less defensiveness because it’s like we’re setting aside this time to talk about this. Rather than just like, ‘Oh, you’re not doing that’.” “Ninja is a relationship business that hinges on great communication.” Links: www.TheNinjaSellingPodcast.com Email us at TSW@TheNinjaSellingPodcast.com Leave a voicemail at (2