Marriedpreneur Life

It went against our family rules. We were having our ‘rest day’ and the hubby’s phone KEPT blowing up! At first he didn’t tell me. But after a while, he needed support to stay accountable to our ‘dream’ path. The thing about the dream is we have to INTENTIONAL about protecting it...even from ourselves.. So, come to find out, one of his newest commercial real estate clients had an emergency and needed his help. We talked it over and decided to give them a call but NOT to get caught up in the ‘rat race’. He wanted to let them know that he heard them and he would be following up soon (after our time of rest). He later confessed that it was one of the hardest things he has done in a while, but he KNEW he couldn’t start pushing the ‘cone’ back. So he made a decision, and it is paying off big time. You see, too many marriedpreneurs feel hopeless when it comes to telling their time where to go and how it will be allocated. But ‘time’ is OUR gift, and it’s up to us to steward it well. HOWEVER (comma) this is hardly E

The other day I was standing in the kitchen preparing breakfast and my mind drifted off to counting the different amounts we have investing in coaching and mentoring for business (and life over the last year and half). I had to almost sit down when I realized it was upwards of $70K

Hey fam, It’s O.L. here today. I remember at one time in our business we were working and planning diligently on doing a brand new webinar. This may seem simple and like it was no big deal, but the truth is, we were hoping for the success of this webinar as this was to be a major financial stream. At any rate, we did all of the necessary preparations and positioning to see success with the webinar. We invested heavily. We studied (all of the coaching  material we had at the time) and we implemented as prescribed. I'll never forget that evening as we silenced the whole house and locked ourselves in the office.  We double and triple checked all of the slides and even bought an ethernet adapter to plug directly to the modem in order to maintain steady internet. After much calculated preparation, consistent reminder emails to the many people who signed to be on the  webinar, we got hit with something Sway nor I expected. We started the webinar and after 15min in... there was no one on.  It was

Isn't it funny how our perspective can literally change the chemistry in our body? Not too long ago, I had a heart to heart with my hubby. It was all planned out. I knew exactly what I was going to tell him. I would let him know how I was starting to feel as if I was being taken for granted in our business. I was doing a large portion of the producing (and still am..but it was different then).  I was going to tell him EXACTLY how it made me feel. We would then, in my head’s convo, sit down and put a plan together of what he could do differently moving forward. Ha! Little did I know, the conversation would go NOTHING like that! In fact, we didn't even GET that far. Once he explained to me that the huge project he was working on would bring us over into a seven-figure deal, my perspective totally changed.  I was like, Hey, do what chu gotta do and I will hold it down with outsourcing. This is only a season anyway. I'll live." Do you see how clarity can change your perspective?  That's the same wa

It started off really rough... We would sit on our hardwood floor in our living room  (that had barely any furniture, mind you) to strategically plan out our goals together. We didn’t have a roadmap for married entrepreneurs, so we created it ourselves. We’d sit there for hours planning out the 4 quarters and all of the launches we would do and help each other with. (There was no Marriedpreneur Life at that time...just two entrepreneurs trying to make sense out of all of our dreams, ideas and goals). We didn’t have a whiteboard, but we taped together 4 sheets of white, printer paper landscaped. Then, we had multi-colored post it notes to easily identify which actioned belonged to who. It was a sight! An overwhelming sight! Thankfully we’ve come a long way since that time. Today, we understand MORE than ever how critical our Q4 meeting is to the success of our NEXT year! That’s right. Take a listen to episode #113 of the Marriedpreneur Life podcast and get in proper position to crush Q4 TOGETHER (regard

On the outside, things appeared cool, calm and collected. But on the INSIDE, we knew we had to make a decision about what to do next. You see, last week we launched our live event, in the MIDDLE of preparing for a huge  event at church, at the SAME time closing some major commercial real estate deals, and SIMULTANEOUSLY  launching our new Marriedpreneur Masterclass FB Live Series… Sheesh… You see, we made a choice starting this journey that we would give it our all and not back down in fear. We ALSO, made a vow to protect our marriage at the same time. We’ve done both. What we DIDN’T tell you is that even with the aforementioned activities in order to keep our promise, we closed a coaching program, we cancelled some elements from the Sunday service, we intentionally left out ‘important’ items in our new series. BUT the MAIN thing is, we managed to still have date night even though other areas were left ‘undone’. We weren’t undone...that’s what really counts. It’s NOT always easy to blend the differe

We pulled up to the airport CONFIDENT that everything would go smoothly until I realized I didn’t have my wallet. Hopped in an Uber and went 15 min to go get it, but THEN it got crazier… I couldn’t believe the ONE time I asked my husband to make our plane reservations he bought our tickets with the right date BUT the wrong MONTH!

The most popular response we received the other week about what should be covered in our upcoming live event for married entrepreneurs was about work/life balance. To be totally transparent, we were FIXATED on getting it 'right', until we realized the finish line constantly moved as we grew. Too many have worked towards this ethereal definition of 'Balance'  as married entrepreneurs, and for those of us who love what we do and don't WANT to turn it off, we  can find ourselves in an everyday 'pickle'. To clarify, what WE mean is, it's important to discern the season you're in because 'balance’ in one season will look totally different in another. But if we focus on ONLY meeting a standardized requirement, we can miss out on simply enjoying the journey. On this episode of the Marriedpreneur Life podcast, we're busting the myth about balance and sharing our process of running multiple six-figure businesses, overseeing a blossoming ministry, and making 'US' a priority when everything else is vying for t

Deon FIRED his wife Bridgette from the family business when they first started on their marriedpreneur journey.  (Bridgette likes to say she ‘resigned’ though). LOL. Sometimes we go into the marriedpreneur journey a bit disillusioned thinking that because we may be on different pages, we've allowed a seed of doubt to enter in. On episode #109 of the Marriepreneur Life podcast, we’re sharing an amazing story of rebuilding and launching multiple businesses together. Their story is FULL of HOPE ya’ll! The Reeds are also sharing a POWERFUL, practical way to stay engaged in marriage in BETWEEN those date nights...

How many times do we look for a solution and become frustrated when we don't find it? Arrrgh. Could it be that SOME of those times we are called to go and BUILD the solution we've been seeking? This is often how it works out for us in the Buckley home. Being a trailblazer and legacy-builder requires some unique skills, though. Of course, more than anything, this requires COURAGE! Courage to try it and be ok with it NOT being perfect out the gate. Courage to create something that you've never seen but likely will be a solution for TONS of others. That's what we're doing with our brand new LIVE event for Married Entrepreneurs! It’s been YEARS in the works (meaning, we’ve been talking about it…). Now is the perfect time to FINALLY move on it. So many couples are READY to grow and scale like never before. And we’re ready to help! In episode 108 we're taking you behind the scenes of building from SCRATCH and the mental exercises it requires to stay the course. We're also sharing how we use our differences as h

Part 2 of the Adaos interview goes even deeper into how they created their second 7 figure business by going against a lot of what they KNEW to do in marketing. It has started as a movement and continues to empower entrepreneurs from all over! Take a listen and be inspired as they share more of their journey! Visit them at www.100xacademy.com or www.100xconference.com <<<  Connect with us over on IG @marriedpreneurlife and let us know your takeaways from this episode!

Sometimes we think when we have to make a thousand changes in business that we are doing something wrong. That’s not  true. In fact, it’s often a sign that you are doing something RIGHT! It takes TIME and courage to keep going even when it FEELS like failure. Pedora and his wife Suzette know this story ALL too well. In episode #107 of the Marriedpreneur Life podcast, they’re sharing how they lost one million plus dollars (after making it in their first business) and how they refocused and worked together to rebuild their legacy. They now are building the 100X Aacademy and impacting the countless lives of other entrepreneurs Visit them at www.100xacademy.com or www.100xconference.com <<< This episode is RICH with insight and spiritual wisdom... like FORREAL! They also share how they now implement roles for success, by NOT implementing them. Yeah, we know. Go take a listen right now! Here’s to living powerfully in sync, OL and Sway P.S. If you two are seeking practical guidance and a blueprint for

Sometimes, you gotta be good with WHAT works best for your family.​ It can be frustrating to try to fit into a mold that you were only made to break. This goes across the board...especially building legacy TOGETHER. And sometimes it takes a few tries (or more than a few) to get it right. But don't allow the multiple attempts tell you that you're on the wrong track...in fact, you're likely closer than you've ever been before. Keep going. For example, we NOW do our annual planning for the next year in the Summer of the previous year, and it's PERFECT for us right now. It didn't start that way. We started doing them in the last quarter because we thought that's what you're 'supposed' to do... Little did we know, this same thought-process of doing it like 'them' permeated in other parts of our lives and actually stifled our creativity. So, today, we're sharing how we do OUR annual training together and how we've dodged headache-bullets by having it. We also share why we do our annual planning in the Summer and th

We knew each other 10 years before we got married. (But that’s another story for another time) When we first married, we slept on four twin-sized air mattresses. We piled them on top of each other and put them together so technically, we had ourselves a California King… Ayyye! But the mattresses would deflate while we slept, and we’d often awake in a sea of material on the carpet. The burgandy cheap sheets we used barely held it all together, but they did a great job of bleeding on our white walls...that part. The last 10 years as marriedpreneurs has been NOTHING short of a journey. We’ve spent serious time thinking about what we can share and how to share it. We decided the most value to you guys would be transparent lessons that have encouraged us when we didn’t see a way out, faith that kept us when God told us to move out of our home in a week (all while opening a new multiple six-figure contract to manage), believing in our purpose even through unexpected job loss and a love/hate fertility battle...this

If you haven’t listened to Part 1, first we strongly suggest you stop and go do that first. Part 2 of this interview is a continuation of the golden nuggets Nathan and Jaime DROPPED on us!

If you’ve been following us for a bit, you know we are all about sharing strategies, skills and STORIES that can be the answer to the thing you’ve been praying for! Speak of praying… We’re gonna share an amazing story about our new friends. (We have the same business coach and were able to connect during a business training in Denver last month). Jaime and her husband Nathan  knew it was time for a shift in their lives when they found themselves struggling all while knowing they were called to so much more! She was desperate and prayed to God for an answer to have more fulfillment, impact and income. God answered her! He gave her a BILLION DOLLAR business blueprint in a DREAM. The business started with soap ya’ll… SOAP! Since then,they’ve worked hard to lay the foundation, and  their company is on its way to an 8 figure business and quickly scaling into the vision she saw in her dream. In Episode #104 of the Marriedpreneur Life podcast, you’re going to get the GOLD out of our convo with Jaime and he

Something that we don’t talk about much is our rocky ‘hiring’ journey...it started off ROOOUGH ya’ll.. We started hiring help before we could even afford a full-time employee… It started with just a few hours a week. We’ve hired (and released) several people along the way. But each time, it got better and better and better. So, ‘No’ this is NOT our first time around the ‘Hiring Rodeo’ (is that even a thing?) LOL. We’ve learned some COSTLY lessons when it comes to hiring, and one of them is around the convo we MUST have BEFORE we even LOOKING at hiring. That’s the juice we want to share with you today! Also, in this episode, we share one HUGE mistake we made while growing our team (and how we’re fixing it...) Plus, hear three of our favorite questions to ask each other in order to have the BEST pre-hire convo. We are rooting for you as you implement higher more efficient systems and scale should you desire. Here’s to living powerfully in sync, OL + Sway P.s. Are you two seeking a clear strategy and bluepri

If you haven’t listened to Part 1, first we strongly suggest you stop and go do that. Part 2 of this interview is a continuation of the golden nuggets Jack and Marshawn DROPPED on us! In part two we dive in deeper on how they implement their  Wealth Roles, what ministry looks like to them, and a crazy run down of a strategic LIGHTNING round! You’re bound to have a BALL and take away some PRACTICAL advice to apply as you two continue to build your legacy! Here’s to living profitably in peace. O.L. and Sway Question: Are you two seeking a clear strategy and blueprint for building together? Tired of spinning your wheels and investing in ‘opportunities’ to scale but that only lead you back to Point 1? If so, grab our free PDF download, The Marriedpreneur Map. It’s the framework we’ve created over the last 6 years of working together and building multiple revenue streams together. Strategy is KEY. Grab yours while it’s still available! www.MarriedpreneurMap/freegift

O.L.: I don’t know if we officially announced this, so here it is. Sway: Today we’re launching our Influencer Interview series for a pretty MAJOR media deal we’re about to release. What does this mean for you? O.L.: First, we will be bringing you even more insight from proven married entrepreneurs that will NO DOUBT help you two move the needle! Sway: Maaaan, so TODAY we kick it off with our very good friends and Millionaire Mentors Jack and Marshawn Daniels! We’re talking all things marriage, marketplace and ministry! Their first million didn’t come UNTIL they started working TOGETHER!! O.L.: Learn what they have to say about implementing roles and blending it all successfully! Also, in this episode The Daniels are sharing what one of the BIGGEST requirements for them to work together is. It’s such a LOADED interview that we had to break it down into TWO parts but you can listen to  both parts TODAY! Here’s to living powerfully in sync, P.s. Are you two seeking a clear strategy and blueprint for buildin

So, can we be transparent for a moment? Sway: There was a time that I consistently doubted if we were going in the right direction by working together. OL: Doubting our direction wasn’t a big thing for me, but I DID struggle with doubting the LEVEL that we were called to PLAY on. Sway: Yeah, I totally get that part too. But something seriously changed along the way with my mindset. There were mini confirmationations that reassured our steps. Spending the last few days in Denver with  Russell Brunson teaching us EVERYTHING from scratch was yet another milestone for me. OL: Yeah, it was a huge milestone in the Mile High City. If you are doubting your call to play at a HIGHER level, and let me say, you may not CALL it that, but if you’ve ever questioned yourself, take a listen to episode 101 of the Marriedpreneur Life podcast. Sway: We’re sharing one of the EASIEST signs that confirm you two are on the right path and will transform your mindset. Many overlook this sign when it’s staring at them in the face