I have a mug that reads “Behind every successful woman is
herself.” I love that sentiment. I believe strongly in home-grown, women-owned
businesses ~ or women being successful doing anything they love. It does take drive, ambition and good old-fashioned hard work to be successful.
But today it occurred to me that as a one-woman show I
really don’t do all that I do without a little help and support. (Scratch that - a lot of help and support.) I
often forget that in essence I’m not totally a one woman show. This handsome guy does a lot to help me.
We met thru mutual friends in 1991. Yup, we’ve been together 20 years – married
18. I knew the first night I met him
that I wanted to know him. He made me
laugh.
He engaged in conversation. He was clever and smart. He was so damn cute. He had an MBA in finance from the University
of Denver (which came in handy later when I started my business).
Fast forward to 2011.
He is a partner in his own IT Consulting business. He is a Type A workaholic. (He is quite often up with me on those 3 am
work mornings - doing his own work.)
And yet before he leaves every
morning he asks me, “Do you have anything for the Post Office?” - and at the end of the work day he texts me
with “Do you need anything from the grocery store?
Need wine?”
He does 98% of the grocery shopping and cooks 98% of our
meals. If not for him I would
live on chocolate, chardonnay, hummus, carrots, chai lattes, English muffins and peanut
butter. Seriously. He's
not opposed to washing a dish or two. And once in awhile even a wood
floor. He happily walks the dog in the
early morning hours when I'm slammed with orders. He puts gas in my Jeep. He takes care of all the household
finances. He passes out my business
cards like candy to his business associates and clients.
So that "one woman show" thing? It's a myth.
