Communication is essential.

Creating a calendar about your business commitments and sharing it with your spouse is a great way to keep them in the loop about what your year will look like and what they should expect. Sure, there may be changes, but that’s okay. What never works well is telling your spouse last minute that you need to head out of town for a 3-day conference. Your spouse and your children still need you to play an active role in their lives, so allowing them to prepare for your absence by sharing your commitments is critical.

To the extent that your can, make your business commitments revolve around your family—and when you can’t, talk to your spouse about it and clearly communicate the importance of pursuing an opportunity that may interfere with a family commitment. They may not be pleased with the news, but they will surely appreciate the conversation and they will also understand why you need to do it.

Sometimes being understood and appreciated it far more important than having someone be pleased with what you have to do. Developing superb communication skills helps your marriage grow and those same skills can also help you grow your business.

Recruit help when you need it.

The “doing it all yourself “mentality is played out and it won’t do you or your family any good. If you haven’t spent quality time with your family in a bit because of your business commitments, should you really spend half of your Saturday mowing the lawn? Is it possible to invest some of the money from your business into hiring someone so you can spend time with your family that day?

Or, are your spending hours and hours doing low-level tasks for your business when you could hire a virtual assistant to help, allowing you to spend your time working on high-level tasks that can help your business grow? From virtual assistants, to babysitters, to a cleaning service—think about what you can do to get more people helping you build your empire. It will help your business grow, reduce your stress level, and help your marriage grow in ways you never even imagined.

BMWK entrepreneurs, what are some tips you have for growing your business and your marriage?