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The Stephanie Kase Podcast, Ep.44: How to Find Alignment in Your Business, Marriage, & Family with Nicole and Mark Pasternak

April 17, 2023

Welcome back to the Stephanie Kase Podcast! This week, I’m so excited to have a couple of guests with me, Nicole and Mark Pasternak. I met Nicole when I was a photographer and we connected a few different times over the years. She and Mark run their own successful businesses together, so we thought it would be fun to talk with them today! We’re going to be focusing on how to find alignment in your business, marriage, and family. Nicole and Mark also have four kids, so they definitely know what they’re talking about! Make sure you tune into the episode so you can hear all of the great insights they have for us! 

 

Meet Nicole and Mark and their businesses! 

We have two businesses – one is being a pastor and the other is helping creative entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses. I think our businesses really stemmed from our passion for finding freedom in our life and income. So, we’ve been entrepreneurs ever since we realized that was possible. Just about since day one. We got married and moved to Nashville on a whim and a prayer, where Mark decided he’d start his business.  I (Nicole) had no clue what that meant or would look like, and here we are, 10 years later – being able to work from home with our family. So we just love sharing that with other people and sharing that it is really possible to create a life that you love and not just one that you’re surviving through every day! 

Tell me a little bit about your family where you’re at with that! 

So we have four kids. We also started that right out of the gate when we got married. Our oldest, Amelia, is eight. Then we have Ruthie who’s seven, Eliza who is four, and our little baby boy who was a surprise. We’ve been married for 9 years. 

Let’s jump right in. If someone feels they aren’t aligned in their marriage, what would you say to them? 

I always come at this with a business mind – what are your goals? When you start dating, you think about what you want for your life. We forgot to dream for our lives and forget what that feels like. So, if something doesn’t feel aligned, I’d say talk to your partner and figure out where you really want to be right now. Get clear on where you want to be now, 5 years from now, 10 years from now. When we’re 60, what do we want our life to look like? When our kids are having kids, what do we want that relationship to look like? What where do we want to be financially? Where do we want to be? That will bring out some of the passion from your relationship and you can focus on more than the day to day grind. 

I love that. When you guys are coming up with goals, or like what it looks to look like in the future and like how you’re going to get there, how do you do that together? 

I think in any relationship in marriage or business, you have yourself as an individual, and then you have yourself in a relationship with your partner, right? And those two are just as important, right? But they have to work together. So, I think a lot of times when we’ve come up with our goals, we’ve come up with our goals on our own, and then we’ve come together and have to figure out how they line up. At the end of the day, our desire for wanting the best in our partner, we support some of those individual goals as much as we support the big goals. I can still support her (or him) with the goals and dreams she has, even if they’re not my goals and dreams. 

On a practical level, we meet quarterly to talk through everything going on. Not just goals but our actual calendars, too. We make sure to look at what we want in the next year and how we begin to achieve that.  

How has working together played out for you and more the practical day to day? What routines do you guys have? I’m always so curious about this for couples who work together! 

Yeah, that’s a great question. We are constantly refining our schedule and systems. I think, in general, our field is really focusing on personal growth. But it can also feel super intimidating. If I’m up at 830 instead of 530am, I’m a failure and I haven’t even gotten out of bed. So, I think first of all, realizing that this is something that’s always changing and evolving – especially if you have kids in the process.

But right now, we have kids that wake us up and we need to sleep. That’s okay. It’s okay to see this process evolve. But, I think having a solid weekly routine can be helpful. We try to sit down regularly and review what’s on our schedule so we know what’s going on. We also talk about what we need in our weeks – like maybe more yoga or another run. Communicating with each other first so we know how to show up for each other and our needs is so helpful. It allows us to take care of ourselves and our business and our family, too. 

I think that one of the beauties of entrepreneurship is you can have a day where you do what you need to do for yourself. Honoring how you feel and your energy can allow you to show up your best for the days you need to. I’d even argue that it’s a necessity as an entrepreneur. 

Listen to the full episode for all of their tips about how to find alignment in your business, home, and family!

Mark, Nicole, and I had a really great conversation about finding alignment in business and home life. Tune into the whole conversation using the link above so you can learn from them. They work together so beautifully but they also share how it’s a process – and I think their message is one we all need to hear. Taking care of ourselves is important – and there’s a way to make it all happen so you don’t burn out or take away from your home and family in the process! 

Mark & Nicole’s Resources 

If you’re listening and you have ideas about what to talk about next, please send in your requests! I really do want to know what you want to hear about in future episodes. Email me at [email protected] with your questions!! I can’t wait to hear from you! Don’t forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, too. We appreciate all of the support and love!

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