First, let’s talk about complaining to your significant other. While they are the person you confide in, if you come home complaining about whatever is going wrong that day, what is their first instinct? It’s to protect you.
So you keep complaining, the checks are far apart and they start thinking you should get a regular job because they see you are in pain. Then you feel they don’t support you and you can’t imagine why. I’ve seen the scenario many times. Avoid it.
If your significant other is on board with the crazy schedule, the odd-hour demands and the inconsistent paycheck, bam, your golden.
If they aren’t fine, it’s a tough road to hoe. I’ve seen many agents quit because of it. Happy wife, happy life. (I don’t know what the husband version of that is.)
If you are going to go after this career with a skeptical significant other, treat them like a client or bank that you are convincing that you are the person for this career, err, lifestyle. Set expectations, make it sound worse than you expect, make sure when you are with family that you are there as much as possible and not distracted.
And then work your ass off to deliver.
