So like the title says, I have creative ideas and always try to include my wife in discussions, but all she ever brings to the table is problems and negativity when we discuss things. She thinks she’s being “pragmatic” but it’s tremendously disheartening and the problems she imagines are always the absolute worst of the worst case scenarios. Everything I’ve ever read or watched when it comes to starting businesses is, just start and figure out the problems later. I’m well aware of the potential for difficulties in any endeavor, but tend to believe in myself and my ability to adapt and overcome. Has anyone else experienced this? How did you find middle ground, if at all?
Without going into details, I’ve been the wife in this situation.
Great ideas are just that, ideas. My terror is you starting this idea and figuring it out as you go, driving us into debt.
If you don’t have a financial safety net, put those ideas into a notebook and start saving.
‘Just start and figure problems out later’ said no successful person ever. You cannot cover every issue but you gotta have more than an idea.