--- title: '"The Talk" by Obvious Agency' collection: Resources path: Resources/"The Talk" by Obvious Agency parentDocument: null outlineId: b8cdf944-8c93-4718-9996-ce4b47a75cfd createdBy: Jennie R.F. --- ### **Talk about your personal life, including your schedules, relationships, and family.** * What does your average workday look like? * Who in your life needs to be on board with this work? * What is your definition of work ethic? * What immediate life goals do you have for yourself? * What's most important to you at this moment? * What is your commitment level to this work dependent on? ### Talk about money. * How much money do you make at this moment in your life? * How much do you need to make a month? * What's your dream salary? * What services or offerings make you the most money? * How have you determined prices for your services in the past? * How important is philanthropy? ### Talk about the work. * What is the work you are interested in doing? * What excites you in regards to the work? * How/where do you want to do the work? * What values should the work be guided by? * On what scale do you want to do this work? In one year, 3 years, and 5 years? * What communities do you want to serve? * Why is it important to be doing this work? ### Talk about the success you want. (Or don't want any part of!) * Recall a version of "success" that felt great. What did it look like? * Recall a version of "success" you regretted. What did it look like? * If your work is successful, how will the world look different? * What would cause you to stop doing the work? ### Talk about your strengths, weaknesses, big wins, and train wrecks. * How do you handle difficult people? * Have you ever had to dissolve a partnership or working agreement? * What is your favorite kind of work? * What tasks do you hate doing? * What are you best at? ### Talk about working together. * How do you build trust with the people you work with? * How will we split the revenue? * What happens if one of us wants to take a temporary break from/leave the business? *Initial credit to Deen Rawlins, with modifications by Daniel Park*