Resentment in business does not usually arrive all at once. It builds. And by the time most people name it, it has already started spreading to the team, the clients, and the work itself.

Emily has worked alongside Adrienne for almost 10 years. She has watched the seasons shift. She has always had questions. In this episode, she finally asks them out loud.

What they cover:

• Whether Adrienne has actually resented her business -- and what she's willing to say honestly about that
• The martyr trap: stopping your own paycheck to protect the team, and why the team never asked you to do that
• Why making huge decisions based on boredom is usually a trap
• Why "be bored and rich" is actually a legitimate strategy
• What happens when you make your business responsible for your purpose, your identity, your joy, and your sense of self.
• How Adrienne's work with The Adventure Project changed how she thought about money and what the business was actually for
• Emily's perspective: what it looks like to watch a business owner disengage from the outside, and what she's had to learn about when to hold the line and when to let go
• Where to start when resentment is building: values, communication, and not letting it sit
  
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⏱️ Time Chapters

00:01 Welcome and banter

07:20 Emily asks the question she's held for 10 years

08:44 Adrienne's honest answer

10:30 The martyr trap

13:45 Resentment vs. boredom

14:39 Be bored and rich

15:06 When the business becomes your everything

19:32 The Adventure Project and why it changed how Adrienne thinks about money

24:10 Fund great nonprofits -- don't start your own

26:00 What disengagement looks like from Emily's side

30:11 Where to look first when resentment is building

33:23 The cycle of doom

34:19 Don't ignore it. Don't blow it up. Investigate it.