Marriage & Business

Salaams and howdy! Welcome to Mariam Poppins blog! This is the place where I share my thoughts, behind the scenes content and some things that are happening here at MP. Not sure how you ended up here but I’m glad you are here!!!! 
My name is Ameenah and I am 1 of 2 at Mariam Poppins. 
The other human is Abdullaah and we are a team. Let’s talk about it. 

We’ve been married now for almost 20 years. Mariam Poppins is our first business together as partners. And nope. It’s not always easy. I’m still learning to navigate through some things. In fact I talked briefly about it in an interview with the Islamic Library Association.

Here are some things I’m learning:

• Keep your personal emotions and business separate. Ahhhhhhh I’m working on that. Cause if Abdullaah looks at me funny, I’m quick to be like I’m going to be working late or something else lol. It’s really important for our family that we both keep moving forward despite marital issues of the day. 
  

At the end of the day….i love working with my husband. It has produced some of my favorite moments at MP.

Though we never made it to the Black Muslim Psychology  Conference, it was such a big moment for us as a family.

• Don’t make impulsive decisions that will affect your business when there is discord. 
  it’s so easy to shutdown a business by not: keeping your word on agreements that involves you showing up with your spouse. For example, if you both agree to go Live, but before the event you have a disagreement…/don’t cancel the live, or the event.  It’s so important to look at the bigger picture….which I k ow can be hard to do. But it’s necessary for growth.
  

• Keep business out of personal time . This one is hard for me! I talked briefly about business a lot, or I’m doing something business related while it’s family time. In all honesty ….we are still striving everyday to accomplish goals, and so we work around the clock. 
  But it’s important to be fully present. Life is short…..so I’m pushing to stop working at a certain time in the day to be with family.
  

I’m learning everyday. But I wanted to share of these things I’m managing as I journey through this process with my best friend. 
Any spelling or grammar mistakes is allllll me. I hope you all have a wonderful day and let me know if you’re working with your husband and if you have any advice to share with others.