They Come and They Stay

Partnerships take on various forms. There are marriage partners, significant other partners, and partners in crime, business partners and partners of other sorts. True, healthy partnerships do not occur by chance or by coincidence; they are grown; the foundation of a partnership needs to be tended to with sensitivity, respect, nurturance, attention, mindfulness and an overall desire to have the partnership endure. Some partnerships come and many go; they are transient, fleeting, often based on superficial and short-lived objectives or agendas; they are not “in it for the long haul” this may be the nature of the partnership.

I am very fortunate to have experienced and benefited from the enduring partnership-type, both at home and in business. That is not to say the benefits have nothing to do with personal efforts to maintain and grow the relationships. But, without a doubt, having these experiences at both home and business has tremendous personal and professional advantages.

What does it take to foster these healthy partnerships?

Patience, acceptance, respect, regard, listening, disclosing, motivation to make it work regardless of external pressures or distractions, sensitivity without being oversensitive, self-expression without fear of feedback, honesty without being negative, unselfish yet having balanced expectations, strength-focused while being realistic…and more and more and less and less……….mostly the desire to make it work.

So they come and they go. Others come and they stay. Make it work if you can! Give it your best shot. We can help.