The beauty of partnerships

Another key concept that I contemplated today is PARTNERSHIP.

No matter what, whether you have the resources, the expertise, the knowledge or the money to develop your idea or not, creating partnerships with other individuals or groups will give you the boost you need to make your idea become a reality.

We are ALWAYS better off working together. It may not seem that way sometimes, but the old saying ‘two heads are better than one’ doesn’t exist for nothing. The reason being this: when you are working alone, you assume all the risks; you must possess all the resources, and make all the decisions for yourself, by yourself. You then have no one to rely on when difficult times arrive (and they always do). But by creating a partnership, not only do you get the benefit of working with other people, socializing and having enlightening conversations, but you bring your idea or your work to a higher level.

So don’t be afraid to call that other business person or community worker up to have a discussion on how you might work together. Maybe there will be nothing there, and you will be home and say, ‘well, it was interesting conversation, but we will not be able to work together’. Maybe nothing will come out of it for weeks or months following that initial meeting. But maybe, and most likely, at some point down the road, there will be room for collaboration, and you will be happy you made that initial contact. They say ‘Don’t burn bridges’, but I believe I’m more of an advocate for ‘Create your own bridges’. So go for it!