FINDING THE RIGHT PARTNER
Whosoever
find a good partner finds a good thing and receives a blessed reward. A
good partner manifest the reality of two heads being better than one. A
good partner not only brings out the strength of the the other but also
brings his own ingenuity into the partnership. A good partner is a good
antidote of failure,he will lift the other up when he fall . However
good partners are rare. You may meet lots of good people, but they may
never match a good partner.
Partnership always starts with you . You must be a dream maker. You should be aware
of your values, vision and purpose. This are the tenets of leadership
that enables you you to rise up and show up as a partner. Nobody wants
to be a beggar's partner.
A
partner knows his personal contribution. He knows the kind of legacy he
desires to leave behind. He pays the price to be paid. A partner has a
designed life.
A
designed life has an inspiration, that gives hope to the dreams of
others. The spirit of partnership is the giving rise to hope . Read the
story below, what lessons can you draw from it as regards partnership?
A story is told of a wealthy man who
desired to build a cathedral in his life time. He was a devoted man and
was well known in his country. He set out to a far land in such of
quality stones for his project.
At
his first stop, he met the first stone cutter and he asked him what he
was doing. The young man marred by sweat and dust without lifting his
face answered , "am cutting stones".
The conversation died naturally.
Next
he met a woman who from the look of things seemed to be happier than
the young man." What are you working on my lady?" asked the wealthy man.
Am trying to get this stone into a perfect square for easy
construction. The wealthy man gave a smile and encouraged the woman to
keep up with the good work.
As
the day slowly turned into night. he was tired and bout to get out the
mines. His attention was drawn by a happy whistle from the oldest man
I'm the quarry. He hurriedly made his way to the old man. What are you
doing here sir?
I am building a cathedral ... what happened next is a beautiful story with a happy ever after ending.
That's what happens when you sell your dream to the right partner.
Now this is a purposed dream.
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