Learn to argue while you’re still in love.
Or as my girl says, have the difficult relationship conversations before the cement dries.
Two of my guys have talked to me this week about their relationships with their business partners. One described his relationship to his business partner as like a marriage, and the other talked about being hesitant to raise something with their partner in case they, “blow up at me like they do at our clients”.
They both expressed a version of, “If I’m working harder for our business than my partner, but we share the spoils equally, that’s not fair so I’m going to pull back and do less”.
Now that’s not a good idea for the individual or the business.
As the magnetic Ester Perel says, resentments kill relationships. Especially if they’re unspoken.
This is as true for business as it is for love. When your business relationships aren’t framed clearly from the outset you’ll run into problems, sooner or later.
Think about what might go wrong and how you’d address it if it does, before it happens.
Pre-nups are easier than divorces.
