Be on the same wave in any partnership!… I disagree!

No matter what partnership it is - business, work, friendship, marriage - being on the same wave is beneficial ONLY when you are at the peak.

Waves drop - always!

And then you both (or all) are at the bottom. Is it healthy for your business or private partnerships? NO. Well it may be “fun” with lots of valuable experiences, lessons learned and sometimes unnecessary “bonding time”.

Personally, I prefer better “team building” activities rather than crawling out of the bottoms towards new wave peaks :)

Yes, I see benefits of business partners being on the same wave, but I DISAGREE to have that frame as a purpose where everyone wants to reach that point idealising its effect on success.

What I see as the biggest value in partnership, is reaching the hand when it is needed and filling the gaps heading towards same direction.

It is extremely necessary to have partnership where in various stages (wave peaks, wave drops, etc) one or few are still a bit further or higher on the road - have more energy, with more emotional and mental stability, better off financially, have more ideas and resources to work on..

Therefore, the chances to create bigger wave, which lasts longer before it drops, are much more higher than if both partners are heading neck to neck.

Just because the one in front can reach helping hand to the other who is not at the best “shape” filling his/her missing energy, resources so that business can move forward without major interruptions.

And then it’s the other’s turn.

When one is on 20%, other/-s are adding 80% , when others are on 40%, the first one adds 60%. And so on.. When one is at the peak, but the other is on the decline, he/she is pulled towards the peak.

Alarming moment to pay attention to - when one is on his/her 20% for too long time or practically always, it's not a healthy partnership - its is already charity or parasitism.

Strive towards the wave peaks, but have also resources and tactics to tackle wave drops as easy as possible.