Relationship AND Business

Relationships are too involving and very demanding. 

Based on how you view it, relationships behave more like a tick(dependency)

Women depend on men and in some cases, men depend on women.

Either way, life has to move on and later, the two will move in together (generation Y seems to have forgotten marriage custom). its what i call "partnership"

If they get to survive one another for a year or two, the society will approve and assume your perfect for one another. 

In between, kids may pop out, the family may grow in size and value, 

and many more challenges will come in. e.g paying bills, 

So what does relationships got to do with businesses???????? 

Look at it this way, your business is like your life long partner.

The woman or man you want to be with till death do us part. 

Your business from day one will depend directly on you. by this i mean;

• Your skills
• Your money
• Your sacrifice
• Your presence to over see development
• Your time among others.

After dependency comes partnership. Moving in with a woman is like expanding your business,

reinvesting your profits in the business to see it grow. when you do everything right, your home will not break.

Children are like investments made by your business. these should bring you income after some time. 

Remember during all this time you will be struggling to handle bills (mortgage, school fee, child support cost, medical bills, food, clothing, shelter etc) such as staff, insurance, energy, and other overheads. 

Take a good look at yourself and think about your relationship in real life, think about your business in real life,

are you living the dream, or you are struggling like every other person before you.

Are you better off than your parents, grandparents, age-mates, or yourself compared to where you were last season same time? 

What fuels your passion, what drives your decisions, what are you made of. this is a call to action for you my dear friend. don't be like the millions whom taken their great business ideas with them to the grave. you have something, use it. Am addressing you, yet talking to me. 

lets use this simple approach; 

Be compassionate with yourself:

• Accept that you do not have to be perfect
• Accept that you are amazing, unique and wonderful, just as you are
• Accept that you can learn from your mistakes
• Treat yourself kindly
• Stop beating yourself up
• Treat yourself with respect
• Expect to be treated with respect

have compassion for your loved one/ business/ others

• Accept that others do not have to be perfect(your business may not be the best)
• Accept that others are entitled to their own opinions, thoughts and feelings (business trends will vary)
• Take the challenge to stop criticizing others(don't assume your competition)
• Experiment with random acts of kindness ( promotions, offers, and other marketing strategies)
• Refuse to judge or prejudge others (no rushed judgement)