{"id":1495,"date":"2017-01-25T17:54:55","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T01:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandsfortheheart.com\/?p=1495"},"modified":"2018-07-23T16:26:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T23:26:02","slug":"the-abundance-partnership-takes-the-loneliness-out-of-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandsfortheheart.com\/articles\/the-abundance-partnership-takes-the-loneliness-out-of-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cAbundance Partnership\u201d Takes The Loneliness Out Of Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"
Do you ever feel like you\u2019re all alone in this crazy journey called Entrepreneurship?\u00a0 <\/span>Over the years, I\u2019ve tried everything from hiring coaches to attending events to getting involved in masterminds, but at the end of the day I still felt alone. <\/span><\/p>\n That\u2019s why I feel extremely grateful to have stumbled upon what we now call the \u201cAbundance Partnership.\u201d I met my Abundance Partner – Jennifer Love<\/a>, Founder of One More Woman<\/a> – last year at the Archangel Academy<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the morning on the very first day. Of course! It was love at first sight friendship-wise, but then it turned out to be much more than that. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It just so happened that we both needed to hire each other and so at first we worked together, but after our scope of work was completed, neither of us wanted to stop supporting the other, because quite frankly we are better together.\u00a0 <\/span>So, our relationship organically blossomed into an Abundance Partnership, which has been deeply valuable for both of us on a number of levels, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n Bottom line is, I don\u2019t feel alone anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n What\u2019s an Abundance Partnership?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n An \u201cAbundance Partnership\u201d is a friend first business partnership whereby the value exchanged is peer mentorship. It side steps all the complexities of a traditional partnership like equity and fancy lawyers agreements and focuses on the most valuable aspects of partnership. <\/span><\/p>\n An \u201cAbundance Partner\u201d is someone who is intimately involved in your business, but first and foremost sees you as a person. They deeply believe in your strengths and the value you offer the world. It\u2019s someone whom you trust implicitly to have your back and be there for you no matter what. It\u2019s someone you fully let in behind the scenes in your business. <\/span><\/p>\n This is not just a friend you drink wine with, or the person you call to meet for brunch on the weekends, or the entrepreneur you ask some questions to. I\u2019m talking about a person you who really sees you and you see them in return. And by see, I mean, they just get you.<\/span><\/p>\n They know what to say to release the tension when you\u2019re having an off day.<\/span><\/p>\n They can make you laugh when you\u2019re getting really serious about something.<\/span><\/p>\n Plus they know what brand of dark chocolate is your favourite!<\/span><\/p>\n Here are some practical tips for getting started with your \u201cAbundance Partnership\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n Confidentially is mission critical in the Abundance Partnership and so I highly recommend setting up an NDA to create a mutually safe environment for sharing sensitive information about your business such as financials and intellectual property.<\/span><\/p>\n The Strengths Finder<\/a> is an excellent tool to help you better understand each other and also assess if you\u2019d be a good fit. If you both have strengths in the relationships category for example but neither of you are strong in implementation then your relationship might not be as balanced as you would like.<\/span><\/p>\n Give yourself a container of 90 days to engage in seeing if the pairing is a win-win for both of you. Put the date on both your calendars and then reassess what\u2019s working and what you would like to do more of going forward. Even if you decide to continue the partnership, re-visit the relationship from time to time and reassess what\u2019s working and what could be \u201cdoubled down on,\u201d as Jennifer says.<\/span><\/p>\n Jennifer and I meet at least 3 times a week, but we didn\u2019t start off this committed to one another, we worked up to this.\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019d recommend at least two short meetings a week because one of the key benefits is having regular touch points with each other and having an intimate understanding of what is going on for each of you.<\/span><\/p>\n Even though Jennifer lives in New York and I live in Vancouver, we see each at least once per quarter but usually more often and we always do something fun when we are together such as a hike or a spa day. And sometimes, when we call one another because both of us have a tendency to go into work mode we\u2019ll say: \u201cI just wanted to call my friend Andrea\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n This year, we spent a few hours each sharing our visions of clarity for each other. We both shared how we wanted to grow personally and what our one word for the year is and then we shared our highest vision for each other. Basically, how I see the year playing out that leverages Jennifer\u2019s strengths and vice versa. The beautiful thing about consistently being around someone who really sees you, is that sometimes it easier for them to see your next move, then it is for you to see it yourself. <\/span><\/p>\n We all have different definitions of success. For me, right up there at the very top is my personal growth and quality relationships. That\u2019s why I feel like the Abundance Partnership makes me feel like a billionaire because it\u2019s a supportive structure in my life that keeps me in high growth mode with someone who can see my blind spots when I don\u2019t even know they are there. The Abundance Partnership is a win-win for both of us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Do you have an Abundance Partner or potential Abundance Partner in your life? I’d love to hear your about it. \u00a0Please comment below!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Want to know more about naming your business<\/a><\/span>, branding your business, re-branding your business<\/a><\/span>, branding a startup, creating a tagline<\/a><\/span>, creating a manifesto<\/a><\/span>, creating a vision statement<\/a><\/span>, creating a logo<\/a><\/span>, or anything else about getting your company where you want it to be? \u00a0Please contact us today!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The \u201cAbundance Partnership\u201d Takes The Loneliness Out Of Entrepreneurship Do you ever feel like you\u2019re all alone in this crazy journey called Entrepreneurship?\u00a0 Over the years, I\u2019ve tried everything from hiring coaches to attending events to getting involved in masterminds, but at the end of the day I still felt alone. 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