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Life isn’t made by what you can accomplish. It’s made by what you can accomplish with others.

Partnerships with like valued people is powerful. This is the key to succeeding in partnerships. If you are not connecting with people who share your dreams and values, you have no shot at making these partnerships work. Connecting with the right people will help you gain momentum and build your team into something bigger.

Partnerships allow you to tap into something that you do not currently have – their knowledge and skill. Other people can make you better than you really are. When this happens, is their really a limit to how good you can become?

If you are serious about partnerships that will compound your ability to make a difference then I want to offer 12 qualities of like-valued people that are seeking significance as well. This is not a magic list that will fix all issues, But it is a list that will paint the canvas for you so that you know what to look.

1.Like-Valued people think of others before themselves – A favorite description of humility is that humble do not think less of themselves, they just think of themselves less! When you find a person of maturity combined with humility – that is a person you want to partner with.

2.Like-Valued People Think Bigger than themselves – This involves expanding your world “me” to “we.” At this point you have broke out of the “what is in it for me” mentality. They desire to reach the finish line as a relay team and not sprinters.

3.Like-Valued People have a passion that is contagious – Their zeal changes the atmosphere in the room. It is noticeable and it is felt.

4.Like-Valued People have complementary gifts – Mother Teresa stated once “I can do what you do and you cannot do what I do. Together we can do great things.” Nothing is more rewarding than shared values and mission to achieve significance. Each gifted person brings their uniqueness to the table and willingly shares their insights for the greater good. If you want to go fast go alone. If you want to go far go together!

5.Like-Valued People connect and provide great support – Isolation and independence does not work. Partners need to connect and they need to support each other. Your closest friends will be some of your partners.

6.Like-Valued People show a can-do creative spirit about challenges – I can’t people people are convinced they can’t and won’t. I don’t think I can people might be able to but talk themselves out of it. Can I people allow their doubts to control their actions. How can I people have already made a decision to tackle tough assignment.

7.Like-Valued People Expand our influence – Successful people understand that working hard at networking with other people is time well spent. It is the quickest way to find partners and opportunities to expand our influence.

8.Like-Valued People are activists – People who have a willingness to take a stand have an inherent bias toward action. These people do not live their lives they lead their lives.

9.Like-Valued People are ladder builders, not ladder climbers – This is self explanatory. Help other people!

10.Like-Valued People are head and shoulders above the crowd – These people take action when other people stand still and do nothing. They are record setters who want to help others break their records.

11.Like-Valued People provide synergy that gives a high return – Four strong horses have the capacity to pull over 30,000 pounds. Amazing!

12.Like-Valued People make a difference in us – a strong partnership divides the effort and multiplies the effect.

Remember that everyone starts small. Author Brian Tracy wrote “You are a living magnet. You are attracting people and situations that are in harmony with your dominant thoughts.” Said another way “birds of a feather flock together.”

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