| Every month I get inspiring comments from | | | | 14) Create a healthier lifestyle |
| workshop participants, newsletter subscribers and | | | | 15) Plan a family vacation |
| loyal ezinearticle readers. Many explain how Partnering | | | | 16) Save for a special event |
| has helped them achieve personal or professional | | | | 17) Learn how to scuba dive |
| goals. | | | | 18) Adopt a charitable cause |
| The Question? | | | | 19) Build our business |
| However, I often am asked to give people examples | | | | 20) Drive around the country |
| of how they can use the Partnering process to | | | | 21) Adopt a child |
| become more successful. In the spirit of | | | | 22) Hike in the rain forest |
| Thanksgiving, here are 22 ways people have applied | | | | These "22 Ways To Partner" illustrate the various |
| the Partnering concepts. The first eleven examples | | | | methods people have applied the Partnering Process. |
| are what I refer to as "Reciprocal Partnering" in that | | | | The possibilities are endless, but I wanted to share |
| Partner is working on their own personal objective. | | | | some real world applications that people have used. |
| These are great testimonials where Partners have | | | | Is Partnering just for two? |
| supported and encouraged each other to grow and | | | | The process has successfully been applied in small |
| achieve. | | | | groups. Here is a story from Mike in California that |
| One thru eleven. | | | | demonstrates how Partnering can help three people |
| 1) Watch less TV and volunteer my time | | | | reach their common goal. Mike and his two friends, |
| 2) Stop smoking and exercise more | | | | Matt and Kenny, decided they wanted to participate |
| 3) Spend more time with family and learn to cook | | | | in a triathlon. Each brought a different strength and |
| 4) Buy a new car and improve PC skills | | | | skill to the Partnership.In a triathlon, athletes compete |
| 5) Take up golf (I don't know why) and save more | | | | in three segments of a timed event. Just in case you |
| money | | | | are interested, they are: A 1500 meter swim, 40KM |
| 6) Improve communication skills and home | | | | road cycling race, and a 10KM run to wrap things up. |
| improvements | | | | Each of the three men in this story brought a |
| 7) Start my own business and read more books | | | | different strength to the "team." Mike is a very |
| 8) Climb a mountain and improve listening skills | | | | strong swimmer, Matt is the runner, and Kenny |
| 9) Increase cold calls and read more to my children | | | | excels at biking. They gave each other pointers to |
| 10) Run a marathon and write my book | | | | improve their individual performance and provided |
| 11) Develop a web site and lose weight | | | | encouragement and support to each other |
| Twelve thru twenty-two. | | | | throughout the training program. All three completed |
| The following eleven examples are what I call | | | | the event with respectable times and Kenny finished |
| "Collaborative Partnering." In these Partnering | | | | in just over 2 hours and 32 minutes. |
| relationships, both partners are striving to accomplish | | | | Email me! By now you are probably saying to |
| the same thing. However, they probably are taking | | | | yourself, "I have Partnered in lots of ways!" Send me |
| advantage of each others strengths and abilities. | | | | an email with an example of a successful Partnering |
| 12) Get our finances in order | | | | relationship. |
| 13) Spend more time together | | | | |