Are you looking for a business partner? What are the ideal qualities one should look for in a business partner? I was reflecting on this today and this article is based on my personal business history.
In my business experience I have learnt that the qualities I look for in a friend are not the same as the qualities I would look for in a business partner. In many cases your friends could possibly make the worst partners!
Ray Winstone, the London East End barrow boy, who became an actor famous for acting hard men, did some boxing when he was younger. He learned a key lesson from boxing which helped him in the acting world and which could help any of us in any situation.
“You would go into your corner and look at the man in the corner opposite you and you would say ‘I can beat him’ or look at another man and say ‘I can’t beat him.’”
Boxing taught you to learn to beat the man you thought you couldn’t beat. Ray had about 88 fights and lost only 8 of them.