Holicent
VIP Contributor
There are many personality traits that can make or break a partnership, but most fall into two categories: "Rational," and "Irrational." In this post, we'll lay out some classic examples of behaviors in each category and how they might apply to your partnerships.
Rational Behaviors
- They know their strengths and weaknesses, and are willing to admit when something is beyond their ken.
- They have a strong work ethic.
- They are willing to be flexible with their business plan.
- They understand that you're coming from a place of wanting to help them succeed, and not just trying to take advantage of them.
Irrational Behaviors
- They're afraid of failing.
- They have unrealistic expectations about what you can do for them as partners (e.g., thinking you'll give them all your resources without any input from them).
- They don't listen when you tell them something doesn't make sense or isn't feasible—they just keep talking over you until they've convinced themselves it will work somehow.
- They don't care about what you care
Rational Behaviors
- They know their strengths and weaknesses, and are willing to admit when something is beyond their ken.
- They have a strong work ethic.
- They are willing to be flexible with their business plan.
- They understand that you're coming from a place of wanting to help them succeed, and not just trying to take advantage of them.
Irrational Behaviors
- They're afraid of failing.
- They have unrealistic expectations about what you can do for them as partners (e.g., thinking you'll give them all your resources without any input from them).
- They don't listen when you tell them something doesn't make sense or isn't feasible—they just keep talking over you until they've convinced themselves it will work somehow.
- They don't care about what you care
