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Starting a business is a lot like getting married. If you’re married, or have been, you can think back to the time leading up to your marriage and see several key components that are similar between marriage startup and business startup.

Attraction

Perhaps the first such key component is attraction. That initial attraction to someone is based on what most of us call “chemistry,” for lack of a better word. Behind that chemistry—among other biological urges—are dreams, emotions and values. Just as we are attracted to one person instead of another, we are attracted to a business (or a career) that appeals to our dreams, moves us in some way and plugs into what we find important in life.

Going Beyond Attraction

In the time we spend getting to know another person, or courtship, we discover whether or not that attraction will stick. We talk about our dreams – the way we want to live, what size family we want, how we’d like to deal with money, what our faith is and other pictures we have of our future.

We also discover whether or not our emotional self is met—how we feel with the other person, what feelings they stir up, or don’t, and if we are able to impact them at an emotional level. And we talk about our values—what do we think is important about a marriage and a family, how vital is religion, what do we want to accomplish, who would we like to help and what matters most to us at the end of the day.

Some of us also talk about what might happen if things go sour.

Author: John T. Wood

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