Secret Millionaires Club: Warren Buffett's 26 Secrets to Success in the Business of Life

SECRET #26

Partners Make it Easier

SECRET #26 Great partnerships will make any job easier.

Well, here we are—the last secret. Isn't it easier to do things with a partner than doing them alone?

For a business to be successful, it needs a lot of people to work together smoothly. So building good relationships and having first-rate partners is important.

In life, it's also a good idea to build partnerships to be successful—especially with your friends and family.

A great partner makes any job easier.

Working with partners came up last summer when Secret Millionaires Club spent a week at CAMP BIG FOOT. They were disappointed to see the camp looking old and run-down, but before they could offer to help, they were hustled off to their separate cabins by two bickering counselors—CHUCK and his sister, GIGI.

That night the camp owner, BRUCE, mentioned that the camp was in desperate need of more money, and then told a campfire story about the legendary creature, BIG FOOT! “If there really was a Big Foot,” Jones joked, “your camp would bring in lots of campers and your money problems would be solved!”

Amazingly, the next morning Chuck found footprints that looked like they belonged to Big Foot himself! Chuck and Gigi were again competitive about who could find proof of Big Foot the fastest—ending with everyone exploring the woods that night.

When the group was frightened by growling and ...