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When business partners avoid discussing exit strategies and long-term commitment

My business partner and I have been running this company for five years and we've never actually discussed what happens if one of us wants out, and now I'm getting burned out but I don't know if bringing this up will make him think I'm already gone. We keep dancing around the future like we're both afraid to find out what the other person really wants.

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You're burning out, but you're both too afraid to talk about what happens if one of you leaves.

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