Do you remember back in high school art class where they (probably) taught you about perspective and how to use it in your drawings? Images in the foreground are larger than in the background, right?
It is that way with life too. Sometimes the here and now is so daunting and huge but the future is somehow doable. Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.
When you draw a road or traintracks that stretch out from the foreground of the picture to the background, what happens? The lines get closer together, don't they? In your drawing those lines will meet on the horizon.
Alliance relationships are like this, especially the difficult ones. Especially the ones requiring daunting tasks.
As you fuse the focus of your organization with those of another, remember to keep your perspective. It may seem impossible to get together on current initiatives. It may seem like you are just beating your head against the wall to get everyone to agree on today's messaging. Or maybe the messaging for the week, or even the month.
But rest assured, the further out into the future you look... the closer those lines will appear. If you maintain focus and plan far enough in advance, those lines with meet.
