In a sole proprietorship as well as in a partnership, in order to be successful, the individual needs to be all four, which is difficult. rite While most of us have all four elements in us, we each tend to be weighted predominantly to one of the elements. For ex- ample, I am fire, born under the sign of Aries and the planet Mars. That means I am good at starting things but not com- pleting them. By having a tetrahedron, I am better able to be successful than if I were on my own. My wife, Km, on the other hand, is earth. She and I have a good marriage because she has a grounding effect on me as well as on the people I upset around me. She often says, "Speaking to you is like speaking to a blowtorch." Without her, I would have nothing but angry and upset people around the company. Sharon, on the other hand, fulfills the role of air in this company. She feeds the fire, moves the company in the right direction, and keeps all systems running smoothly. As CEO of our company, Sharon ensures that all four of us stay in alignment and work toward our mission. When Mary, our operations manager, joined us, the company suddenly took off. Mary completed the company by making sure that we delivered what we promised. It's important to note that it took two years for this team to come together. People came and went until the right tetra-team finally locked in place. Once this model stabilized, the company began to radiate out, growing rapidly and with stability. I am not saying this is a hard and fast rule for a successful business. However, all one needs to do is look at the pyramids of Egypt and a sense of strength, stability, and longevity comes to mind. Only Two Elements I often jokingly say that if you put only two elements to- gether, as in a partnership, you get some strange phenomena. For example: 1. Air and Water