Category Archives: Motivation

What Is Required of an Employee?

Posted on November 13, 2008 by John Larson

This is the crux of the owner-dilemma. How does the owner be both boss and employee? How is the day divided into boss-things and worker-things? How does the boss-part get the worker-part to do the work? Good Employee Traits He … Continue reading →

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Procrastination – Success Killer

Posted on August 16, 2008 by John Larson

I was going to write a great article on this, but I just haven’t gotten around to it. You can tell because it has been weeks since I last came here to write. Isn’t that the story of procrastination? No, … Continue reading →

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Are You Busy, or Do You Take Action?

Posted on July 13, 2008 by John Larson

I’ve spent the past couple of weeks being Very Busy. As a consequence, I haven’t managed to get very much done., Is this a conundrum? Being Busy Being busy is a state of being that isn’t always productive. Remember when … Continue reading →

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The Journey, Not the Goal

Posted on June 17, 2008 by John Larson

What makes for a good day? What are the ingredients for fulfillment? Is is just the pursuit of a worthwhile goal, or is there something else? “The pursuit of a worthwhile goal” almost sounds like chasing a butterfly through the … Continue reading →

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Learning to Fail Successfully

Posted on April 1, 2008 by John Larson

What-the-? Years ago, one of my mentors told me that, as a leader, it was one of my functions to help my group “Fail Successfully”. I asked him how was such a thing possible? “It’s easy,” he said. “Just be … Continue reading →

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