John Rampton | Page 9

A clear, no-frills vision statement explains why your business exists and why people can feel good working for you and buying from you.

These are essentials for young people to accomplish before beginning the fourth decade of their lives.

Do less. We're all bored with each other's workload martyrdom.

The most enjoyable person you ever interviewed is not necessarily the most enjoyable person to employ.

Success always brings new problems.

Everybody is a genius when things are going good. Failure and what follows is when you really learn who has what to offer.

A few overlooked minutes here and there put to good use quickly adds up.

To be productive and liked are not paradoxical intentions.

Focusing on one thing at a time is a very good start.

No organization can function without meetings but most would function better if the meetings were more organized.

Unhappy in your job? It's possible you're an entrepreneur.

You need to do what's best for the business.

There is no making up for lost time.

It's an uncomfortable process, which is why it's worth doing.

Workaholics die younger, get sick more often and are less productive than people with healthy work-life balance.

Hiring new people is a major investment. Take the time to do it right.

Ample time off at the holidays is good for morale and manageable with planning.

Treat everyone with respect, from the chairman of the board to the part-time maintenance worker.

Unless you're a pinball frantically staying in motion without a plan will accomplish nothing.

Your calendar becomes much more manageable when you stop filling it up with tasks you could delegate or automate.

Life skills are business skills.

Successful CEOs know their success depends in part on meeting new people who bring value.

Any city big enough to have an airport is big enough to have opportunities worth sniffing out.

How well you sleep and the state of mind you create at the beginning of the day have a lot to do with how much you'll accomplish.

There are ways to make the process fair, respectful and relatively painless.

Show your appreciation to everyone who is helping you build your company.

Pay attention to how young employees respond to the professional world to make sure they have the resources they need to succeed.

You can't solve all the world's problems but, if you focus, you could solve one.

There are mistakes everybody should know to avoid.

The less billionaire you are, the more damage a bad hire can do to your company.