CEO: Part 2, the "employees"

                       Okay, now that you have decided on a CEO and VP of your new company, we are going to take a turn and figure out who you want for your employees.  I did this on my own business plan.  Now remember I am running Chelsea, Inc. and I want the best employees I can find.  I started by listing all the people that were really close to me.  Of course the top employees of your company would be spouses and/or immediate family.  They are your support system. The next employees are those that you are really close with.  Close friends, close extended family, maybe a coworker.  These are the people you spend your time with.  Now comes the hard part.  Picking the best employees.  We all have a lot of people we talk with an associate with and discuss our problems and concerns with.  However, not all of these people are good employees.  Lets take a look at employees in general.  Some are full of integrity.  They care deeply about the company they work for.  They do what is right and they work hard for their boss, even if it does not benefit them.  Then there are some employees who are good, but they don't really give 100% effort.  They "slack off" and can be lazy.  Then there are the vampires.  They suck the company dry for their own best interest.  They do not have the interest of anyone else besides themselves at mind.  The last kind of employees are those that have been their for years.  They may be cranky and sick of what they are doing, but they are full of knowledge.  They have seen ups, downs, and know the ins and outs of the company.  There may be other types, but in the interest of time, we will look at only a few.  Now think about these types of employees.  Think about the types of employees that you want running your company. 
                              The next step is to take a look at your list and look at the employees, or your "support" system.  WHO has your best interest? Who can you tell your ideas to and get an honest response that serves you, not someone else? Who cares about you and wants what's best?  Do some of them constantly deplete you? DO some of them leave you dry and angry? Which ones inspire you, fill you with joy, provide a good example? Often times, which is unfortunate, friends fall under the "vampire" heading.  They want to be around you when you are doing good, but are quick to suck the life out of you, too.  They may even want you to fail, shutting down your ideas and dreams.  Because remember, through God, you can do anything, so you want employees who feel that way, too.  So now take some of the "bad" employees off your list.  Now I know scripture says to love each person as your brother, forgive them their trespasses.  And you will.  You are not cutting these people out of your life, you are not being mean to them.  You will pray for them, and hopefully one day they will return to your company.  They will be your acquaintances, maybe even someone you will help and guide.  However, they are bad employees, and too many bad employees will ruin any company.   You need to take them out of the _______________, inc. plan, as Satan puts obstacles in our life in the form of jealousy and laziness, and if those you consistently go to for advice and help and guidance have those things against you, they will help you fall, not prosper.