I modified this rule a little to highlight the possibilities. In the book, the author identifies people to hire as those being a 10, i.e. the best of the best. His fundamental standpoint was that when he had a position open, he would hire the best person he could. Kind of the same as the major sports drafts looking to draft the best athlete regardless of position. I take it one step further and say don’t worry about having an open position, if you find a 10, they can figure out how to make themselves valuable, and you can share in the benefits.

In many areas of life, we run across people, not just when we are looking to hire someone. The wider our experiences, the wider the range of people we meet. We can meet people with very little skill in any perceptible area. We can meet people who seem great at everything. We can meet good looking people and we can meet people who do not get through life based on their looks. Society would have us pick people who are taller and better looking and give of the vibe of confidence for everything. Society is wrong.

Big D just finished a job where she was scanning paper into electronic form. Big D has lots of potential and this job was an opportunity to experience making money and helping someone, but it used almost none of her potential and only reenforced her desire to have a job that uses her brain and skills.

I just finished a book wherein the author speaks of hugely brilliant people trying to remake a better internet and a better future. Similar to how the people behind Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Twitter, PayPal, and Ebay have made our lives a living _____ (let’s substitute “torture chamber”).

Computers are a tool to make us more efficient, but there is almost nothing in the world that can make me as mad as a computer not doing what I want. These brilliant people are using their creativity to push the boundaries of technology and help improve our lives. Some smart people are going above and beyond to find these brilliant people and give them the resources to pursue their fancies and throw off some profits along the way.

God made one kind of person with innumerable variables of abilities and two potential outcomes. Every person is made with the need for a relationship to God. The best outcome is a saving relationship through Christ. The worst outcome is no relationship with Christ. Beyond these outcomes that we cannot know ahead of time, we can only see some of the abilities and the scale of them. Some people have great manual dexterity and can make art from wood, metal, etc. Others like me can occasionally not destroy everything in our path. Some people can talk to anyone about anything, and others hide in solitude.

As you go through life, you will encounter people. Some will fit a need and some will not. Some will be good for you and some will not. Beyond witnessing or helping people, we can be on the look out for those people who will be good for us and might fit a need later. We aren’t to use people so to speak, but when we have genuine overlap, it is good to add people to your network for future development.

If you find a 10, hire them. If you can’t afford them, add them to your network. Maybe you can find a way to help them while helping yourself. The point is that when you find a keeper, keep ’em.