In the Beginning

In his Blog on Training, Kevin Eikenberry reflects on a conversation we had, in which I quoted that famed piece of Oaqui wisdom In the beginning, it was fun. Kevin muses managerially:

"Think about the beginning of most anything:

"The start of a new project.
"The start of a new relationship.
"The introduction of a new product or service.
"The time when you first learn something new.
"The beginning of a game.
"The beginning of a party.
"The beginning of a vacation.

"In the beginning there was fun.

"Fun comes at the start from a mixture of excitement, anticipation, wonder, surprise and passion. Often though, like a too-long game of Monopoly, the experience changes, and fun is replaced by a host of other adjectives.

"Why does this profound truth matter to us and how can we use it to our advantage?"