Principles of General Patton

Charlie 'Tremendous' Jones on Patton This video is Part 1 of 4 Part 2 of 4 Part 3 of 4 Part 4 of 4

6-Pack of Persistence

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." —Teddy Roosevelt

Where do you get your inspiration? I was reading this morning that people fail from lack of inspiration. Furthermore, we can become less than inspired when we allow the cares of this life to block our view of the promised land. Or in the short term, when we loose sight of the goal or mission that seemed "so sure" just days or weeks ago. Allow me to share of a couple of sources (six actually) of inspiration that help me in my vigil to be more persistent:

1. Teddy Roosevelt
2. Les Brown
3. Charlie 'Tremendous' Jones
4. Colonel John Boyd
5. USMC
6. Kimberly Kinsey

I would hope the first five are obvious to even the casual reader. Number Six will not be much of a surprise to those that know me on a personal level. My wife taught me the value of determining the "payer source" in any project that I launch and when I fail to explore this component of the business plan with enough detail, it always (not sometimes, not occasionally, but ALWAYS) comes back to bite me. She is like Steve Jobs in this sense; Jobs has margins that everyone in the tech world would love to emulate. In other words, it takes money to make money. If you fail to get this component right in your project, little else matters. You simply won't be able to tread water long enough to breakthrough. Those of us driven to make a difference in the world too often forget Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs! Rushing in "Where Angels fear to tread" is a part of my DNA, so it takes a conscience effort on my part to explore the payer component of any "next, big adventure!" So I am privileged to have a true helpmate in this arena. But the other five are available for use on your next project. Might I suggest that you consider me to complete your 6-pack? Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey, Jonah ski@throughput.us www.throughput.us P.S. I recently added a Press Room to the "new & improved" Throughput.us web site. Check it out. ©2010 Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey. All rights reserved. Teddy Roosevelt photo is in the public domain.

How to buy Throughput

Easy question; not so easy to answer In a recent "sharpening the saw session" as Covey might say, I heard a phrase that was profound:

"Don't try to sell people, teach them how to buy from you."

That shows wisdom Better yet, it is much easier to accomplish. Why? No one likes to be "sold" anything. No one needs a 1/4 inch drill, but we may need a 1/4" hole. Said another way, what needs might I satisfy that meet the requirements of another? People. Ideas. Execution—in that order™ That is not just a mantra, that is my approach to solving each and every business challenge. I am amazed at the otherwise intelligent professionals (me included; if you can't say, "Amen", say ouch!) that get a great idea then try to find people to help execute the biz plan. My adventure with RhinoGATOR taught me a number of valuable lessons, chief among them, look to your network first, then find an idea that "has legs" so to speak, then using the Logical Thinking Process, execute. The other major lesson learned (repeatedly) is that if I cannot pull it off in 90 days, I should drop it. There are a very small group of very talented individuals that know the power of the "90 Day Execution" methodology. I have had most (if not all) of my successes in just 90 days. Okay, for TOCreview magazine it took 95 days. Bottom line: pick up the phone That is how you buy throughput from me. I am sorry to have made this simple process so complex over the years. You have goals to accomplish, I have the tools for accomplishing those goals. Within 90 days. Think about that statement for a minute... how long have you wrestled with that challenge? Maybe it is lost sales? Or, maybe you lost a major client? Worse yet, what do you do if your employee turn over is 200%? No worries Call me. Today. In 90 days you will look back on today and actually laugh out loud... with a tear of joy in your eye that what appeared overwhelming and perhaps insurmountable was so easily corrected. By first applying the right people. Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey, Jonah (330) 432-3533 ski@throughput.us ©2010 Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey. All rights reserved.