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Ever since the Iranians regime gained power in 1979, their goal has been to kill every last American. It is amazing to see that for over thirty years, we have been at war with Iran, and since 9/11, Iran has been responsible for, in a direct or indirect manner, the murder of more Americans than any other country or organization in the world. It is very plausible that Iran, with the help of Al Qaeda, was responsible for 9/11. This also brings up another very hazy topic that most people do not fully understand, and that is the major different between the Shiites and Sunnis. The Sunnis believe that religious leaders can function in government whereas Shiites believe that no religious leader is entitled to sit in a position of secular power, such as politics. With that in mind, in 1979, Ayatolah Khomeini took control of Iran, breaking down the Shiite view. However, Ayatolah Khomeini famously stated that he didn’t care at all about Iran, whether you were Shiite or Sunnis. It was Ayatolah Khomeini’s one goal to lead Islam to global triumph and anyone in the way he would happy sacrifice. This just goes to show that it doesn’t really matter whether you are Shiite or Sunnis, it all comes down to the fact of whether you are an Islamist or not. Further proof of this can be seen with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, which was created in the early 1970’s. The Revolutionary Guard Corps is composed of hardcore Shiites, who were trained by Yasser Arafat’s Al Fatah, a hardcore Sunnis. As you can see, the Shiites and Sunnis have worked hand in hand to create a terrorist alliance that overthrew the Shah in the 1979 revolution and who have now raged war against the United States. On the matter of negotiations, it is fairly interesting to note that for the past 30 years, since Jimmy Carter, we have been in negotiations with Iran. However, nothing has resulted. Albert Einstein conveyed a very good definition for a madman, which was somebody who keeps doing the same thing over and over again while hoping for different results. Thus, it would take only a madman to continue in negotiations with Iran, which apparently, has been what our last 30 years of presidents have been accomplishing. Nevertheless, the key regarding the topic of negotiations is this: Iran is never going to stop threatening the world until 1) everyone becomes Islamist, 2) Islamist no longer run Iran or 3) everyone is dead. Unfortunately, that is the cold, hard truth that is only now being slowly realized by the few geniuses in our world. In light of statement number two, a very good subject arises on that point. If recalled, you may remember the recent polls regarding Iran’s regime, which state that upwards of 70 percent of people want to end the current government. That is an astounding number. Something that must be realized and comprehended is that the same situation which was held during Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq is the exact same to that Ahmadinejads in Iran. The Iranian people want support, in particular, from the United States, against the key leaders of the current Iranian government: Khamenei, Ahmadinejad, and the Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Iranian people know that a similar genocide will occur amongst them, such as what occurred with the Iraqi Kurds and Shiites, if they do not receive the necessary United States support. What is being proposed in this statement is not a full blown ground troop invasion, but simple support for a democratic revolution within Iran. Remember, it all comes down to that fact that our number one enemy, not just for the United States, but also for the entire world, in the Middle East is Iran. Iran knows this just as well as we do, which explains why they continue these stories about airplanes and missiles. It all comes down to the bottom line that Iran is a dangerous enemy that reserves no desires or intentions for negotiations. It is either death or Islam for the entire world, and their plans will resemble that of the Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini. There is no plausible way for us to negotiate with a regime that contains those types of ideologies. The longer we wait, the harder it will be and more problems we will have to deal with. Unfortunately, there is no easy path to take, just common sense, a little spunk and a whole lot of gut. 

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I can tell by the way the trees beat, after
so many dull days, on my worried windowpanes
that a storm is coming,
and I hear the far-off fields say things
I can’t bear without a friend,
I can’t love without a sister

The storm, the shifter of shapes, drives on
across the woods and across time,
and the world looks as if it had no age:
the landscape like a line in the psalm book,
is seriousness and weight and eternity

What we choose to fight is so tiny!
What fights us is so great!
If only we would let ourselves be dominated
as things do by some immense storm,
we would become strong too, and not need names.

When we win it’s with small things,
and the triumph itself makes us small.
What is extraordinary and eternal
does not want to be bent by us.
I mean the Angel who appeared
to the wrestlers of the Old Testament:
when the wrestler’s sinews
grew long like metal strings,
he felt them under his fingers
like chords of deep music.

Whoever was beaten by this Angel
(who often simply declined the fight)
went away proud and strengthened
and great from that harsh hand,
that kneaded him as if to change his shape.
Winning does not tempt that man.
This is how he grows: by being defeated, decisively,
by constantly greater beings.

Problems

Now we all have problems, whether it be paying too much for gas, trying to connect with old schoolmates, faster computers, whatever it may be, we all have problems. It is this first component that produces the most immediate success. Simple. Find a problem and solve it. When you look at a problem, desiring to solve it, you need to look at a few facets. You need to look at things such as who that problem effects, what effects does that problem have, why people want that problem solved, and what is the best way to solve that problem that makes both you, and those with the problem, happy. With that in mind, a real world example can be seen in my implementation of this model in the creation of ArisTech Media. I saw the importance and power of the internet, of what it offers, and how it helps in regards to efficiency and productivity. However, I saw a problem; small-to-medium size companies, who need this help more than anyone else, did not possess the resources, knowledge, wisdom, tools, skills and experience to properly, accurately and successfully implement the full potential of everything the internet had to offer relating to their specific needs. It was this core problem in a demographic of rising start-ups that I created a simple solution: develop a company that possess the resources, knowledge, wisdom, tools, skills and experience in the areas of the internet and computers and implement that in easy to use ways and informational resources through tailored solutions, to small and medium sized business, focusing on the Southern California demographic. Simple, yet a detailed problem with a simple, yet detailed solution. That is the easiest, and most proficient, way to implement innovation and hopefully, if done right, produce successful, for you and your business, and most importantly, for that problem.

Idea/Passion

The second most used route for innovation and success is that of a great idea or a passion for a certain area. I know many people who come up to me conveying an idea that they have for a business or a passion for a certain area that they think would be good to develop a business model on. It is these people that are really most enjoyable to work with, especially in a venture capitalist mindset. A key historical example of this type of thinking is that of Johann Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press (movable type). Gutenberg had a passion for books and an idea of making them in a different way. And the way he went about that idea and passion was creating a printing press that revolutionized the world, but most importantly, that made his idea reality and increased his passion. I am in talks now with a young entrepreneur in Washington D.C. who has a passion for social entrepreneurship and has some pretty good ideas on how to make social entrepreneurship a more viable route for people (looking at a VC round of funding from ArisTech Media). His passions and ideas are fueling the whole process and is essentially what is going to make a successful business. But note, as with everything, it takes time and patience. If you don’t have either, then you won’t have complete, if any, success, especially as an entrepreneur.

Solutions

The last component of innovative success are solutions. This is mostly true in the tech world, where you come up with a solutions or idea, but it really has no problem…. that you can see. It is areas like this that patience and time is really tested and needed. A prime example of this is with the post-it note. Spencer Silver had created a substance that he hoped would be stickier. However, since it wasn’t, he stuck it on the shelf. However, as Art Fry, friend of Spencer and co-worker was flipping through his hymnal during church, he thought that Spencer’s glue would be ideal on the back of paper. Thus, with the help of their employer 3M, the post-it note was created. Both Spencer and Art had a great solution, but had no apparent problem. However, with a good amount of thinking and research, they found a problem for their solution, and thus, a great success.

Looking at these three types of successful innovations, it only goes to show you that with hard work, patience, time and a drive to be successful and innovative with your ideas, that anything is possible. With all three examples, reality shows us that by being diligent, creative, and persevering, that success is only around the corner.

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