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I have written three books summarizing the lessons of life, and positive principles, that I have learned during the past 45 years. I know they work when they are earnestly and consistently followed. I love this period of life, where I can reflect on the low points and the high points of life, without feeling the pressures that were there when I went through them the first time.
Another advantage of being older is that you know which practices and principles you adopted for your life have worked, and which ones did not. I know that the principles included in the three books work. I recommend that you consider them for your life.
MY FIRST BOOK, “The Synergistic Life Style”, published in January 2009 contained my beliefs about the things needed to live a balanced and abundant life. I decided to approach all of the topics in one book rather than provide an in-depth study of one or two areas. It is impossible to live the abundant life while you are experiencing problems and failures in any area. If you fail in one area of your life, it will have a negative effect in other areas. For example, if your marriage ends in divorce, or someone in your family has a problem with drugs, you will also have other pressures: Spiritually – Physically – Mentally - and Emotionally.
I used all of my teaching notes, prepared over 45 years, as a resource in writing that book. June and I used those notes to teach senior-high students, and then beginning couples, in classes and seminars during that period. We have now followed these young people long enough to know that the teaching points contained therein work.
THE SECOND BOOK, “Synergistic Management Control Systems”, is similar to the first, but it is designed for teaching managers how to design and implement totally integrated management control systems.
Most departmental systems are designed using data for a particular subject that does not agree with similar data from other departments. My career has been built around tying these systems together, and getting people in various departments to communicate with each other. They should also understand and appreciate the missions of other departments, and the overall organization.
When all of the parts of an organization work together, and are moving toward common goals, the combined effort is always synergistic, or greater than when each department places the priority on their individual goals.
THIS CURRENT BOOK, “Hyperfocus”, is about my current experiences working with my grandson during his 10th grade at
Our work together became a lot of fun as we worked on long-term goals for Trey. Then we backed them up to the current year and monthly goals. Then using calendars, “To Do” lists, and other structure, Trey made his brain focus on what needed to be done in every area of his life during each hour of every day.
Trey learned that each class he takes feeds into the path for one of his long-term goals that he is passionate about. Trey is learning to tell himself to focus as he steps into each classroom. He now knows that, if he is successful in each class period, his homework, and studies, he will ultimately reach his long-term goals.
The beauty of this program for Trey is that it also works for businesses, families, golf and other sports, churches, schools, and other entities. I really never focused on that myself, until I started summarizing my Coaching work with Trey. Every project I have worked on where these principles have been adopted, and supported by top management, has been successful. The goal has always been to get everyone to focus their efforts on what needed to be done each day to insure that long-term goals were reached, efficiently and effectively.
Trey went from a “C/D” student, because of his ADD inability to focus on his classes and homework, to an “A/B” student with structure and focus in his life. Life is just easier in the top 5%, because outside pressures reduce dramatically, and you are always on top of your homework and classes.
I discovered these tools to focus my own energies after several false starts when I graduated from
Fortunately, I woke up and developed a plan to get my education. My parents provided sacrificial support for me to enter the
I recommend the tools discussed in this book to everyone, to improve the coordinating of their time and responsibilities. The sys
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About the Book
In 2009, Ron and June worked with their oldest grandson, Trey, to add structure into his life that would allow him to control the negative characteristics of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) including distractibility, inattention, impulsivity, and restlessness.
While researching ADD, Ron was introduced to the positive characteristic of, “HYPERFOCUS”. This allows people with ADD to focus intently, with passion, creativity, and enthusiasm on things they are interested in.
Ron also realized that the tools and structure he has spent his entire career teaching to others were all based on the same principles needed by people with ADD. They require permanent structure, and perhaps medication, to overcome the negative characteristics and benefit from the positive characteristic of Hyperfocus and creativity:
- Setting long-term goals for 15-years out.
- Breaking these goals down into 3-year increments.
- Setting goals for the current year by months.
- Preparing a calendar for the current month.
- Preparing a “To Do” list for what has to be done today.
- Becoming motivated and focused on the “To Do” list, in order of priority, knowing that you will be successful in reaching your life goals and dreams.
About the Author
Ronald O. Travis Sr. (Ron) is a Certified Public Accountant with certificates from
- Three years in public accounting.
- Two years as an Officer in the
- Ten years as the CFO and Senior Vice President for two subsidiaries of Kane-Miller Corp.
- Nineteen years as CFO and Senior Vice President of McWane, Inc.
- President of Travis Management Systems, LLP.
Ron has been married to June for 48 years. June has supported Ron in everything he is involved in, while also handling her role as mother of three grown sons, friend to their wives, and grandmother to twelve grandchildren. June also places a high priority on being available to her support group of friends.
Ron’s career has been centered on designing and implementing totally integrated management control systems, and assisting entities in preparing long-range plans and achieving goals. He emphasizes honesty, integrity, and excellence in every aspect of management.
Ron and June started The Travis Foundation in 2002. Their purpose was to continue their efforts, over the past forty years, to transfer the goal-setting principles used in business to high-school seniors and beginning couples. There vision is for high-school students to strive for God’s perfect will for their lives, and for newlyweds to set goals, including a goal to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary together. Two of Ron’s other books, “The Synergistic Life Style” and, “Synergistic Management Control Systems”, are summaries of his notes compiled during his career, and while teaching classes and seminars.
In 2009, Ron and June worked with their oldest grandson, Trey, to add structure into his life that would allow him to control the negative characteristics of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and depression. While researching ADD, Ron was introduced to the positive characteristic of, “HYPERFOCUS”. This allows people with ADD to focus intently, with passion and enthusiasm, on things they are interested in. Ron decided that the root problem for people with ADD appears to be a lack of sustained focus on the things that need to be done, because of being involuntary distracted by others, and the things that they are passionate about.
Ron already knew that the majority of the population has trouble planning and focusing on what needs to be done to be successful. Most people can be trained to set goals and strive to achieve. People with ADD and related symptoms require permanent structure in their lives, and perhaps medication, to overcome the negative characteristics.
Ron also realized that the tools and structure he has spent his entire career teaching to others were all based on the same principles needed by people with ADD.
- Setting long-term goals for 15-years out.
- Breaking these goals down into 3-year increments.
- Setting goals and a budget for the current year.
- Preparing a budget and calendar for the current month.
- Preparing a “To Do” list for what has to be done today.
- Becoming motivated and focused on the “To Do” list, in order of priority, knowing that you will be successful in the long-term.
This book is a summary of Ron’s efforts to work with Trey as his Coach over a six-month period starting in November, 2008; and how the same structure and principles can be applied to business, government, marriage, raising your family, and even playing golf.
The beauty of these principles is that you don’t have to have a diagnosis of some attention disorder to use them. They will work for all students, young couples, and adults. These principles will assist you as you strive for the top five percent in every area of your life.