“If it’s work, it won’t make you rich.” Dan Kennedy

“If it ain’t fun, I ain’t doin’ it.” Pat O’Bryan, May, 1996.

“If this seems hard to you, you’re doing it wrong.” Pat O’Bryan’s advice to coaching clients.

At this week’s mastermind meeting, the joke was on me. We were talking about the projects I have in progress, and Bill said, “he’ll probably have ‘em done before sundown.”

Joe, Craig, and Nerissa laughed… and I think in a nice way.

I’ve gotten a reputation as the guy who cranks out dozens of products while others are still talking and planning theirs. It’s true. An example: “The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Joint-Venture Proposals.” I had the idea during dinner, and had it finished, edited, and online before I went to bed.

Due to my long years as a musician, my bed-time is probably different from your bed-time, but I know people who have spent over three years getting their first ebook started.

Here’s another good quote: “Money loves speed.” Joe Vitale.

We all know that the secret to making a good living from info-product marketing is having multiple streams of income. Yes, John Reese made a million bucks in one day. Yes, gurus like Joe have five and six-figure days. But, for the rest of us, we have to make our money the old fashioned way.

And, there’s nothing like a string of base-hits to keep you in the game while you’re working on a home-run.

So, what’s the secret to creating a product-generating lifestyle?

Fun.

That’s the big secret.

Some of my coaching clients have been agonizing over finding their “niche.” I think that’s a non-problem. I have lots of niches. So do most of my guru friends. I choose my niches based on the amount of fun I think I can have. My niches are my playgrounds, where I go to have fun.

In my case, I create and market audio products for “inner-directed professionals” at www.instantchange.com. I teach dozens of students the basics of info-product creation and marketing through The Your Portable Empire University. I write and co-write ebooks on various subjects.

How do I choose my niches? Strictly based on how much fun I think I’ll have.

I’ve been a musician since I was a small child. I really can’t help it. I’m addicted to that magic process, and the moment when I hit “play” in the recording studio and listen to a piece of music that I’ve written and recorded is payday for me. The fact that I can sell that audio product is just gravy. Mostly.

I love to write. I come from a long line of writers. My father was a professional writer. My dad and two of my uncles were newspaper publishers. I can remember going to bed as a child to the music of my father’s typewriter clacking in the next room.

And, that moment when I convert my latest ebook to a PDF and it appears on the screen as a finished, professional product is also magic. It’s a way in which we exist in God’s image- the act of creation is one of the most spiritual things we, as mere humans, can do. The fact that the income from those ebooks supports my lifestyle is just gravy. Mostly.

I love coaching. It may be the “big brother” in me, although, looking back, I was a pretty rotten big brother. It may also be a genetic predisposition. Both of my siblings, several of my cousins, and at least two aunts and one uncle are all educational professionals. It runs in the family.

I could never operate in the public school environment- my mind processes public schools as prisons. I’m eternally grateful that my son was comfortable in charter schools, and is now out of school. From the design of the buildings to the attitude of the administration, I found lots to rebel against in the public school environment. No fun there for me.

But, I do love to teach. I especially love to teach students who love to learn. My students must love to learn- I charge them for it, and I’m a pretty tough teacher. By focusing on fun, I’ve created a teaching environment that pays much better than teaching in the public schools. Just gravy. Sort of.

(I’m about to make a startling confession.)

I’m also addicted to the thrill of watching invoices slam my inbox.

There. I’ve admitted it.

I do love the process of creating. But, I also love the thrill of the hunt. Creating something and then finding that it resonates with others- enough so that they will part with their hard-earned cash to purchase it- is akin to the feeling that some bow hunters must feel after they’ve spent hours or days tracking an elusive elk, and subdued it.

It’s fun.

It’s especially fun when it happens fast. Those times when I’ve gone from concept to cash in a day or so- when the rush is on, and I’m focused and in the zone- are times I relish. It’s when I’m at my best.

There are those who choose their projects based on time-intensive research and planning. Scouring google and overture to find out what the hot search subjects are and then creating products based on their research.

I don’t think I could get passionate about a subject that way, although I do research my own way. I hang out on forums- usually at The Your Portable Empire University,- and see what questions are being asked. Those questions represent a problem that somebody is having. I love to solve problems. I just hang out and see which problems resonate with me. What solution would be fun to come up with?

I love the puzzles that the info-marketing game presents. I have a saying, “every problem is a product.” That’s how the whole “Absolute Beginner’s Guide…” series got started. I figured that if I was having trouble with something, others would be, too. I was right. A niche was born, and now I’m the author of a series of books on solutions for “Absolute Beginners” and a recognized expert in the field.

It’s pretty amazing what you can accomplish if you focus on fun.

My next project sounds like a lot of fun to me. I’m going to explore video, and the ways it can be utilized to solve problems. I’m able to visualize several applications, from straight-ahead educational videos to psychological conditioning training.

I stumbled on this niche totally by accident. I just thought it might be fun to have a video camera. It is. Now, I’m looking for fun ways to monetize it by solving problems.

So- what’s this got to do with internet marketing, and more importantly- what’s this got to do with you?

If you’re wondering how to create your own online empire, let me tell you the secret. Look at all the possibilities. Imagine what you would do if you had no fear, and no limitations. Then, holding those options in your mind, let yourself feel each one- and find the ones that feel like fun.

That’s where you want to play. That’s you’re playground. And, proving once again that the universe is a wonderful, magical, holodeck of a place, that’s where you’ll find your success.

Pat O’bryan
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There is a long history of the use of the honey bee in war. Roman catapults, with bee hives as projectiles, unleashed the fury of angry bees on an advancing enemy. Bee hives booby trapped to topple over with trip wires were used to the advantage of both sides during battles in World War I. In Vietnam, the Viet Cong often used sabotaged Apis dorsata nests against the American soldier.

In addition to honey bees, other animals have long provided military assistance in many ways. Elephants and horses have been used for locomotion in wars. Pigeons have been used to send secret, covert messages. Of course, dogs have always answered the call of military duty. In the last several decades, the Navy has even used trained dolphins and sea lions to patrol harbors and locate potential undersea mines. So, it should come as little surprise that the United States military is experimenting with other animals in an attempt to gain an advantage on the battlefield of the future.

In fact, the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) in Arlington, Virginia, is currently involved in a number of military research studies investigating the use of electronic implants to monitor or control the movement and behavior of animals. Their research objective, if successful, would result in remote controlled (cyborg) animal spies that would operate without detection on the surface of the Earth and even under the sea.

Darpa military research is currently exploring ways to use electronic stimulus to control shark behavior and movement. In fact, scientists at Boston University have already developed brain implants that can influence the movements of dogfish (members of the shark family) by “steering” them using a phantom odor.

The military objective of controlling the movement of sharks is outlined in the New Scientist Magazine as follows; “By remotely guiding sharks’ movements, the military hopes to transform the animals into stealth spies, perhaps capable of following vessels without being spotted. The Pentagon hopes to exploit the ability of sharks to glide quietly through the water, sense delicate electrical gradients and follow chemical trails.”

In addition to funding research to create these cyborg sharks, Darpa has also awarded funding to research groups at the University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boyce Thompson for the development of its ‘”HI-MEMS” program. This program’s aim is to develop technology that provides more control over the locomotion of moths and horned beetles. Like the work with the sharks, the goal is to enlist these insects for the duty of animal cyborg spy.

The final demonstration goal of the HI-MEMS program is the controlled arrival of an insect within five meters of a specified target located one hundred meters from the insect’s starting point. It must then remain stationary indefinitely, unless otherwise instructed. It must also be able to transmit data from Department of Defense sensors providing information about the local environment.

If this goal of the control over insect movement was achieved, insects with embedded micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) could run remotely controlled reconnaissance missions for the military. This could lead to insect swarms with various sorts of different embedded sensors such as video cameras, audio microphones, and chemical sniffers. These cyborg insects could then penetrate enemy territory to perform reconnaissance missions that would be to dangerous for human soldiers.

Of course, all of this animal cyborg research will require several more years of experimentation and study to determine the program’s military feasibility. In the meantime, British defense giant BAE Systems is creating a series of tiny electronic spiders, insects, and snakes that could become the eyes and ears of soldiers on today’s battlefield. The first prototype of these robotic insect devices is expected before the end of this year.

The plan is for soldiers to carry the insect robots into combat and use a small tracked vehicle to transport them closer to their targets. Some of these robots will be fitted with small cameras, others will be equipped with sensors that will be able to detect the presence of chemical, biological, or radioactive weapons. Then they would be released to swarm into a building and relay images back to the soldiers’ hand-held or wrist-mounted computers, warning them of any potential threats inside.

These BAE designed insect robots would be used until the cyborg insects are ready for the battlefield. There should be little doubt that the war of the future will integrate more advanced technology and that battlefield security will be a lot tougher to maintain. The United States military’s intention is to fight the next war with a swarming army of animal cyborg spies .

Military research has led to many important applications in the private sector during the last several decades. Consider that it was military research funded by Darpa that led to the creation of the Internet. So, in the near future, to insure our personal privacy, we may want to remember to pull down the shade on that innocent looking moth sitting outside our window. It may well be a robotic or cyborg insect spy, fully equipped with a camera.

James William Smith

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