A guy walks into a coffee bar with a laptop, guitar, video camera and a cigar...
That's either the beginning of a really bad joke or what the Influential Tecky would take advantage of! (See http://www.pathosleadershipgroup.com/ for more information on the Influential Leader) I know how much you enjoy my jokes, even though I know they're funny! Obviously the answer is what the Influential Tecky would take advantage of, and it was an awesome experience for me to tell you about.
Many of you know that last year I had an "Attractor Factor" with Dr. Joe Vitale (http://www.mrfire.com/) from "The Secret" fame. Well, as fate would take me, I was introduced to Pat O'Bryan late last year. Pat wrote the book on internet marketing and entrepreneurship called "Your Portable Empire" (That's him in the picture...He looks pretty stressed out huh?). The theory behind the book is that if you get good at Technology (Hello Influential Tecky!), you can really set up home-base where ever you want and be where ever you want to be and still make a living. Simple, straight forward, and well worth the read (Find out more about Pat at his website http://www.patobryan.com/ ).
Tuesday night I was invited to meet with Pat. Now even though we're both in Texas, Pat lives down in the hill country (Wimberley, TX) and I live in the DFW Metroplex (Keller, TX), so there is about 250 miles between us. With gas being nearly $4/gallon, I wasn't scared of the "fill-up fee" of driving there. However, I don't have the time right now! And this is where Pat has filled the gap by finding http://www.justin.tv/ and creating his own television channel at http://www.portableempire.tv/ .
The broadcast was filled with Pat playing his guitar, drinking coffee, holding a cigar and talking to the audience of nearly 70 people about what he was up to. There was a chat feature where he could interact with us ("If what you're doing isn't working STOP doing it!" he told one person), and we could interact with each other! The hour was filled with great questions/answers on how to be successful on the net and more than one technical "opportunity" or challenge, but still a great time was had by all. I remember my family's first color television. An awesome day for the Palazzolo family and that's what this day reminded me of. I can still see my Dad adjusting the rabbit ears to pull in that reception...Good times!
My challenge to you is this...In "The Influential Leader" I talk about how technology is coming at us faster and more furious than ever before, and that we must truly be Masters of it in order to be influential. Watching Pat from Wimberley reminded me of how far we've come, and scared the you know what out of me regarding where we're going! It ought to do the same for you. So what are you doing today that is going to allow you to Master technology? Is it dusting off that Microsoft Office coursebook that brought us together for the first time? Are you going to search the net today for how you can become more influential? Are you going to write yourself an action plan on how you can stop wasting 15 minutes a day on nothing and start doing something technology related to make you better?
This weekend is an exciting time for me...It marks the launch of 2 new websites where I will serve those that want to get the "Influential Edge" working for them! One site (The "Influence Revolution" at http://www.influencerevolution.com/ ) is dedicated to reviewing the content of "The Influential Leader" where we'll work through the 10 Critical Skills identified to make you more successful. Here's the best part, there will be no travel for you or for me! No $4/gallon of gas being burned driving to/from the session, no being out of the office for the day, and no wasting of your time! What's in it for me...No planes/trains/automobiles and no phone calls from little girls asking "Daddy, when are you coming home?". We're going to be doing all of our training online via WebEx (http://www.pathosleadershipgroup.webex.com/). Real simple, real straight forward, real good! If you've got time to sit in on the "live" session, great! If you can't spare the hour at whatever time we're launching, great! Why "great"? Every session will be recorded so you can receive the information at your convenience, or participate in something termed "Virtual Training" or "Training on Demand".The other site (http://www.gotinfluence.com/) is dedicated to coaching. This business came out of nowhere for me last year when I had people approach me on taking them to their next level! I had a participant throw me the "Got Influence?" tagline to me similar to the "Got Milk?" campaign and well, it just made perfect sense to me to explore this deeper. I joined the International Coach Federation and began developing my skills as a coach to make certain I can provide 30x my clients investment in value. It's worked so far, and good news must get around because I was approached by Vistage International (www.vistage.com) to start Fort Worth, Texas' first Chief Executive membership group!
I'll be running limited introductory offers during the month of June and I hope you are fortunate to get one of the slots to work with me in these new endeavors...It's going to be awesome!
Who knows where this will lead us? I am dedicated to providing the best tools possible through the most comfortable medium for you! Who knows, someday you may be tuning in to watch Pat and I broadcasting live from a coffee house in Wimberley, Texas together!
