Foreword: The Most Dangerous Book

You're holding the most dangerous book ever written. Dangerous because it shows you how to break free.

Dangerous because companies may try to ban it.

Dangerous because it's the manual that gets you out of jail and into your own life—a life of freedom where you do what you want, when you want, wherever you want—all while making a good living from wherever you park your seat.

This is not an exaggeration. It's the truth. If you're working for someone else, he or she may not want to see you reading this book.

Why?

Because this book is a manual on how to skip surviving and morph into thriving.

I've seen Pat O'Bryan, the author of this colorful "get out of jail free" book, go from his own makeshift prison to the freedom he now experiences.

He was once a struggling musician. He toured Europe and has several music CDs out. He was a talented and hardworking guitar slinger.

But he was starving.

And unhappy.

He was working for record labels and concert promoters.

He wanted freedom.

He wanted wealth.

He wanted to name his own terms in his own life.

I saw him learn Internet marketing, carve his own niche, create his own products, and go from zero to 60 in under a year. He now has his own following, his own product line, his own university, his own online membership club, his own nonstop residual income, and more.

He still plays music—sometimes—but when he chooses.

You can do this, too. The formula is here. The method is here. The ideas, tips, techniques, inspiration, and information ...

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