Chapter One
Ignite Your Uniqueimpactabilityâą
I applaud you for your courage, excitement or perhaps even idle curiosity at this point, to spare a few moments of your life to pick this book, from the ocean of knowledge that floods human consciousness. I extend my humble gratitude for this opportunity, to join forces with you, to help you ignite your UniqueImpactAbilityâą that I introduced to you in the first book of this series â âThe Magic Of Inventingâ.
UniqueImpactAbility, can be defined as âYour unique ability to make massive unique impact.â
I am referring to the unique ability of those seemingly crazy and yet industry disrupting ideas, that lay dormant in your mind. Those ideas have the potential to shatter and destroy common beliefs and limiting paradigms of the past and positively impact every life you touch, with your products and services. My core objective for you in this book, is to help you discover the secret alchemy of Your very own UniqueImpactAbility. This is the key for you to set free your natural creativity from your perceived captivity, so that they can no longer be subdued and perhaps kept hidden from your consciousness. When (not if) that happens, I will know that my purpose has been fulfilled.
Ignite!!!
I am curious. What part of the front cover of this book made you stop and look further into what this is all about? Was it the artwork? Was it the title of the book? Or perhaps a hint of old wine in a new bottle? âInvent And Grow Rich,â the title continues, â⊠and Famous At the Same Time.â What was the trigger for you to pick this up?
Was it the prospect of becoming an inventor (if you donât yet think you are one already)? Was it the lure of âgrow richâ? Or perhaps it was that magnetic pull of the âFamousâ and that too âat the same timeâ prompted you to learn more. Whatever pulled you into this book, they are all true and can be at your beckon, should you choose to pursue this exciting journey with me and stick with me until the end.
However, none of those superficially conscious triggers pulled you into this book. Are you really after money, or after what that money can buy for you? Are you really after what money can buy for you? Or are you after the feelings and emotions you will experience, when money bought what you wanted it to buy for you? Are you really after fame? Or are you after what fame can do for your voice and ideas to be heard, your words of wisdom being respected? Are you really after the invention of that brilliant idea that could disrupt an industry? Or are you after the net intrinsic value, that your invention will deliver to the end user, to enhance their quality of life?
Seriously my friend, all human endeavor, every human achievement, has the ulterior sub-conscious motivation, of providing value to others, which in turn adds value to your own life â you cannot deny what makes us human. You cannot receive unless you give something of equal or higher value in exchange. This book will help you understand, how you can invoke that core objective, of delivering what I call ânet intrinsic valueâ to your target market and invent the most amazing products or services, that would bring you fame and wealth as the inevitable outcome.
Inventing is not a get rich quick scheme, but if you do not do it right, it surely can be a get poor quick endeavor. This book will help you build the psychological muscle and learn the most efficient path to go through the paces. You too can deliver that net intrinsic value, to unlock the doors of all the fame and fortune that you desire. I have condensed over three decades of challenging trials and lessons learned to progressively prepare the contents of this book, so you do not have to re-invent the wheel.
A Quick Recap Of The Magic Of Inventing
If you are reading this book, I am assuming that you have already read or listened to my book - The Magic Of Inventing. That book is actually a much needed pre-requisite for you, in order to get the most benefit from the knowledge that you will gain from this book Invent And Grow Rich And Famous At The Same Time. I have structured the contents of the two books in a manner that provides you with the most solid foundation you need, to become that prolific inventor you are to be.
I introduced you to the concept of your very own gift â your âUniqueImpactAbility,â which holds the key to release your natural creativity, from your own perceived captivity. As you go through this book, always keep that UniqueImpactAbility in mind as it will be your guiding light, every moment of your journey as a human, from now on. Your UniqueImpactAbility has the power to ignite those flashes of brilliance, into amazing inventions, which in turn will explode into the inferno of your hot selling products and services, that will transform lives, disrupt industries and make you rich and famous at the same time.
In The Magic Of Inventing book, I introduced you to three paths that you have as an Inventor to take your idea to market. Licensing, Venturing and Co-Inventing. You are already aware of the differences between these different options. You may choose any one of these paths with any idea that you have, there is no hard and fast rule. It all depends on your preference, based on the simplicity of your idea and the resources you have at hand to take it to market in the shortest possible time. Once you do, the product or service can quickly start to add value to your customers. Faster you achieve commercialization, wealth and fame that you desire and deserve, will flow into your life experience just as quickly.
Invent And Grow Rich and Famous At The Same Time, that you hold in your hands now, is a tactical and strategic guide. This book will take you to that coveted destination, with each and every flash of brilliance that your UniqueImpactAbility will ignite in your mind. Follow the recipe as I describe in this book and watch the wonders of your creativity released from your perceived captivity unfold in your life.
You were introduced to the process to discover your own UniqueImpactAbility in The Magic Of Inventing. Now, it is time to transition from self-discovery to the tactical and strategic implementation and application of the alchemy of your UniqueImpactAbility, to embrace the next step of your journey as an Inventor.
Imagine yourself holding a sledgehammer or better still, a really upset Thor. In The Magic Of Inventing, you already busted five fatal myths and lies that have been perpetual roadblocks to inventors down the ages. As a recap, here are the 5 myths that I had called out and revealed the truth.
Only technical people â engineers and scientists can become inventors.
You must file a patent for your invention to protect your IP. They are expensive.
Inventing is a risky business â it will suck all your money.
Your invention will be stolen anyway, so why bother inventing?
Inventing something is very complicated and a gamble really.
Now, let us get into a discussion of a few more of these baseless and unfounded naysays and hearsays. Your UniqueImpactAbility needs a clean shot at your intended target of wealth and fame, through your inventions each and every time. Your ship of dreams, that carries the precious and handle-with-care cargo of your UniqueImpactAbility, cannot and will not sink â not to these lethal torpedoes anymore, as long as you have an open mind to seek the truth.
MYTH #1: âI donât have the money to get a patent so whatâs the point to even think about inventing anything?â
You do not need a patent first. Patents are awarded only after you have your invention documented in a properly structured disclosure. So, the invention needs to come first, not the other way around.
As a matter of fact, not all inventions need patents. Surprised? Behemoths like Coca-ColaÂź, KFCÂź and the brightest and most renegade kid in the block â SpaceXÂź do not have patents for their products either. Yet you would recognize them in a galaxy near you.
Coming to the money factor. You could do it the wrong way and throw in a whole lot of money and still come out with nothing, but lessons learned. Yours truly can fill one of your afternoons with such stories. Or, you could do it the right in the pragmatic S.M.A.R.T way and sail the boat for your invention, in as little as US$1000 or an equivalent amount in your local currency. This would pay for a provisional patent application, government fees for filing, a professional patent search by an attorney and a short marketing campaign targeted to simply license your invention and get it to market. The rewards could pay you back many times over in spades when you do it right.
You will learn in this book how to prepare your invention, with the most modest financial investment to protect your foundation. This would get you to a point, where you can simply license or co-invent your invention for royalties and other benefits. If you have the financial and related resources to manufacture a product from your invention, this book will guide you along that path as well, to find the most cost effective and efficient partnerships to get your invention to market. You will also learn when patent protection is necessary and when itâs just not worth the effort and costs. There are several other options to protect your brainchild, which may be an eye opener for you.
Ready for your first swing of the hammer? Whack the myth.
MYTH #2: âOnly the creative types can invent stuff. I am not that creative.â
When was the last time that you had to take a Plan B, in one of your life events, when Plan A did not work? How did you come up with that Plan B, or perhaps even a Plan C? What was the problem at hand that you needed to solve and what other challenges came up when Plan A did not work? How did you come up with Plan C when B did not work?
Perhaps you advised a family member, or friend on a life challenge they were faced with â something that they never thought of, far less even thought a solution was possible. You see, we are all creative in our lives and when that lemon-filled truck comes crashing in, we eventually figure out creative ways to go to business with that lemonade stand. This myth keeps most people discouraged and in denial of their creativity. Do you see how this myth can easily sentence your creativity into perpetual captivity?
As I write this book in the spring of 2020, I see this entire planet to be in the most unprecedented state of peril, uncertainty and prolonged lockdown in human history, due to that dreaded pandemic of the COVID-19 virus. The global panic has shifted how we live as a society - hoarding of personal use products, price gouging, fear mongering and the overload of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) based marketing.
It is a matter of survival and I can guarantee, you have indeed considered Plan B and C options, on how you can protect yourself and your family, under these extenuating circumstances. These are times, when people from all walks of life, seem to come up with ideas and inventions, to figure out alternatives to get by these days of human trial.
When I started searching for masks for myself and my family, I was not surprised to find the scarcity and price gouging at its peak, in the two largest online retail stores of the world. Even if I did succumb to the pressures of price gouging and placed an order, I learned that it will be at least 4-6 weeks, before the delivery came in. I went on the internet with the hope to find videos, that explained how to make masks at home.
To my pleasant surprise I was greeted by some extraordinary videos published by ordinary people, illustrating how to make these masks at home. It was such an education, that I decided to pick a few that I liked the most, merged them up to come up with my own version of a mask to use for my family.
Do you think those amazing people, who published those videos right near the onset of the pandemic, considered themselves to be inventors (although a few of those could have been an invention)? Did they post those videos with an intention to invent a home-made mask, with the objective of become rich and famous? Not by any stretch of the wildest imagination. It was their creativity that emerged the victor, that saved the day. Their creativity and their courage to publish their work has saved lives. Can you put a price tag on that feeling of having helped another stranger across the world and potentially save their life? They rose to the calling with their innate creativity, when life demanded it - they delivered value.
In my bandana mask design, all I did was to introduce a paper towel before the folding of the bandana started, which adds another layer of filter from potential airborne germs â something like a HEPA filter in a vacuum cleaner. Was that making the original better and more efficient at doing its job? For sure. Could my design have saved lives? Probably.
Let me ask you now. Do you still consider yourself to be devoid of creativity? Or is your natural creativity in your perceived captivity. You, my friend are most certainly demonstrating creativity every day, without realizing your inborn powers of rational thinking, analysis and problem solving, that are hidden in your subconscious mind. All you have to do right now, is believe that you can unleash that power, to discover your true UniqueImpactAbility. After you have diligently read this book, I would love to learn, if you still think you have a flaw in your human design â you donât.
Continue to stay with me in this book and you will develop new paradigms and beliefs. Those new beliefs will reveal the creative genius, that lays captive in your mind. You will find ideas for making unique impact, that you can monetize for wealth and fame at the same time.
MYTH #3: âYou need a lot of cool ideas to invent something great.â
Are you referring to the 1000 patents that Thomas Edison has to his name? First of all, how many of those have actually seen the light of day in the commercial market? Secondly, did you know that his most famous patent for the lightbulb, was not his original invention after all? For sure, he used his undisputed skills on technology, innovative thinking, business and showmanship to claim his position in history.
All you need is one simple yet extraordinary idea, that rocks the world. One simple idea, that adds net intrinsic value to peopleâs lives. One simple idea, that moves the needle of self-belief and confidence in you, that you can replicate and repeat for bigger and better inventions.
Every journey begins with the first step. So why not take that first step with your simple invention and let the euphoria of success and celebration, snowball you to your next? The world is waiting for that just one burst of brilliance from you â what would that be?
People with too many ideas, often get confused on which one to handle first. I have been blissfully guilty of that confusion myself before I figured out how to dis-entangle myself from the web of ideas and prioritize my plan of attack. This book will help you collect your thoughts and guide you through...