Question for all you thinkers out there.

Say you wanted to take over the world, and not in a comical, Punky and the Brain type way. What if you were to seriously consider conquering the earth through any means necessary, be it guile, intrigue, brute force, banking, cults, whatever, how would you go about it? Keep in mind, you don't care about it happening in your own lifetime, just as long as it heppens eventually. If you had as long as it took for your plan to eventually take place, what would you do. And keep in mind that this is a serious question, a type of research if you will, so if anyone's going to make a joke plan, try to also put forward some real ideas. Also keep in mind that in this hypothetical situation, morals pose no barrier, and can even be used against others if used correctly.