I remember as a child looking at the big houses and shiny, new cars in the street thinking Wow! Those people are so lucky!. As I grew up, I observed how much it seemed so normal to separate us - the middle class, from them - the wealthy. It never really occurred to me as a teenager to question this, but as an adult chasing my big, grandiose dreams, I have found myself eternally perplexed by the self separation that seems to happen amongst humans.

Why do so many people seem to wish for the abundance of wealth that life offers, yet never truly believe that its in any way possible for them? My question is... Why not? The only way that wealth is ever going to happen is to first believe it is possible. The crazy thing is, it is SO MUCH MORE POSSIBLE than most people ever really know!!

I came from a middle class family, and we often (I mean really often!) struggled with money, but we always kept the dream alive. My father always had an entrepreneurial spirit and started many new business ventures, even though, unfortunately, the financial jackpot always eluded us. We had a better kind of wealth though - love and encouragement. You see, our parents always encouraged my sister and I with strong words like You can be anything you want to be, if you want it bad enough.