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are today, and whether you're willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish you future objectives. You've got to believe before you achieve it.

Do you have a tendency to give up when the going gets rough, or do you fight through challenges, staying focused on the primary objective? Are you committed to investing the time and energy to achieve your dreams, even when it requires long hours and making personal sacrifices, or are you satisfied working eight hours a day and hoping for a few hours of overtime? Are you frozen by the fear of starting a business of your own, or are you a go-getter ready to take on any and every challenge?

Creating a list of personality assets and liabilities can help give a realistic picture of whether you have the millionaire mindset. Remember, you have to know where you are in order to determine how to get to where you're going.

Set Realistic Goals

The only difference between dreams and goals is that goals require a plan of action for achieving them. I other words, a goal is simply a dream with direction. Investing in daily purchases of lottery tickets creates the hope of winning, but does little for creating a realistic path for attaining wealth. Earning, investing, and saving are a more disciplined approach in working towards that objective, and the odds are more in your favor.

Setting written goals that are structured, realistic, and achievable provides a grounded approach towards growing from where you are to where you want to be. Goals should be designed as short term, mid-range, and long term, with the focus on always moving in the desired direction. Written goals are like a road map, or better yet, a GPS system that guides you to where you are going.

Learn to Earn More Income

Learning to earn, save, and invest more income is essential to creating greater wealth. Earning more, and then spending it, is counterproductive to making it to the millionaire status. Many people like to show what they have, instead of know what they have, investing their hard earned dollars into depreciating assets, instead of appreciating assets. Nice cars and fine clothing look great, but do little to increase one's net worth. Following are some ways to increase earnings.

- Create multiple streams of income from sources other than just a pay check. This is vitally important to increasing wealth. Additional income streams can come from virtually anywhere, but one of the worst decisions people make is to look for another job. A second job certainly helps to

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