If you ask most people what they would do if they won a million dollars, they've got it all planned out. They can tell you exactly how they'd spend it. A few are wise enough to invest, but most of those don't know who or what they would invest in. Ask someone what they would do to earn a million dollars and you'll seldom get an answer. For most of us, we'd buy a lottery ticket. Almost every other answer you hear will fall under heading of "I'd like to be paid a million dollars to ___________." You fill in blank. The thing is how many people are actually doing what it takes to get paid that kind of money for doing whatever they wrote in blank?

That's difference between fantasy and reality. There's a big difference between visualizing a nice fat paycheck and actually taking steps to create it. Creating abundance is not about placing an order and then sitting on couch. The reality is, it takes a heck of a lot of emotional strength and training, job expertise and quality craftsmanship or service, and being at right place at right time. Stating your affirmations is a small but incredibly powerful piece of mental preparedness, but by no means is it only step necessary.

The truth is, most of us don't create a million dollars for ourselves because most of us don't want headache of such a big chore. We subconsciously put up roadblocks and stalling techniques in our path so that we can feel good about making an effort, but don't actually have to do really big work. One of best things we can do for ourselves is to come into alignment with what it is that we really do want - not what we've fantasized about wanting.

You’ve worked long and hard piling up investment capital earmarked for luxury real estate, holiday escapes, and your golden retirement years. Your dreams of “rich and famous lifestyle” may include: playing tennis, shopping, dining in gourmet restaurants, shopping, golfing, shopping, snow skiing, shopping, relaxing poolside, shopping, being pampered in spas, shopping, ocean sailing, and more shopping. Big dreams indeed! Many of you are looking a new primary residence beyond US. Financially successful Americans in increasing numbers are snapping up foreign listings — some properties going for bargain prices (coastal, yet mountainous, Panama has one of hottest buyers’ markets).