It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. No matter what. How did he know that?

Claim ownership of your dreams

Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.

There was a language specific to all things. The ability to learn another language in one arena, whether it was music, medicine, or finance, could be used to accelerate learning and other arenas, too.

It can be done, but you have to make it happen.

Don't ever let someone tell you you can't do something.

The balance in your life is more important than the balance in your checking account.