Well, we all want to get rich, don’t we? Don’t we? Or is it just me? Well, what better way to make your first million (note ‘first’, as I’m aiming high!) than to listen to those who have already made it there? Imagine if you could unlock the secrets of a millionaire mind.

Being mentored by a millionaire is such an attractive prospect. I’m sure that you’re not going to get Bill Gates popping around for afternoon tea and biscuits with the kind intention of imparting all his knowledge of ‘how to make it’ upon you. But at least you could read up on him and be inspired. You can scour the bookshelves of the local bookstore (or Amazon if you can’t be bothered to walk there like me, which doesn‘t appear to be lending much support to my entrepreneurial drive) and learn how he made it. There are countless stories out there of people who have made it rich.

The world is full of millionaires, and in the 2008 World Wealth Report, it was stated that there were more than 10 million individuals across the globe with assets over $1 million. That’s a lot of money, to understate the obvious. Fortunately, for people like me, some of those who have made it want to impart their knowledge. It’s doubtful that they’re going to invest in you, unless you’re brave enough to stand before the likes of Peter Jones and company on the BBC’s Dragon’s Den show, but for the regular dreamer out there, books like Steven K. Scott’s ‘Mentored by a Millionaire’ can offer much inspiration and key strategies to get you own your way. There are ways to get millionaire coaching to fuel your dreams.

The internet itself has more than its fair share of millionaires wanting you to sign up to their affiliate programs and take you by the hand and lead you to the promised land of being called a millionaire. Do they work? I can honestly say that my scepticism hasn’t led me to invest any of my time or money in any of them yet, but it’s tempting. Oh so tempting. The point is, just from researching millionaire coaching it is clear that has predominant value for the aspiring entrepreneur.

You will obviously need to be a good listener, be willing to learn, be driven and determined, be able to make good business decisions, be able to spot a good opportunity when it comes along, and of course to be a great leader and people person. Being mentored by a millionaire, however you go about finding one, surely is a huge asset to obtaining all of that. Learn from the best if you’re going to learn.

Do I have all that at my disposal. Well, let me see. Perhaps if I can just find the Sultan of Brunei’s email address instead, I’m sure he’ll help me out.