Do you remember the formula Thoughts - Actions - Habits - Destiny referenced in 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People'? The answer to getting more out of life isn't in just working harder.
That can get you further away.
Start with your thoughts.
You have to have the right thoughts to begin with.
If you want to be wealthy or rich; HAVE wealthy or rich thoughts because those thoughts will determine the actions you take and the types of relationships you'll attract and build.
You likely won't take the right wealthy actions if you don't have the right thoughts to begin with.
Everything comes back down to your State of mind and psychology about money.
"You have to have it in your head before you can have it in your hands" Rich Dad says.
It's not the byproduct result of wealthy people that people are envious of; it's really the production capability or State of mind of that person (unless they inherited a fortune) which can continue to attract money to them.
Because acquiring wealth isn't a biological process, you're going to have to consciously learn it.
So if you want wealth, it's not the end state product that matters; it's important to have a healthy mindset.
When you have the proper beliefs and thoughts about money already taken care of in your head (and you 'feel' wealthy) you'll start attracting more of it to you.
Money will start clinging to you based on your financial habits.
If you believe that a home is an investment, that belief is going to influence your actions.
If you have a wealthy mindset and understand that a home is the banker's asset and your liability (ala Rich Dad), you'll think differently about things.
When you realize that wealthy people create or buy cashflow generating assets, you'll start to take actions that correspond to that State of mind.
This is all very real.
It's not 'wishful' thinking.
Many people are generating new cashflow separate from an employee 'job' relationship everyday.
Sure some results may take some time to accomplish with less power or leverage but as long as you're actively exercising the creation process, you can manifest all kinds of things coming from a wealthier state of mind.
For example; how can I buy that specific car? With that thought you can then figure out a way to generate a new monthly income to cover the expense of the car loan payment.
You can look for new ways to generate cashflow or revenue instead of working more hours per week in a job.
It all comes back to the thoughts you hold in your head and the closer you can get to habitual wealthy thoughts with experience and how to leverage resources, the wealthier you'll become in any economy.
I highly recommend the Rich Dad series of books and products because they will help properly build and align your relationship with money and your financial intelligence.
When you build your financial intelligence and your dream (the 'why') you will find ways; ways will be attracted to you to generate new income based off of the new thoughts in your head when you just didn't have anything close to those thoughts before..
you'll take a different action path resulting in a different financial outcome.
But if you have the thought of working for money at a job to make a living; those thoughts will keep you limited financially.
Focus more on the thoughts instead of the actions; go to the source and work on your wealth psychology.
I've got a wealth 'Dream Reel' available at the website now that you can use to get into a more abundant state of mind.
It's important that your material dreams not just be a fantasy but that you simultaneously build up your own psychology and relationship with money; your financial intelligence so that you know it's very practical and doable.
You will then attract further resources to help you generate the cashflow necessary and there are plenty of ways when you have the relationship in your mind.