Although statistics report that most Americans are working harder and getting poorer, I'm happy to report that many experience just the opposite. Today there are literally millions of households in the United States with a net worth of at least a million dollars.

What's most important is how they achieved financial freedom. Along the way, they learned the attitude and mind set for making good decisions. A career that's been good for me isn't necessarily going to be good for you.

Would you like to own the greatest money maker in the world? Much of what we learn in school teaches us how to be successful working for others but not for ourselves.

The survival and prosperity of any business depends on winning and keeping customers. The most precious resources of your home based business are your time and energy. Managing the tools of the information age is another crucial ingredient to running a successful home based business.

How do millionaires get to be millionaires? While you may run a one person business, the fact is that nobody does it alone. But when you run your own show, no one tells you what to do or what's an acceptable level of performance. Take action.

Millions of women and men have begun home based businesses since the 1980s and continue to start them each and every day now in the 21st century. It seems that more women are business owners.

Instead of surrendering their goals and aspirations, women in the 1980s began to use their educations and previous work experiences to start their own businesses. Though a home based business may lead to a more hectic home life, home based businesses have the important element of flexibility not usually found in a regular 9-to-5 job. Most find the advantages of a home based business far outweigh those of a "regular" job.