TV game shows, subscription sweepstakes, lotteries, even making a field goal from extreme distances are all avenues to that alluring seven-digit figure.
Children envision walking a fashion runway or making an end run on the gridiron for a fat paycheck.
Most millionaires have achieved their status through hard work, careful planning and discipline. The typical millionaire is a risk-taker financially but not in matters of the heart. Most had been married to the same spouse for more than 25 years, he discovered. Many of the wealthy achievers who Stanley polled were not especially good students in high school. Nor did they attend the best colleges.