Every year David Finkel and Diane Kennedy convince a handful of people that it would be a good idea to pay $30,000 a piece to come to Maui and learn how to become millionaires. Well, actually "Maui Millionaires", which is a bit different as you will see. Now, the cynic might say that it's easy to see how Finkel and Kennedy became millionaires --- by convincing people to pay $30,000 a piece to come to their workshops. But, now that they've written a book titled, yes, The Maui Millionaires, those of us with a little less to invest in our future wealth can see if the big spenders are being taken for a ride.

Before I go any further, let me say that the name "Maui Millionaires" is sheer genius. Combine one of the most beautiful places in the world with the thought of beautiful wealth --- who wouldn't want to know what it takes to be a Maui Millionaire?

It's not just a great name, though; it actually has a meaning. When they talk of Maui Millionaires, they're basically talking about achieving and maintaining wealth in ways that don't require you to work obsessively while neglecting family and friends and letting your health go into the potty. How? That's the question, of course.

Reading the early chapters of this book, which basically consist of rewiring your "Wealth Operating System" to get rid of your "limiting wealth beliefs", I thought "Oh, no." Not to say that some of us don't have money issues, and these exercises might be helpful, but I just wanted to know how to make more money, and I was a little worried that the book was going to do nothing more than tell me to say to myself in the mirror each morning "You deserve wealth."

Luckily the rest of the book is a bit more juicy, if not altogether specific on how you're going to get rich.  It is meant to be a personal workbook, which makes sense if you think of it as being the printed equivalent of a personal, hands-on seminar intended to get you on the road to wealth.

With that in mind, there are a number of exercises meant to help you stretch your concept of what is possible, to "dare to dream" as the saying goes. This is obviously a journey that is a little different for each of us. To an extent it's just another way of rewiring your brain to accept that you have the skills and courage to do big things, but dreaming big feels a bit more meaty and positive than simply changing limiting beliefs.

The book extensively discusses the benefits of a Mastermind group that will both encourage your success and hold your feet to the fire so you don't shortchange your goals. If you've ever read Napoleon Hill, you'll be familiar with this concept. It's a smart idea, if not particularly new.

I was still lukewarm on the book, until I came to this promising chapter: "How to Make Money Without Working."  Now this, I thought, is for me.