Point A to Point Billionaire

I'm sure at some point in your life you were having a conversation with someone about how if you could come up with that one idea, whether it's a website or invention, you could make millions and not have to worry about money again.  So far, I do not know anyone personally who has actually come up with an idea and made millions.  The reality is the idea really doesn't have to be all that great.  Just take a look at the Shake-Weight and Sham-wow.

So what makes the millions?  To get from wherever you are in life to that fantasy lifestyle of having millions in the bank seems simple enough, have an idea.  But really, the idea is point A, and there's a long line of points to get from point A to point Billionaire.  It takes smarts, ingenuity and commitment to follow through on something that will reward you with millions, possibly billions, of dollars.  

So, what does that say about me and most of the people I know who are all still a long ways away from +millionaire status?  For me, I can say that I'm lazy and I give up quickly or get distracted easily.  But deep down, I think this is what separates the haves and the have-nots:  They enjoy making money more than the idea of having it.  Most of my fantasies do not involve the countless hours of work it would take to acquire the money, I just think about what kind of ridiculous things I'd buy.  Most of the smart and accomplished millionaires/billionaires continue to work while leading surprisingly quiet and humble lives, at least in relation to their wealth (look at Mark Zuckerberg and Warren Buffett).  

I had dinner with a family friend a while back who came from a wealthy family but also worked very hard to acquire and increase his own wealth.  After some changes in his professional career he found himself without work, but still very wealthy and in no need of a job.  I told him it must be nice to just be able to play, relax and have the freedom of his wealth.  He said to me that there was no fun in spending money if he wasn't working for it.  Just having it wasn't satisfying.  

Anyway, I hope no one thinks I'm equating wealth or professional accomplishments with happiness.  It's not.  Money makes many things in life easier, but it doesn't necessarily make you happier.  It may bring you pleasure for a while, but that doesn't last.  Enjoying your work and finding meaning in it is very good too and if you make a bunch of money, great.  If you don't, it shouldn't make you any less happy.  

Making of a Super Baby

I've been thinking more and more about marriage and someday raising a family.  Not that I really need a relationship right now or suddenly have baby-fever or anything (I hope guys don't get that).  

Anyway, I get concerned about how I'm going to mess up my children when I have them.  I have a strange fear that I'm going to, while sleep walking, sell them on the black market (I'm gonna have to delete my black market #'s from my phone when I have kids).  I also have a desire to give my children strange names.  I want to name my son, Daughter.  So when I introduce him to friends I will say, "here is my son, Daughter."  And there will be an awkward moment where people aren't sure what gender the child is or if they might be a hermaphrodite, because they'll think I said "son-daughter" rather than my son named Daughter.  

Anyway again, I decided that it might be advantageous to see if an iphone can be installed into my wife's uterus.  They have all those child brain development videos now and you can just load it up on the iphone and get the kid an early start.  Also, instead of having the kid listening to Mozart, I'm gonna have them listen to foreign language audio books.  They'll be well-read and multi-lingual before the umbilical cord gets snipped.  

Also, I was gonna look into injecting the newborn with HGH (human growth hormone).  I want that baby up and running around as soon as possible.  The kid is gonna be the first to be scouted by colleges before getting to preschool.  Don't tell my wife.  I might delay it a week or two so we can get some videos and photos of the impotent baby.  Kinda like a before and after thing.

Also again, I'm thinking of developing a new pluralistic type of religion.  I was gonna tell the child that we had thought about aborting it due to health complications and what not, but decided to keep him/her and it was a miracle that he's there today.  He'll be religious, a virgin AND thankful.  Yeah, I'm trying to make another Tim Tebow.  

Anyway again again, does anyone else have any suggestions on how to make a baby super?  I mean realistic super, not radiation-leads-to-mutant-powers super.