When reading Middle-Class Millionaire, I learned that a common trait among middle class millionaires (a group defined as having net assets of $1 to $10 million) is the use of business coaches. The authors claim that a survey of this group revealed that 45% had hired professional coaches or "life coaches" over a recent three year period and another 42% expected to hire one in the next three years. The reasons given? A need for constant learning and self improvement drives this market segment. The majority of these affluents did not inherit their wealth but earned it, so they are driven individuals by nature and realize the value of having somebody to help them think outside the box.

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One man trying to make a difference is Ed Gillespie, who just returned home after 381 days on the road (from his home in the south London through Europe, Mongolia, Japan, Australia, French Polynesia, Mexico and Central America). He decided to ditch airport security altogether and see the world from the hump of a camel, the bridge of a cargo ship and the seat of a bicycle - none by plane. His blog Slow Travel discusses his slow and low carbon travels, which cites "A round the world trip without flying! Employing every mode of transport available and reveling in the slow movement through landscape, culture, people and language rather than just passing over it all in an aluminum sausage!" His point was to move great distances with the smallest carbon footprint possible.

North Carolina's The Pines at Davidson College, boasts "the friendly ambience of a small village along with the intellectual excitement of one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the nation." A recent New Yorker magazine ad touted the benefits of living near Ohio's Oberlin College campus, and reference was made to over 400 cultural annual events to enhance the lifestyle of retirees in the shadow of their ivy halls.

Take The Laurel condos in Manhattan. If residents aren't in shape when they bought their apartments, they will have no excuse after they move in. The gym's state-of-the-art triathlon training center means to turn residents into enthusiasts, with three pools, top-shelf biking equipment, and a running circuit made specifically for aspiring Ironmen.