Some time ago I watched a documentary about the author of the Harry Potter book and film series, JK Rowling.

The British documentary was fascinating for many reasons. This was the first time she had opened up to the camera and exposed her lavish lifestyle.

The hour-long film followed her for a year, ending at the launch of her next book "Deathly Hallows."

Book ending

There was even a point in the documentary where she gave a couple of dramatic taps on her computer keyboard, looked at the camera, and announced the book was finished.

Re-enactment or not, it was an interesting moment. She shuffled some papers together, wiped her forehead, and actually looked relieved.

What came across dramatically in this film - more than how her unhappy childhood impacted her writing... more than how her unhappy first marriage started the first novel as a way of escape... more than the story of her period of depression...

What came across vividly was her delight with the vast wealth she possessed.

She said - several times - how much happier she was today than at any other time.

It’s the money

And it wasn't hard to discover what caused her intense joy as she sat in the luxurious leather seat of her private jet on her way across the Atlantic.

Money.

Lots of it. Maybe half a billion pounds in 2012, according to some reports. At that time she was richer than the Queen of England.

It was certainly proved true that money brought her happiness.

We may not have her talent, skills or resources to produce a series of novels like her. Few can. But we can use her other essential skill: tenacity.

Call it persistence, stickability - whatever it's named... that is how she got there. It was a driving force that kept her going through the years to final and overwhelming success.

Lottery persistance

Even though we don't have her talent, we can duplicate her success with our lottery game. And using the same luck she had, we can grab a slice of the money cake too.

If you get the chance to go for gold - then like JKR, you must be persistent.

But here's the difference...

• Writing a novel or any book takes enormous skill and time.

• Winning the lottery takes just a few dollars, along with the persistence to keep going until the big payoff.

Winning a lifetime full of money has nowhere near the effort you need to succeed in anything else. That's why it is so appealing.

So you can live large like this famous and monied author - but without all the hassle that fame brings with it.

Just make a start by buying some tickets now.