Morning everybody! Today we’ll be studying one of the most popular books in personal growth: Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki!
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
“One dad would say, ‘The love of money is the root of all evil.’ The other, ‘The lack of money is the root of all evil.’” … “One dad had a habit of saying, ‘I can’t afford it.’ The other dad forbade those words to be used. He insisted I say, ‘How can I afford it?’”
~ Robert Kiyosaki from Rich Dad, Poor Dad
And some words from Brian:
Can you believe that Robert Kiyosaki has written 18 books in the Rich Dad, Poor Dad series that have sold over (gasp!) 26 million copies?!?
Yep. And, as with all success stories, there’s a reason. Kiyosaki has a knack for getting right at the heart of the issue and in his simple, unpretentious prose, he captures our attention and gives us some powerful ideas to think about and implement into our lives—addressing what has to be one of the most challenging arenas for all of us: money.
In this PhilosophersNote, we’ll look at how Kiyosaki juxtaposes his biological, educated, government-employed father who always struggled financially (“Poor Dad”) with his best friend’s entrepreneurial, wealthy father (“Rich Dad”) and check out his Big Ideas about how the rich think more than a little differently than the poor and the middle class. And, of course, you’ll be inspired and empowered to get your rich thinking cap on.
Awesome book. A definite must read. You can grab a copy from Amazon here »
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Hi Brian Vishen and team
I’ve had a copy of this book for many years, and listened to it many times.
Replacing “I can’t” with “How can I?” is almost always a good idea.
The next two ideas:
“Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.” &
“The avoidance of money is just as psychotic as being attached to money.” are two that I am yet to resolve. I can see some truth in each of them, and I also see a trap, the more toys trap. In one sense I know I want more toys, in another I know I’ve got far too many toys already. And I suspect there is something else at play also.
Which leads on to the next one:
“Going into our fear and confronting our greed, our weaknesses, our neediness is the way
out. And the way out is through the mind, by choosing our thoughts.” Another Yes and I suspect that there is something deeper, a suspicion the the accumulation of money is, in some fundamental way, part of the problem rather than part of the solution.
I have certainly been investing in myself over the years — far more than most, and I’m one of the few still here every day, almost half way through the challenge.
Buy Assets, many of them not earning well at present, and maybe soon.
Yes there is opportunity cost; and many of the greatest things I have done have made me no money, like 5 day walks through unspoilt and uninhabited lands, learning to fly aeroplanes, reading great books. And maybe one day those things will pay off.
Who knows how long they will live. I suspect that if I stopped working I would live for 30 or so years, on state support.
Focus — and first getting unblanced — I like that — does seem to work.
The two businesses I have built have both required me to work long hours for little more than survival for several years, before starting to generate surpluses.
Thank you — perhaps a little tired and lack lustre today — got some serious coding done, plus a bit of writing.
I love this post, Ted. It’s a great combination of honesty and realism and it really resonated with me. I have so much admiration for people who start their own business and live on what they earn from it.
As well, the idea of accumulating toys and cash doesn’t much appeal to me either; and I’d really love to have enough money to invest in impoverished young people who have little hope of living the kind of life I’ve been fortunate enough to live.
And lol! “I suspect that if I stopped working I would live for 30 or so years, on state support. ” Thank God for the social safety net. Those of us who are fortunate enough to live in countries that have these types of programs live with a lot less overall anxiety I think.
“Surviving” here on Veteran’s pension, Ted. I can go indefinitely as well. I choose not to. There’s a lot I haven’t done yet. Some of Europe, the Middle East and all of the Mediterranean. The Far East and Southeast Asia. I want to fly more, sail and ski more. Take another bride (somehow) and immerse myself in photojournalism and more cultural studies. Learn more languages. Can’t do that on a pension. I’m about ready to head to California and “start over” again. Spent lotsa time on myself these past few years, now I’m ready to receive dividends.
Friday is Hump Day here…gonna celebrate?
Nice post Ted!
Re: “Yes there is opportunity cost; and many of the greatest things I have done have made me no money, like 5 day walks through unspoilt and uninhabited lands, learning to fly aeroplanes, reading great books. And maybe one day those things will pay off.” Hmmmm .… “pay off” … Somtimes we try to put a price on something that is priceless!
BTW .… You are here telling us about these adventures .…. That is pretty cool by me! Have a great day!
I’ve had this book for years and ‘flicked’ through it exactly like ‘Secrets of the Millionaire Mind’. Yet I know that this is THE area where I need to do the most work! For years I’ve been resisting what I most need.…curious indeed! My childhood had a lot to do with my financial thermostat as an adult. If I needed money or wanted something, it was always provided for me. Now when I need money, I know I’ll get it but it’s often a struggle and extremely stressful. Coupled with my fear of ‘outshining others’ so I sabotage my financial status, it’s like a permanent noose around my neck. But I’ve seriously had enough of this.…I’ve reached my tipping point! Now what.….….….….….??!!
Loved this note though. So many big ideas and I’m definately going to read the book.
1] How Can I afford it? — I often say to my kids, ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’, ‘I can’t afford it’, ‘we’re broke’, so I’m now going to get into the habit of saying ‘how can I afford it?’ I think my fear stems from wanting them to appreciate the value of money and realise how lucky they are. I don’t want them to grow up like me thinking that money will magically appear out of nowhere when they need it! I need a big mindset shift to help me with this one.
2] Fear — THE biggy for me! I love the Pilgrim’s Progress story — a magic shield will be very useful!
I really, really need to crack this one and will do so by focusing my thoughts on my burning desire, taking a few risks, stopping this non-sensical self-sabotage and start creating wealth.
hope you don’t mind the humerous insert, but “money does grow on trees”; money after all is made of paper…paper comes from trees
on a more serious note, there’s a great book called “how money works” it goes through 8 basic principles on money
if you can’t find it, let me know, i’d be happy to get a copy to you via email or snail mail
Could you be kind enough to email — how money works — email: kvmuran@gmail.com
Thank you. Muran
Hi Tina,
Thanks so much for your offer of sending me the book. I’ll see if I can find it and if not, I’ll let you know.
Have a great day!
Hey there Tinalroman, I am all the way in Africa, Zambia. How can i get a copy of this book? I love reading and buy books all the time, but this one, I have not seen.
Thanks
Cheba Chakulya
I agree that it is important to “go for it” without fear and it is also important to “go for it” intelligently. Money doesn’t appear like magic; it is the result of offering quality service to others as well as being open and honest with people about what you want and need.
In the last three months I have had literally thousands of dollars appear from unexpected sources. It wasn’t magic, though. It was the result of hard work, intelligent positioning and sincere investment in the interests of other people.
I’ve seen so many people make rash financial decisions in the name of being “fearless”. One lady I knew gave up a well paid job as an accountant to pursue a network marketing adventure that later turned out to be fraudulent; another friend pursued a real estate investment, didn’t know what he was doing and ended up with a significant lien on his house; yet another friend pursued a “financial services” MLM, lost thousands of dollars for people and is now working a well-paid blue collar, full time job but with a tarnished reputation (and making more money than he ever did selling investments he didn’t fully understand).
I agree with most of the concepts Kiyosaki teaches and I apply them; and I’ve seen so many people cherry pick his work without doing their homework and ruin themselves financially.
Today, the one principle that stood out for me was the idea of “How Can I Afford It?” And if the answer to that is “charge it” then I guess a good follow up should be “I choose not to afford it”
It’s a great idea with the underlying premise being: there’s no free lunch so what do I need to do to become qualified to have my dream life?
Hi Stephen. Great assessment of those who selectively apply SOME parts of a book and not ALL of it. Like they say, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. We’ll just call ‘em cherry-pickers because they may get the cherries but not the whole tree. I want the whole orchard…in a year ’round growing season. I’ll even spread the fertilizer. =)
And charging is not affording…it is forestalling and increasing a liability.
I’m not sure “charge it” is a way of saying “How can I afford it?”, when you are borrowing money and have to pay it back, most often with interest. Of course, most people probably wouldn’t see it that way, or even decide to say “I choose not to afford it”. They will continue to charge on credit, and never see the consequences.
Hi Stephen
I like your process of I choose not to afford it. Might not get well received by the like of Mr. K but hey who cares he is not paying the bill is he?
Hi! I found this quote in the “Rich Dad – Poor Dad “PhilosophersNote” to be of value!
I like the part about it not being fear itself but how you handle fear. Interesting .…
“The fear of losing money is real. Everyone has it. Even the rich. But it’s not fear that is the problem. It’s how you handle the fear. It’s how you handle losing. It’s how you handle failure that makes the difference in one’s life. That goes for anything in life, not just money. The primary difference between a rich person and a poor person is how they handle that fear.”
Thanks Brian for another great PhilosophersNote! Have a great day All!
Hiya Peter! Saw you over on the Intuition page.
Heh heh…I found a great way to get over that fear. Lose it ALL! Now I have to do it all over again and can start a bit more literately, thanks to the Masters of Common Sense we’re studying now. And I have experience on all sides of the money handling tremors…able to straddle the faults this time.
Hi Mark! “Masters of Common Sense ” .…. I like that!
Got way behind and caught up on 12 books in the last 3 days, be a bit more attached to being up to date — so much for being equanimous. Great to get so much content in a short period as the patterns are clearer. Even better to get back to one book and then reflection time.
It is nice when you get a paradigm shift even if it is a small one. Looking at hungry assets as potential liabilities is great. As always you do have to consider time in this. The liability of today is the asset of tomorrow. Some one I know has just finished 30 years in the police. He treated this as serving time for a purpose. So at 48 his house is paid for and he will have the same net cash in his pocket for the rest of his life from his pension, most importantly it gave him the space to walk to both poles, climb and more recently set up an expeditions company that has given about 100 people so far the chance to expand themselves and conquer fear in the wilderness.
One of the challenges when discussing living in the present moment is the apparent conflict with achievement. the approach to focus being unbalanced is great. The idea that you choose to be unbalanced to move forward and then choose to rebalance is perfect. It fits with the heart resting for 15 hours idea and the fact the an anaerobic state is automatically rebalanced by the body once the work has been completed. This also fits with the policeman as he had total focus on the end game and the present moment and accepted a very long period of slight imbalance.
Finally as a business guy it is always nice to use the enterprise metaphors. I am always banging on about opportunity cost at work but never really thought to directly apply it to the rest of life. Doh…
Hi Inner! Thanks for drawing the comparison between the heart and focus/balance. A very workable scenario. I harbor doubts, though, about living on pension…as I am. That means I am a slave to those who hold sway over the funds and the more the government gets involved the more capricious it seems to rely on that one single resource. That’s why I am set upon developing another business, this time one with farther reaching implications than I had intended ever before. True residuals. Private sector. Let the market determine its success, not the wags in government.
Thanks again.
“It is nice when you get a paradigm shift even if it is a small one.” I think that this is what it’s all about!
Nice post Inner! Have a great day!
I really like the idea of changing our thinking from “I can’t afford it.” to “How can I afford it?” Believing that we can HAVE all our needs and desires met is a great mindset to cultivate and is key to attracting constant abundance in our lives. As Kiyosaki says, “The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is trained well, it can create enormous wealth in what seems to be an instant.”
That hit me too, Angela. It’s almost like the kid asking “Why not?” The question is more rational than the answer, “I can’t afford it.” Once we get enslaved into the mindset of victim of work we lose sight of that spark of innocence. I know I have a great mind, we all here do, but I never had the discipline to keep it focused on a single outcome…other than in the arts. That practice should carry over now that I know the attributes it can lend to a successful trek toward abundance.
Cheers!
LEARNINGS
Good morning, all! This is another one of these PN books that I’ve read several times, each reading being nearly as magical as the first. The memorable point the book drives home for me is that “ … too many people are focused on money and not on their greatest wealth, which is their education.” Kyosaki emphasizes that by education he doesn’t mean going to school to learn a skill set so you can sell your time. He’s talking about learning how to be financially literate by taking on assignments (learning from experience), by modeling people who create great wealth, and by attending learning events. The purpose of this education is to build a wealth-creating business through managing cash flow, people, and ourselves.
The big aha for me right now is how fortunate we are to be participating in the PN challenge and to experience Brian and the folks at Mind Valley model how to build the kind of business that’s fun to work in, work on, and which will provide great value over time to many people. As a professional modeler of experts, I really admire how Brian has been able to focus his offerings using love, discipline, and playfulness — the harmonious balance of masculine and feminine energies that we read about yesterday in Genpo Roshi’s Big Mind/Big Heart. My experience as a customer of these services and a participant in this challenge is one of streamlined expansiveness — the understanding that a few key principles practiced with loving discipline can profoundly affect self, then others, and then the world. To me, that’s quite an example of business building!
EXPERIMENT
I’m working on a project over the next two days that could really benefit from the kind of focus that Robert Kyosaki and Brian Johnson exemplify. Here are some of the focusing questions keying off the visual modality (focus) that will guide my decision making on this project:
If the essence of this project were to be conveyed in a single picture, what would that picture look like? Where is the focus? How can I simplify the composition to strengthen its impact? Who’s the subject? What tone/mood does his/her expression convey? How can we frame/compose this shot so it’s even more fun and perennial due to the value it delivers?
I’m open to even more suggestions
Happy Wednesday! Tom
‘G’mornin’ Tom! Or afternoon, as it may be. I love your direction of attention to the “efforts” of Brian, Vishen and MV as performed in a loving and integral way. I am focused on doing that for myself as well. I am determined to reap dividends from this investment of my time and mind. For years, practically all my life, I believed education was the key. Little did I know it needed to be focused and nary a school offered Wealth 101 and 102, much less advanced courses in the disciplines of perpetuating wealth. Now the time and mind are being coached, and I feel fitter everyday with the PNotes’ gymnastics.
Great creative visualization in your experiment, BTW.
Hey Mark, got the comments working again. Thanks for your reply. I’m with you on the value of the PNotes gymnastics! Also wanted to say that your description of your mind clearing before going on the photo tour was the inspiration for the questions — you and Dewitt Jones. Thanks for sharing your word pictures! ~ Tom
TOM… GREAT QUESTIONS TO ASK… MAY I USE THEM FOR MY OWN PURPOSE AS WELL… THEY PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE SUCCESS..
GOOD FORTUNE TO YOU!
Hi Susan, please. They were inspired by Mark Hoover (above) and Dewitt Jones (Celebrating What’s Right With the World and Everyday Creativity). Cheers to you! ~ Tom
I second Mark’s thoughts ~ great aha! It’s as if it was all set up with that purpose in mind
And, thank you for the questions you posed…this will help me, too!
Hi Stephanie, thanks again for your generous feedback. Glad the questions were helpful. QUESTions really work to get my mind and heart in the right neighborhood. Cheers to you! ~ Tom
“How can I simplify the composition to strengthen its impact?” I like this question Tom!
Nice post! Have a great day!
Thanks, Peter. Great day back at ya! Tom
Well this book has come at a good time for me.
I would really like to replace my 9 year old car. I have some investments, and have been thinking about cashing some in, to fund the purchase, and dithering about how much I should realistically spend.
After reading this note and “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind” (which I started reading the book of last night), I am seriously considering making do with my existing car, and started an indepth look at my finances this morning, with a focus on increasing my wealth, rather than decreasing it.
I was also interested in the definition of asset. I’ve always tended to think of assets as things you own, and liabilities as things you owe. “An assets is something that puts money in my pocket. A liability is something that takes money out of my pocket” “If you want to be rich, simply spend your life buying assets” has given me food for thought.
Great thinking, Maxine. I’ve had my car since 1995 and love it. If ya gotta have a liability, take the best care of it you can! I moved INTO town to minimize my travel. When I start going again I’m using trains, planes and cruise ships…like the old days. In the interim I’m perfectly happy to sit here and incubate my dream. Plus, the lack of tooling around in my automobile gives me more at home time and less liabilities from the roads and vehicular wear. It’s been a WIN/WIN since I have adopted that attitude.
Day 23 Rich Dad, Poor Dad 10 February 2010
“Just look at how you make progress walking.” Start my day, rev ‘er up. This is a great thought. A journey of a thousand miles… Fear keeps us bound, enslaved, afraid to move off the spot and lose what? What we don’t have? Freedom? I got charged reading today’s offering. I realize that what I had, when the opportunities were there and I had money, was financial illiteracy. I was never taught and I had numerous obstacles to overcome. The money didn’t last and opportunities slipped away. So I became a slave to work, worrying about and fearing the next day, week or month. Funny how the lesson comes after the opportunity is lost along with the money thrown at it. At one time I went straight at my challenges, but I lacked numerous things, one of them being financial literacy. I also lacked focus, always thinking it was balance I must maintain. Little did I know it was balance that brings momentum to a halt. So much for being a Libra. Damn the horoscope and full speed ahead!
I read this book last summer. It was required reading prior to attending James Ray’s Creating Absolute Wealth seminar.
I HATED this book. It was so dead on and resonated with me, I found myself depressed reading it. I saw I was raised by a “Poor Dad” family and how much fear controlled jobs and finances for generations. I was raised that you got good grades to go to a good college to get a good job. The end.
My mother was a teacher from day she graduated to day she retired. My dad hoped from shitty job to shitty job. Tried to buy assets in apartment buildings but I saw him struggle with empty units, expenses, nasty tenants and he eventually lost every building he had purchased. Even today my parents act like any home that doesn’t carry two mortgages is wasted equity.
Since Kiyosaki’s wealth came from real estate too, I had a hard time believing his path or advice was viable, especially at a time of the housing bubble. I wonder how his finances did in the last couple years.
I liked the note much more than the book, but maybe I’ll read it again or one of his others someday.
Hmm…I actually had a similar thought about him as I saw his books recently at the bookstore…does the investing advice hold up after our recent economic meltdown? But, like you, I liked how Brian focused on different aspects of the book.
Nice Post AF! I can relate to this! However, what I am learning from these PhilosophersNotes and some of the books I have read is that “mindset” is really important! Maybe at a level that I still don’t fully understand. .… lol .…. You said that you “SAW” him struggle with empty units, expenses, nasty tenants and he eventually lost every building he had purchased. So this is what you “LEARNED” .….. “Core Beliefs” were formed .….. If the book “depressed” you it is a sign that it goes against your “core beliefs” .…. and your “thermostat setting” is being challenged.
Aargh.…I’ve posted every day on this site and my posts rarely appear! Maybe it’s a sign that I should do something else with the time!
It appeared today? Could that be a sign
I wrote a real long post for today’s lesson and I am not going to post it. Something I learned from Mr. Abbe Lincoln.__Today’s note hit on two things.__Fear I don’t have fears of doing anything I have experiences.__The concept of giving, bringing a return of 100 fold is total foreign to me. I literally gave until it hurts big time and in return I received disdain and debt. And that’s all I have to say about that. __
I read the book a few years ago, a translation, not in English and I have to say I did not like“the style”; maybe the translation was not very good.
There were pages I liked very much, some I detested. Some things seemed illogical. for example the heroes stopped working, lived on no funds, had only “a little help from the friends” and a few pages later they bought some real estate. Where did the money come from? A loan? Impossible here where I live if you do not work.
And now FEAR. We all have lots of it, lots of them. I agree , we should overcome our fears, do exactly what we fear most, but there is one fear I would never been able to overcome and have never been able to overcome: the fear that I will not be able to provide for my children.
Pathetic? Petty little problems?I do not know and I think I would never change that.
But I think I will really remember these:” How can I afford it?” and “Just look how you make progress walking!” I think they are the strongest points of the book.
Have you noticed that there are at least 80 % of participants( those who make comments) are of “masculine gender”? No work? No housework? Are they much clever? Shall we try to write a new book: Busy Mum, Idle Dad
:)
AHH THIS SUBJECT IS ALWAYS A BIT CHALLENGING FOR ME… I GET THE AHHA MOMENTS AND I DO WHAT I LOVE (TEACH KIDS) YET THERE IS MORE FOR ME… THAT I KNOW.…
SOO..
I AM WORKING ON A PROJECT THAT WAS SHELVED FOR MANY YEARS…
BECAUSE OF PN I AM ENERGIZED AND PUMPED!
AS ALWAYS…GRATITUDE!
Nice post Susan! “ENERGIZED AND PUMPED!” .…. Cool!
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
Money:
I liked this book and found a copy I had put away. Your Note was right on the money. You and Kiyosaki made me think about my relationship with money.
What is the purpose of money? Using the economics term, “guns and butter”, I held my essential expenditures (guns), to a comfortable minimum and I invested part of my discretionary income (butter) , though probably not enough.
My relationship with money needs to be tweaked because I dislike talking about money, probably because I have less of it than I want and owe more than I like. Changing this will not be comfortable either.
I must adjust not only how I spend money but how I can wisely attract money to flow through me.
The principle of giving out what I want to get back is so important for me to remember. But for me, to keep it pure, I need to also remember that do give, say money to a worthy cause in hopes of getting back even more from some unknown source, is not an innocent giving. It’s a manipulative giving.
I love the pilgrims progress shield story — the onlyway to be safe is to go straight at what you fear!
Yes, the FEAR factor, it rules our life, especially on money. Intelligence solves problems and produce money – love that concept. But Baby Steps are required to achieve the “comfort zone”. Once reach that “comfort zone”, can get free from the “fear of lack of money”. The Mind, Will Power could take the Pilgrim within us with the magical shield, but the “comfort zone” decides the vertical integration and abundance of freedom, peace and wisdom.
Fears!! ahah again!! Work on Self confidence is the key, trust yourself and love yourself and flow with Life!
THANK YOU 
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The concepts of assets and liabilities make total sense, it’s better to make your money work for you!
Give what you want to get, yep , I’ve read that on my Yogi teas : To master=Teach !
Changing the “I can’t” to “How Can I?” pretty powerful !!!
Kiyosaki has a great way of changing our thinking about money, and what it can do for us if we use it wisely. The discussion about assets was very worthwhile and meaningful. From my perspective we can do much more good if we have “a lot” of money. So make it, multiply it, and give it away! It is Fun!
Two questions are provocative — not new but they continue to create discomfort: What would you do if you weren’t afraid? / If you were guaranteed success what would you dare to dream and to do? I especially like the idea of “dare to dream” — too often I think I restrict.
Healthfully engaged in the circulation of abundance — this is great stuff — it creates a frame that bypasses various guilts / hangups about money.
Focused not balanced — powerful stuff — need to throw your energy at a focal point
Note to myself on reading this.…
Commit (big impt word) + Play to win = potential for success — miss either part and failure is pre-ordained
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So I had thought I read Rich Dad Poor Dad but after listening/reading to the PN nothing rang a bell so I guess I didn’t. I did however read his wife’s book which honestly I wasn’t fan of. Anyway this is about Robert’s book which I actually did like
First the idea on fear keeps most people working at a job. I totally relate!! Well not as much as when I started the challenge…which is a relief
For a long time I believed my fears of not being good enough, of not being able to make enough money, of being a failure (and so on) stop me from living the life I really want to. Well throughout this challenge I have been undoing all these fears and I believe in them less and believe in me and my dreams more. But yes being a slave to your job and being a victim…I still have friends who are in this position and I hope that by not being a victim I can inspire them to follow their own dreams.
I love the money psychosis idea! By following my dreams I am engaging in the circulation of abundance! When I was unhappy with my job I spent a lot of money on shopping and going out in an attempt to make myself happy.
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But of course I have my moments of panic where I feel I don’t have enough. And it is in those moments where I am not conciously spending so I try my hardest each day to spend conciously. This goes in hand in hand with mastering the power of money.
During this time my finances were not very good…I even bounced my tax payment to the IRS! Anyway, since reevaluating my life and living more in alignment I’ve been spending my money on things that matter to me…like workshops, vacations, books, donating to charities, etc. And even though my salary has increased I do have more money. I like how that works out
And of course I love the idea of opportunity costs. I recently signed up for my first 5 figure self development course earlier this year. When I heard about the course I KNEW with every ounce of my being that I had to be in it and I already comitted to it without knowing the price. After I found out the price I wanted to back out for a split second b/c that was my natural tendency. Well nearly 2 months into the program and I am LOVING every second of it.
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The other people in the program are phenomenal and I already know that I am going to gain way more in terms of my own self development and helping others than I could have imagined and that in my opinion is absolutely priceless. Definitely worth way more than every penny! So happy I took that leap of faith and signed up!
I too believe that our most powerful asset is our mind. Since I’ve been meditating, visualizing and journaling my ideas are becoming more clear and I am becoming more confident in living the life of my dreams. Ahhh…I feel awesome saying that!! That’s b/c I actually believe it. YES! Ok moving on…mind and personal mastery…very HUGE in making a difference in the world. I have this incredible idea on how to help women and children worldwide through microfinance but unless I fully develop that idea and have 100% faith in then it won’t happen. And the only way I can fully develop and have that faith is by fully developing and havning faith in me
And the last grand idea…Law of Giving! I practice it but never to get what I want. I practice it because I am able to and I like supporting organizations that align with my values.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad, the series, has been available to me in one form or another for a few years and I chose to watch the PBS presentation more than once. In my opinion I prefer Brian’s video introduction far better than the original. While the key ideas may come from the book the explaination of the significance of each of those ideas were much more meaningful to me based on what Brian spoke about.
I particularly appreciated the concept of taking the middle course it chosing little or no money vs chosing to be rich and devoting your life to that goal. This is a lifetime battle I have fought.
I very much appreciate lesson about how to approach fear and I’m glad to know it doesn’t just go away because you want it to.
Lots of useful wisdom in this lesson but I’m still not certain this author and book is right for me. Maybe in this case the PDF notes and Brian’s video could be just the right ingredient I need for now.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad, the series, has been available to me in one form or another for a few years and I chose to watch the PBS presentation more than once. In my opinion I prefer Brian’s video introduction far better than the original. While the key ideas may come from the book the explaination of the significance of each of those ideas were much more meaningful to me based on what Brian spoke about.
I particularly appreciated the concept of taking the middle course it chosing little or no money vs chosing to be rich and devoting your life to that goal. This is a lifetime battle I have fought.
I very much appreciate lesson about how to approach fear and I’m glad to know it doesn’t just go away because you want it to.
Lots of useful wisdom in this lesson but I’m still not certain this author and book is right for me. Maybe in this case the PDF notes and Brian’s video could be just the right ingredient I need for now.
It’s amazing wants you have a shift in perception the concepts you used to struggle with no longer apply or have relevance in the same way. Once you see life governed by a different set of laws your perspective changes. Hard pressed to imagine it the way you used to.
Lovely note.
Thank you,
Christina