Rich
Dad Poor Dad
Robert T.
Kiyosaki
It reminds me of the story of the guy sitting with firewood in his arms on a cold freezing night,
and he is yelling at the pot-bellied stove, “When you give me some heat, then I'll put some
wood in.” And when it comes to money, love, happiness, sales and contacts, all one needs to
remember is first to give what you want and it will come back in droves. ? Often just the process
of thinking of what I want, and how could I give what I want to someone else, breaks free a
torrent of bounty. Whenever I feel that people aren't smiling at me, I simply begin smiling and
saying hello, and like magic, there are suddenly more smiling people around me. It is true that
your world is only a mirror of you.
So that's why I say, “Teach and you shall receive.” I have found that the more I sincerely teach
those who want to learn, the more I learn. If you want to learn about money, teach it to
someone else. A torrent of new ideas and finer distinctions will come in.
There are times when I have given and nothing has come back or what I have received is not
what I wanted. But upon closer inspection and soul searching, I was often giving to receive in
those
instances, instead of giving to give.
My dad taught teachers, and he became a master teacher. My rich dad always taught young
people his way of doing business. In retrospect, it was their generosity with what they knew that
made them smarter. There are powers in this world that are much smarter than we are. You
can get there on your own, but it's easier with the help of the powers that be. All you need to
be
is generous with what you have, and the powers will be generous with you.
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Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki
CHAPTER TEN
Still Want More? Here are Some To Do's
Many people may not be satisfied with my ten steps. They see them more as philosophies than
actions. I think understanding the philosophy is just as important as the action. There are many
people who want to do, instead of think, and then there are people who think but do not do. I
would say that I am both. I love new ideas and I love action.
So for those who want “to dos” on how to get started, I will share with you some of the things I
do, in abbreviated form.
Stop doing what you're doing. In other words, take a break and assess what is working and what
is not working. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different
result. Stop doing what is not working and look for something new to do.
Look for new ideas. For new investing ideas, I go to bookstores and look for books on different
and unique subjects. I call them formulas.
I buy how-to
books on a formula I know nothing about. For example, it was in the bookstore that I found the
book The 16
Percent Solution, by Joel Moskowitz. I bought the book and read it.
TAKE ACTION! The next Thursday, I did exactly as the book said. Step by step. I have also
done that with finding real estate bargains in attorneys' offices and in banks. Most people do not
take action, or they let someone talk them out of whatever new formula they are studying. My
neighbor told me why 16 percent would not work. I did not listen to him because he's never
done it.
Find someone who has done what you want to do. Take them to lunch. Ask them for tips, for
little tricks of the trade. As for 16 percent tax lien certificates, I went to the county tax office and
found the government employee who worked in the office. I found out that she, too, invested in
the tax liens. Immediately, she was invited to lunch. She was thrilled to tell me everything she
knew and how to do it. After lunch, she spent all afternoon showing me everything. By the next
day, I found two great properties with her help and have been accruing interest at 16 percent
ever since. It took a day to read the book, a day to take action, an hour for lunch, and a day to
acquire two great deals.
Take classes and buy tapes. I search the newspapers for new and interesting classes. Many are
for free or a small fee. I also attend and pay for expensive seminars on what I want to learn. I
am wealthy and free from needing a job simply because of the courses I took. I have friends who
did not take those classes who told me I was wasting my money, and yet they're still at the same
job.
Make lots of offers. When I want a piece of real estate, I look at many properties and generally
write an offer. If you don't know what the “right offer” is, neither do I. That is 'the job of the
real estate agent. They make the offers. I do as little work as possible.
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