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Level: 7 A

Date: 09/05/14

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SPEAKING 2

Robert Kiyosaki

Robert Kiyosaki is a fourth-generation Japanese-American who grew up in Hawaii. He

joined the Marine Corps after graduating from college in New York, and went to Vietnam
as an officer and helicopter gunship pilot. After the war, Robert went to work for the Xerox
Corporation and in 1977 started a company that brought the first nylon Velcro surfer
wallets to market. Feeling that he had something important to teach, Robert founded a
new company in 1985 to teach business and investing to tens of thousands of students
throughout the world.
At the age of 47 Robert retired from his business to devote time to writing, and in 1997
published the #1 New York Times best seller, Rich Dad Poor Dad. Soon afterward he
wrote Rich Dad’s Cashflow Quadrant, Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing, and Rich Kid Smart
Kid.
All the books have been on the best-seller lists of the Wall Street Journal, Business Week,
New York Times, E-Trade.com, and other distinguished lists. Robert also created
educational board games to teach individuals the same financial strategies his rich dad
spent years teaching him… strategies that helped him retire at the age of 47.
Robert Kiyosaki’s goal is to give people information that will help them make their money
work hard for them, rather than simply working hard for money.

Thinking
“The main reason people struggle financially is
because they have spent years in school but
learned nothing about money.”

“It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it's what you whisper to
yourself that has the most power!” 

“In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if
you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn
to walk by falling down. If we never fell down, we would never walk.” 

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success.
People who avoid failure also avoid success.” 

“You’re only poor if you give up. The most important thing is that you did something. Most
people only talk and dream of getting rich. You’ve done something.” 

“The love of money is the root of all evil."

The lack of money is the root of all evil.” 

“As I said, I wish I could say it was easy. It wasn't, but it wasn't hard either. But without a
strong reason or purpose, anything in life is hard. ” 

“The power of "can't": The word "can't" makes strong people weak, blinds people who can
see, saddens happy people, turns brave people into cowards, robs a genius of their
brilliance, causes rich people to think poorly, and limits the achievements of that great
person living inside us all.” 

“It is said that the fear of public speaking is a fear greater than death for most people.
According to psychiatrists, the fear of public speaking is caused by the fear of ostracism,
the fear of standing out, the fear of criticism, the fear of ridicule, the fear of being an
outcast. THE FEAR OF BEING DIFFERENT PREVENTS MOST PEOPLE FROM
SEEKING NEW WAYS TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS.” 

“I am concerned that too many people are focused too much on money and not on their
greatest wealth, which is their education. If people are prepared to be flexible, keep an
open mind and learn, they will grow richer and richer through the changes. If they think
money will solve the problems, I am afraid those people will have a rough ride. Intelligence
solves problems and produces money. Money without financial intelligence is money soon
gone.” 

“If you realize that you're the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and
grow wiser. Don't blame other people for your problems.” 
“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.” 

“..to know a little about a lot.” 

“...Stop blaming me, thinking I'm the problem. If you think I'm the problem, then you have
to change me. If you realize that you're the problem, then you can change yourself, learn
something and grow wiser. Most people want everyone else in the world to change
themselves. Let me tell you, it's easier to change yourself than everyone else.” 

“There are those who make things happen, there are those who watch things happen and
there are those who say 'what happened?” 

“FOCUS - Follow One Course Until Successful” 

“What do you think about me is not my business the important thing is what I think about
myself ...” 

“Success is a poor teacher” 

“Whenever you feel ‘short’ or in ‘need’ of something, give what you want first and it will
come back in buckets. That is true for money, a smile, love, friendship. I know it is often
the last thing a person may want to do, but it has always worked for me. I just trust that the
principle of reciprocity is true, and I give what I want.” 

“Intelligence solves problems & produces money.Money without financial intelligence is

money soon gone.” 

“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your
dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way” 

“Money is just an idea.” 

“Just know that it’s fear that keeps most people working at a job. The fear of not paying
their bills. The fear of being fired. The fear of not having enough money. the fear of starting
over.
That’s the price of studying to learn a profession or trade, and then working for money.
Most people become a slave to money… and then get angry at their boss.” 

“We all have tremendous potential, and we all are blessed with gifts. Yet, the one thing
that holds all of us back is some degree of self-doubt. It is not so much the lack of
technical information that holds us back, but more the lack of self-confidence.” 

“At the point the money hits your hands, you have the power to determine your financial
future.”