How Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad Can Help You Succeed In Life
I ran the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon Today in Anaheim California. While I was running I saw a sign on a local business that said “You Can Get All A’s And Still Flunk Life.” So I decided to take a picture with my Iphone and Write a blog post about my thoughts on this sign.
While I was thinking more about it, I was thinking about our school systems and how they educate us to get good grades so that you can go to a good college to get a high paying secure job. However, they don’t educate us on the concept of Money and how to have a successful career or business.
Of course some people go to school, get straight A’s in advanced courses like Calculus and Physics, but can’t balance a checkbook or have success in their career or in business later in their life. That is why many people are struggling with their finances. The average credit card debt is around $10,000. Many people see their home as an investment when it is actually a liability. Only a small percentage of people will have enough money to retire at age 65.
We could blame our school systems for this or take upon it ourselves to learn How to Manage money and become successful business owners. A great book that you can start with is Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad.
In Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki had two fathers. A Rich One and a Poor One. The poor one was highly educated and intelligent. He had a Ph.D. and completed four years of undergraduate work in less than two years. The Rich father never completed the 8th grade.
One Believed in a company and government taking care you you and your needs. The other believed in total self reliance. One Dad Struggled to save a few dollars. The other simply created investments.
Throughout the book, Kiysaki will teach you the following:
-Why You Shouldn’t Work for Money, but have money work for you
-Why Financial Literacy should be taught and why you should learn it
-Why the Rich Pay Less in Taxes
-Why You should not work for money, but work to learn
You can get Rich Dad Poor Dad at your local Bookstore or at Amazon.com. It will be one of the best investments you will make for your financial education that will help you to have success in life.
To Your Success,
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Agreed, that is a great book. I like the “All A’s Flunk Life thing. Have you ever heard the adage, “A students work for B students, who work for the guy who flunked out of college.” …or something like that. Obviously that isn’t an exact science, but the wealthiest people I know aren’t there because of their grades. Good one Ted.
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Reading “Rich Dad Poor Dad” should be a requirement in school along with “The Business of the 21st Century.” Good points Ted.
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Hello Ted, Great article, As you point out our schools are run by people that are educated beyond there intelligence. Thanks, Andrew Gallop
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Thanks Andrew for your great feedback. Schools are run by people who are book smart and not by people who are street smart and that is why our school systems are a mess.
Love this write and love Robert Kiyosaki.
I always have said if we start young children on the path of Rich Dad Poor Dad we would not be in the economic situation we are in today!
Thanks for your comment and feedback Maggie. It is easier to start learning this when you are younger than when you are older.
The school system is broken and needs some serious regrouping. Don’t know if it will happen, but I would love to see kids learn more “real world” stuff to better prepare them when they become adults living on their own. How about classes on communication. Entrepreneurship, and even networking?
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Thanks Mike For Your Comment and Feedback. I agree that the school system needs serious regrouping.
Who want’s to get A’s? Getting an A is such freekin’ lie that we need to congratulate them and then tell them that there is more to life than making the grade. I wish someone would have showed me “how to” apply all my God given talents, instead of me feeling like a heal when I didn’t. Don’t get me wrong, my parents never pushed the whole get an ‘A’ thing. They did their best too. But Rich Dad, Poor Dad should be required reading for life, forget school it is an institution to keep people in an employee mentality.
Great post Ted! and thanks for letting me rant.
Robbie Johnnson
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Hi Robbie and Thanks for your comment about this blog post. I agree. Our Schools systems tend to ruin people by teaching them how to be employees their whole life instead of business owners.
Ted, Great job the way you tied that saying on the sign you ran past into this post! I have read “Rich Dad Poor Dad” several times, and absolutely love the book. In fact I made my 3 kids read it. It’s so true that you can get all A’s in school, and even get a Phd, but still flunk life.
Hey, Great blog you have here, and thanks for the great post!
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Hi Ted,
Well done on doing the Disney Half. I’m currently in training for some testing running events too. It’s both true and ironic what you say. A mathematical genius can still mismanage a household’s finances and that doesn’t get taught in school..
I have Rich Dad Poor here and it’s next in the queue. Thanks for avoiding spoilers!
Regards,
Andrew
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Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Have a great day.
Ted
Hi Ted,
This is one of the best blogs in our group. Simple to the point and right on…look forward to the next time…thanks rebecca
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Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for the great compliment! How you are having a wonderful day.
Ted
Ted, I enjoyed reading your blog post. When it comes to being a “Marketer” mind set is everything. Reading Robert K, books change my life and the way I think. Keep up the good work. What do you think of Mobile Marketing? How will it change how we do business online?
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Hey Ted great post. I love Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad. In fact it’s one of the reasons I just rent great vacation homes and use my money more wisely for other investments. Your right about our school system and we just have one choice and that’s to teach our kids those principles at home.
Michael
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Since 2004 I have read Rich dad poor dad countless time and ideas I got from that book helped me a lot in my own busniess.
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very well said! i haven’t finished the book yet but so far my interest is growing with every page. thanks for the post!
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I was able to read this and boy,it was inspiring..I am currently living the lesson that I learn from this book and will definitely share to my kids once they are able to grasp the concept of money..
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That sell books like hotcake in the bookshop. But I heard somebody on the tube making Rich dad poor dad as his guide to his success
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Oh! great book!! where could i buy a copy of that book?! i am an avid book-reader!! a bookworm, you could say. Please tell me is it sold online?! i’m really interested sir! i think, because of what you have said, the book has some great insights in it!! thanks for sharing it!! great post!!
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i believe that with this kind of posts, people will become more successful.. i really haven’t read rich dad poor dad but i feel that it’s really something great and that i need to read it as soon as possible
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I told my cousin to buy me that book since I live in a remote place in our city and she goes to school there but to my dismay every time she come home every Saturday she would often tell me that it sells like hotcake in the bookstore. I am really intrigued by that book. I am opening up a new business venture and my friend told me, she made the book as her guide.
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I have watch on our local television about a man who succeed by just following what Robert talked about in his book.
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