It's a good bet that, throughout your life, you have received nuggets of financial wisdom from a variety of individuals in positions of authority-- your parents, teachers, et cetera. But think back, and consider how many of these people who taught you how to handle your money were actually rich. The truth is that if you're going to be rich, you should take advice from someone who's already struck it rich.
In the words of Robert Kiyosaki of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" fame, "It doesn't take money to make money. I often hear people say it takes money to make money. I disagree. We had no money when we started and we were also in debt. It also doesn't take a formal education."
Kiyosaki proceeded to cite the case of Bill Gates: the Microsoft mogul never actually graduated from college, but did that keep him from making his fortune? No way! Diplomas are nice, but they don't reliably add up to more money.
Robert Kiyosaki claims that to become wealthy, you simply need to be a quick learner, with enthusiasm about reaching your goals. The other part of the puzzle is to know where you're at right now in relation to money, and how you will have to change your attitude about money to prosper in the future. This is where Kiyosaki's Cash Flow Quadrant comes in.
The diagram entitled the Cash Flow Quadrant represents one of the most important lessons that Robert Kiyosaki learned from his Rich Dad. It comprises a square split into quarters, which represent the four ways in which individuals can relate to money: as n Employee, a Self-Employed individual, a Businessperson, or an Investor. The diagram serves to demonstrate that a person's behavior with money is intertwined with his or her upbringing, innate personality, and perspective on the world at large.
When Kiyosaki says you need to be willing to learn quickly, he doesn't mean go back to school to improve your job skills. He means you should learn about investing, preferably investing in real estate. The rich dad on whom he based his books was a real estate investor. You can get rich investing in real estate because everything else depends on it. At the beginning of his book Cash Flow Quadrant, he pointed out how so many of Hawaii's businesses were sitting atop real estate that his rich dad owned.
But don't worry-- learning about real estate doesn't mean that you have to learn every minute detail that goes into the buying and selling of property; in reality, there are plenty of people willing to take on the technical aspects of investing for you. You just need to think like a businessperson in choosing the individuals with whom you surround yourself.
It is crucial to make the distinction between thinking like a self-employed person and thinking like a businessperson. A self-employed individual, who simply own his or her job, not any sort of business, must be must be present and involved in his or her work to earn a livelihood. The mark of a businessperson, on the other hand, is that he or she can leave town for extended periods of time without having to worry about losing money, because the important functions of the business have been delegated to capable individuals.
However you decide to do it, learning the nuts and bolts of real estate investing yourself or by hiring a qualified person to advise you, it is definitely time for you to move to the I quadrant; that is, if being rich is something you'd like to consider. - 15224
In the words of Robert Kiyosaki of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" fame, "It doesn't take money to make money. I often hear people say it takes money to make money. I disagree. We had no money when we started and we were also in debt. It also doesn't take a formal education."
Kiyosaki proceeded to cite the case of Bill Gates: the Microsoft mogul never actually graduated from college, but did that keep him from making his fortune? No way! Diplomas are nice, but they don't reliably add up to more money.
Robert Kiyosaki claims that to become wealthy, you simply need to be a quick learner, with enthusiasm about reaching your goals. The other part of the puzzle is to know where you're at right now in relation to money, and how you will have to change your attitude about money to prosper in the future. This is where Kiyosaki's Cash Flow Quadrant comes in.
The diagram entitled the Cash Flow Quadrant represents one of the most important lessons that Robert Kiyosaki learned from his Rich Dad. It comprises a square split into quarters, which represent the four ways in which individuals can relate to money: as n Employee, a Self-Employed individual, a Businessperson, or an Investor. The diagram serves to demonstrate that a person's behavior with money is intertwined with his or her upbringing, innate personality, and perspective on the world at large.
When Kiyosaki says you need to be willing to learn quickly, he doesn't mean go back to school to improve your job skills. He means you should learn about investing, preferably investing in real estate. The rich dad on whom he based his books was a real estate investor. You can get rich investing in real estate because everything else depends on it. At the beginning of his book Cash Flow Quadrant, he pointed out how so many of Hawaii's businesses were sitting atop real estate that his rich dad owned.
But don't worry-- learning about real estate doesn't mean that you have to learn every minute detail that goes into the buying and selling of property; in reality, there are plenty of people willing to take on the technical aspects of investing for you. You just need to think like a businessperson in choosing the individuals with whom you surround yourself.
It is crucial to make the distinction between thinking like a self-employed person and thinking like a businessperson. A self-employed individual, who simply own his or her job, not any sort of business, must be must be present and involved in his or her work to earn a livelihood. The mark of a businessperson, on the other hand, is that he or she can leave town for extended periods of time without having to worry about losing money, because the important functions of the business have been delegated to capable individuals.
However you decide to do it, learning the nuts and bolts of real estate investing yourself or by hiring a qualified person to advise you, it is definitely time for you to move to the I quadrant; that is, if being rich is something you'd like to consider. - 15224
About the Author:
Alexandria P. Anderson is a licensed Minnesota Realtor that helps people to find and purchase Richfield Condos and other Homes in Richfield, MN.
