Robert Kiyosaki is an investor, author, and motivational speaker. You probably have heard of his Rich Dad Poor Dad books.
Here are some of my favorite Robert Kiyosaki quotes:
- Your business revolves around your asset column, as opposed to your income column. The rich focus on their asset columns while the poor and middle class focus on their income columns
- Remember to dream big, think long-term, underachieve on a daily basis, and take baby steps. That is the key to long-term success
- You need to understand the difference between an asset and a liability. An asset puts money in your pocket and a liability takes money from your pocket. The rich understand the difference and buy assets, not liabilities
- Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow
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 - Your mentors in life are important, so choose them wisely
The only difference between a rich person and poor person is how they use their time - Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. They’re both important and schools are forgetting one of them
- The poor, the unsuccessful, the unhappy, the unhealthy are the ones who use the word tomorrow the most
- Most people never get wealthy simply because they are not trained financially to recognize opportunities right in front of them. The rich have learned to recognize opportunities as well as how to create them
- The rich invent money
- Tomorrows only exist in the minds of dreamers and losers
- Inside of every problem lies an opportunity
- Remember, your mind is your greatest asset, so be careful what you put into it
- Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you
- If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there
- Today is the word for winners and tomorrow is the word for losers
- When people are lame, they love to blame
- He said, ‘Raise your price. Make it ridiculous. ‘That would make people perceive it as a value
- Great opportunities are not seen with your eyes. They are seen with your mind
- The poor and middle class work for money. The rich have money work for them
- You have to be smart. The easy days are over
The last one is my favorite of this batch of quotes.
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Words of Wisdom: Robert Kiyosaki
I have learned many lessons as a result of reading Robert Kiyosakis books.
These are just a few I would like to share with you. But bare in mind, these principles may throw everything you may have learned out the door.
Lesson #1: Your house is a liability, not an asset.
Lesson #2: Leverage is the reason some people are rich and others do not become rich. And most people do not become rich because they fear the power of leverage. And the most powerful leverage in the world is your MIND.
The poor and middle class have a hard time getting rich because they try to use their own money to get rich. If you want to get rich you have to learn to use others money…not your own.
Lesson #3: Good debt makes you rich, bad debt makes you poor.
Lesson #4: The choice of words you use will make you rich or poor. Words are powerful tools…tools for the brain. It does not take money to make money. “Getting rich begins with your words and words are free.â€
Poor people say ‘I can’t afford it’ more often than rich people. Your words become flesh.â€Poor people use poor words create poor peopleâ€.
Lesson #5: The problem with having a job is that it gets in the way of getting rich.
Lesson #6: The biggest challenge you have is to challenge your own self-doubt and your laziness. If you want to change what you are you must take on your self doubt and your laziness. It is your self doubt and laziness that deny you the life you want,â€. If you will take on your self-doubt and your laziness, you will find the door to your freedom.â€
Lesson #7: It is your “Why†that gives you the power to do the how to. Instead of looking inside of themselves to find a ‘why’ they want to become rich, most people look for the easy road to wealth, and the problem with the easy road is that the easy road usually ends in a dead end.
Lesson #8: Unless someone has a passion for something, it is difficult to accomplish anything. Rich Dad used to say. “If you want something, be passionate. Passion gives energy to your life. Passion gives energy to your life.
Lesson #9: Take at least 1 hour each month to reflect on your life. Taking the time to reflect on Robert Kiyosaki life raised the following ideas.
1. What he thought was important was not that important.
2. What was important was where he was at, not where he was going.
3. There is no one more important than the person in front of you at that moment. Take that moment to be with him or her.
4. Time is precious., dont waste it…appreciate it.
5. Sometimes stopping for a moment is harder than staying busy.
Lesson #10: A high paying job without ‘Financial Education’ often means the person gets deeper in debt faster than someone with a low -paying job. That is not too intelligent.
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10 “Retire Young, Retire RICH†Lessons
