If I had stayed in the Marines or had gone to fly forthe airlines, I would never have found my life's path.Had I continued on as a ship's officer or become an airline pilot, I would never IfI had made a career sailing for Standard Oil on their oil tankers, I would neverhave found my life's path. Ispent four years in military school, studying and training to be a ship's officer. Your path is not your profession, how muchmoney you make, your title, or your successes and failures.Finding your path means finding out what you were put here on this earth to do.What is your life's purpose? Why were you given this gift called life?Ěnd whatis the gift you give back to life?Looking back, I know going to school was not about finding my life's path. The onlybooks ahead of it are The Joy of Sex and The Road Less Traveled.Ědding onemore irony, Rich Dad Poor Dad and my CASHFLOW board game are a bookand a game about accounting, another subject I struggled with.So what does this have to do with the question: \"What is your goal in life?\"The answer is found in the simple, yet profound, statement by a Vietnamesemonk, Thich Naht Hahn: \"The path is the goal.\" In other words, finding yourpath in life is your goal in life. Mybook, Rich Dad Poor Dad, was on the New York Times bestsellers list for overseven years and is one of the top three bestselling books in the U.S. Although I failedEnglish twice because I could not write, today I am best known as an author. Ipersonally teach around the world because I love teaching. Although I disliked school, today I own an education company. I did not want to be a writerbecause I failedĞnglish twice.Ěnd I dropped out of my MBA program becauseI could not stand accounting.Ironically, now that I have grown up, I have become everything I never wantedto become. I did notwant to be a teacher because I did not like school. I wanted to be a marine biologist, an astronaut,a Marine, a ship's officer, a pilot, and a professional football player.I was fortunate enough to achieve three of those goals: a MarineĜorps officer, aship's officer, and a pilot.I knew I did not want to become a teacher, a writer, or an accountant. If it sounded excitingand glamorous, I wanted to do it. Preface WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S GOAL?\"What do you want to be when you grow up?\" That is a question most of us havebeen asked.I had many interests as a kid, and it was easy to choose. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe phenomenal success of Richĝad Poorĝad has brought us millions of newfriends from all over the world.Their kind words and friendship-and their amazing stories of perseverance,passion and success in applying the Richĝad principles in their lives-inspiredus to write this book:Richĝad'sĜASHFLOW QuadrantGuide toğinancialğreedomSo to our friends, old and new, for their enthusiastic support beyond our wildest These changes have affected, and will continue toaffect, those in the I (Investor) quadrant and have fueled Robert's decision toupdate an important section in this book-Chapter Five: The Five Levels ofInvestors. Many skeptics have become believers.In preparing the 2011 edition of Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant, Robertrealized two things: that his message and teachings have withstood the test oftime, and that the investment landscape, the world in which investors operate,has changed dramatically. Today, in the wake of the subprime fiasco, record homeforeclosures, and a global economic meltdown that is still raging, his wordsseem not only prophetic, but enlightened. In 2006, Robert joined forces with DonaldTrump to write Why We Want You Toěe Rich, a book inspired by their concernfor the shrinking middle class inĚmerica.Robert continues to be a passionate advocate for the importance and power offinancial education. Fourteen years ago,Robert Kiyosaki challenged conventional wisdom with his bold statement that\"your house is not an asset.\" His contrarian views on money and investing weremet with skepticism, criticism, and outrage.In 2002, Robert's book, Rich Dad's Prophecy, advised that we prepare for anupcoming financial market crash. My rich dad used to say, \"You can never have true freedom without financial freedom.\" He would go on to say, \"Freedom may be free, but it has a price.\" This book is dedicated to those who are willing to pay the price.Editor's NoteThe Times TheyĚreĚ-Changin'There have been many changes in our economy and the investing landscapesince Rich Dad Poor Dad was first published in 1997.
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