I gained a great deal from the valuable advice in *Rich Dad Poor Dad*, which I’ve just finished reading. Curious about the author, I looked into his life story.

Robert Kiyosaki, and found it worth writing about.

Robert Kiyosaki is an American entrepreneur specializing in personal development. Born in 1947 to Japanese parents, he was among those who moved to the island of Hawaii. His

book *Rich Dad Poor Dad* became a bestseller, according to *The New York Times*.

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In his books, he said that he served as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War with the U.S. Marine Corps until 1975, when he left and took a job at a sales company.

…to sell printing machines. Dissatisfied with working for others in a job he feared would trap him for the rest of his life, he founded an import company while still employed, bringing in

and selling wallets. The business initially brought in good returns, prompting him to resign from his job. But its revenue soon began to decline steadily, until…

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Even after losing both his job and his company, “Kiyosaki” refused to give up. He decided to shake off the gloom of failure and look for another venture. Given his experience, he رجل مبيعات chose this

time to sell cotton T-shirts featuring the logos, names, and images of famous teams and personalities. But success eluded him once again, and his losses came faster…

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“Robert Kiyosaki” was deeply disillusioned with his private business ventures, so he looked for a government job but was unsuccessful. His struggles were compounded by what happened to his father, who…

He lost his job after competing with his boss at work and was barred from working in any government job. As a result, he was left unemployed in his later years, which added to

the hardship faced by the entire family.

During this period, Robert Kiyosaki followed the career of American Marshall Thurber, an eloquent speaker on personal finance and investing

and a personal development lecturer who ran courses and delivered talks attended by large audiences.

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Inspired, Robert founded an educational company focused on teaching people how to earn and invest money wisely, and how to start and grow businesses. In its

first year, the company faced many difficulties and entered bankruptcy protection under U.S. law, but it managed to overcome these

stage, turn a profit, and then began to grow and expand.

Over the next nine years, Robert traveled to countries around the world, giving lectures and teaching people ways to achieve financial freedom. During this

work—which he loved and enjoyed—the threads of his larger project began to take shape. He started compiling the advice and experiences he had gathered over the years and turning them into a book

which he decided to call *Rich Dad Poor Dad*.

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Here, I share a summary of Robert Kiyosaki’s experience, as he recounted it in an interview with London Real—a treasure trove for entrepreneurs:

— “My success is spiritual, not financial.”

“I don’t believe in giving money to poor people. I believe in giving them knowledge and showing them how to become wealthy. Giving money without knowledge doesn’t solve poverty—it creates more of it.”

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“If you want to succeed, don’t tell people everything you know.”

“I learned not to settle for a salary alone, because at that point my mind would be programmed to think only like an employee. That’s where many people fall into the trap of a job that can hold them captive.”

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“All my life, I’ve been searching for financial freedom and distinction instead of simply waiting for a paycheck at the end of each month.”

“The moment you accept a salary, your brain dies.”

“The moments when you’re hungry and in pain, and know there’s no paycheck waiting for you at the end of the month, are the moments that drive you to think of ways to make money.”

and invest it to work for you.”

– “Governments benefit from entrepreneurs, not employees.”

– “I don’t need a limited salary that arrives at the end of every month, only to wait for a pension with pity. I don’t want the government to take care of me; I want to feel that I am

responsible for the community around me.”

– “Knowledge is what gives you the power to imagine and take action. What most people lack is real business knowledge, such as accounting, taxes, debt, assets,

profits, and investing. Unfortunately, none of this is taught in schools.”

— “Life is full of false teachers who don’t practice what they teach. You must choose your teachers in life very carefully and make sure that they first practice

what they teach others.”

— “A poor person will remain poor for their entire life unless they change their mindset and gain knowledge.”

— “It saddens me to see hatred and resentment spreading because people have drifted away from spirituality and beneficial practices—such as yoga and meditation—which people need to learn.”

— The only condition that enables people to grow is living through emergencies and hardship. I personally have faced financial ruin several times, as well as betrayal

and theft—experiences that shaped me into who I am today.”

“Anyone who fears making mistakes—as they teach us in schools—will never grow. Only those who make mistakes learn. Teaching students not to make mistakes and not to ask for help is the greatest crime schools can commit.”

“Anyone who fears making mistakes—as they teach us in schools—will never grow. Only those who make mistakes learn. Teaching students not to make mistakes and not to ask for help is the greatest crime schools can commit.”

“The world of finance and business is a big game involving accountants, speculators, and politicians. My advice to young people is to learn how to play alongside all of them. Business is better than settling for a limited job.”

“The world of finance and business is a big game involving accountants, speculators, and politicians. My advice to young people is to learn how to play alongside all of them. Business is better than settling for a limited job.”