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Carolyn Smagalski
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Robert Kiyosaki, author of the Rich Dad Series of
books, talks frankly about his experiences as a young
entrepreneur during his quest for success. In Cashflow
Quadrant - Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom, Kiyosaki
brilliantly enumerates and analyzes the steps toward financial
freedom, including the mindset that must be adopted if one is
to achieve enduring success.
He relates a tale that leads to his "Rich Dad's" sage advice:
"Remember that anything important cannot really be learned in
the classroom. It must be learned through the exercise of
taking action, making mistakes, and then correcting them.
That is when wisdom sets in."
 Kiyosaki explores such complex areas as financial quadrants,
business systems, levels of investors, and steps toward the
"financial fast track." He stresses the importance of the
words we use, and the necessity to increase our knowledge of
those words if we are to attain the upper levels associated
with higher financial flexibility.
There is no question that financial freedom is largely a
state-of-mind. It begins to occur when you discover, in your
own way, the wealth available to you when you give the world
your talents. When you do the thing that you love. When you
cast fear aside and become impermeable to the criticisms of
others.
It is then that you will taste freedom!
What have you done in your life that totally ripped you apart
in the moment, but has now become an archive of your guts and
willingness to take action? Perhaps it was a day that was
overly packed with responsibilities that seemed to overwhelm
your spirit. Perhaps it was bombing a speech in a roomful of
analytical personalities who you couldn't seem to connect
with. Or, if you are a surgeon, doing a vasectomy instead of
an appendectomy! (Okay, I got a bit carried away!)
Whatever it was, you have it in your knowledge bank. You can
ignore it, evaluate the circumstances, change the outcome, or
have a good laugh. But you own it, to learn from, taking you
one step closer to the freedom to make successful choices in
your life.
Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, said, ""Look at a day
when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day
when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had
everything to do, and you've done it." These are strong
words, coming from a lady who seized opportunity as it rolled
her way, impervious to criticism, and willing to forge ahead
in a man's privileged world of free enterprise and capitalism.
She did it one small step at a time, giving attention to the
details, studying the problems, and presenting solutions.
This tactic yielded her enormous success in the ensuing
decades. "Be satisfied with success in even the smallest
matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle," wrote
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.
Dwight David Eisenhower continues the dialogue, "Unless each
day can be looked back upon by an individual as one in which
he has had some fun, some joy, some real satisfaction, that
day is a loss."
Forge ahead with your challenges and opportunities. Demand
growth from yourself. Increase your vocabulary. Extend your
abilities and commit yourself to ongoing advancement toward
your goals.
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