Rich Dad, Poor Dad

who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past.
get out there and get rich." To which the lazy mind says, "Rich people are
greedy. Besides it's too much bother.
It's not safe. I might lose money. I'm working hard enough as it is.
I've got too much to do at work anyway. Look at what I have to do tonight. My
boss wants it finished by the morning."
"I can't afford it" also brings up sadness. A helplessness that leads to '
despondency and often depression. "Apathy" is another word. "How can I afford
it?" opens up possibilities, excitement and dreams. So rich dad , was not so
concerned about what you wanted to buy, but that "How can 'f j I afford it?"
created a stronger mind and a dynamic spirit.
Thus, he rarely gave Mike or me anything. Instead he would ask, "How can
you afford it?" and that included college, which we paid for ourselves. It was
not the goal but the process of attaining the goal we desired that he wanted us
to learn. The problem I sense today is that there are millions of people who
feel guilty about their greed. It's an old conditioning from their childhood.
Their desire to have the finer things that life offers. Most have been
conditioned subconsciously to say, "You can't have that," or ;
"You'll never afford that."
When I decided to exit the rat race, it was simply a question. "How can I
afford to never work again?" And my mind began to kick out answers and solutions.
The hardest part was fighting my real parents' dogma of "We can't afford that."
Or "Stop thinking only about yourself." Or "Why don't you think about others?"
and other such words designed to instill guilt to suppress my greed.
So how do you beat laziness? The answer is a little greed. It's that
radio station WII-FM, which stands for "What's In It-For Me?" A person needs to
sit down and ask, "What's in it for me if I'm healthy, sexy and good looking?"
Or "What would my life be like if I never had to work again?" Or "What would I
do if I had all the money I needed?" Without that little greed, the desire to
have something better, progress is not made. Our world progresses because we all
desire a better life. New inventions are made because we desire something
better. We go to school and study hard because we want something better. So
whenever you find yourself avoiding something you know you should be doing, then
the only thing to ask yourself is "What's in it for me?" Be a little greedy.
It's the best cure for laziness.
Too much greed, however, as anything in excess can be, is not good. But
just remember what Michael Douglas said in the movie Wall Street. "Greed is
good." Rich dad said it differently: "Guilt is worse than greed.