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Hawaiians, Maoris ofNew Zealand, the Aborigines ofAustralia and many
other cultures were conquered by gunpowder.
Only a hundred years ago, the automobile and the airplane replaced the
horse.Again, both new forms ofleverage were used for peacetime purposes
and for warfare. Today,the countries that control the world'ssupplies ofoil
have leverage over much ofthe world.
Radio, television, telephone, this computer I am writing on and the
World Wide Web are all forms of leverage. Each new breakthrough adds
more wealth and power to those who have the accessand the training to use
these leveraged tools.
If you want to become rich and not be a victim ofglobal changes, it is
important that you develop the greatest lever ofall: your mind. Ifyou want
to be rich and keep your wealth, your mind - your financial education -
is your greatest lever ofall.
Donald and I both had the advantage of having rich dads who
introduced us to the world of money. But all our rich dads could do was
introduce us.We stillhad to do our part. We still had to study, learn, practice,
correct and grow. Just as the father and mother in the cave taught their
children to start a fire and use a spear, we had rich dads who taught us how
to use money and our minds to become rich.
I can hear some ofyou saying, "But I don't have a rich dad. I wasn't born
into money. I don't have a good education."This type ofthinking may be the
reason why your chances for attaining and, more importantly, keeping great
wealth are slim. Yourchances may be slim becauseyou are usingyour greatest
asset,your mind, against yourself You are using your mind to make excuses
rather than to make money. Remember, your mind is your greatest lever.
But all levers can work in two directions - for good or bad.Just as debt can
be used to make you rich, debt can be used to make you poor.
I did not have a great education, nor was I born into a rich family. The
one thing I did have was a rich dad who taught me to use my mind to make
money ... and not to make excuses. Rich dad hated excuses. He used to say,
"Excuses are a dime a dozen. That's why unsuccessful people have so many
excuses." He would also say, "Ifyou cannot control your mind, you cannot

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