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A lot of people are afraid of the risk or the study time involved in
learning about investing. Robert does a good job explaining the
different approaches one can take when thinking about how to handle
money. Rich Dad Poor Dad hasn't been a fluke as a success. There's
a reason it's been monumentally successful worldwide, and that's
because he takes the time to explain these things.
An investor takes big steps into the bank and big steps out of the
bank. A saver takes big steps in and small steps out. That's a visual
I've always had about the difference between investing and saving.
The power of the saver's saved money has been diminished.
Investorsare visionaries in somerespects - they look beyond the
present. They look into the future. If they are clear-sighted in that
way, those steps into and out of the bank aren't so scary - they're
based on the confidence that the risk involved will be good for
everyone. They will be seeing everyone coming out winners.
I rarely feel the need to convince people that my ideas are good,
because I wouldn't be speakingwith them to begin with if I felt I had
to convince them. I let them know - versus convincing them - that
what I am proposing will benefit everyone. I don't go into deals
without having those basic bases covered. Even when I was first
starting out, I could see the results so clearly that a "done deal"
feeling would pervade my thoughts and actions.
Money is like talent. It doesn't do much good if you keep it to
yourself. It has to be developed. It has to be nurtured. It has to be
used properly. It takes time, work and patience. There are many
gifted people who will never be discovered because they've never
been developed. It's also like a potentially great idea that is never
given a chance because the owner of the idea chooses not to give it
enough thought, or worse, any thought at all.
Investing requires responsibility, an ongoing responsibility. Saving
doesn't. Investingisn't for everyone, but it's like any skill- once yoU
try it and learn about the results, it can be surprisingly exciting. I can
hear it now, "Investing is exciting?" When I hear that reaction, I know

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