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ofmy apprenticeship at sea, I sailed into
Papaete, Tahiti, drank beer and went out
... I realized that with one ofthe most beautiful women I

combat was the have ever met. She was the weather girl
on television and a candidate for Miss
ultimate test of will
Tahiti. My dreams had come true.
and training. There The second reason I went to the
was no second place academy was because my dad did not

and the winner was have the money to send me to college.
He said to me, "The day you graduate,
the one who was the
you are on your own." And I was. Going
mostprepared. to the academy meant I had a full

scholarship, room, board and clothing
I changed my allowance, and reimbursement for
thoughts to;;,"Combat travel. On top of that, we were paid a
is not ri~~Y. Bei~g small (and I do mean small) salary each

month.
unprepared is risky."
The third, and probably the most
I've cometo realize important reason, was for the discipline.
that entrepreneurship As a kid in high school, I was often

is not risky. Being surfing more than attending class. Even
after my dad, the head of education,
unprepared is risky.
caught me, I still found it impossible not
to cut classeswhen the surfwas big.
-Robert T. Kiyosaki
I knew I needed the discipline. If I
had attended the University ofHawaii, I
never would have finished school.
At the academy, I learned discipline ... the hard way. Punishment came
often, and it was severe. Academics were tougher than I had expected.
Without a strict military system, I would never have graduated.
I also learned to follow and give orders. In other words, I learned
leadership. When you look at the CASHFLOW Quadrant, you can see that
leadership is essential for success in the B quadrant.After three years ofhard

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