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CHAPTER ONE
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Strength of Character
“Life is like a grindstone. Whether it grinds you down or
polishes you up depends on what you’re made of.”
– Anonymous
Turning Bad Luck into Good Luck
Robert Kiyosaki
In early 2000, I was in the Australian outback, far from civilization, on
vacation with some friends, roughing it in one of the most beautiful parts
of the world. It had taken me nearly a week to get to the remote campsite
in Australia.
One evening, my satellite phone rang. It was my wife Kim, who was back
home in Phoenix.
“Guess what?” she asked excitedly. “Oprah’s producer called, and Oprah
wants you on her program in Chicago.”
“That’s great,” I replied. “But why me?”
“She wants to talk about your story and your book, Rich Dad Poor Dad.”
“That’s good,” I said. “Keep me posted.”
“She wants you on her program in a few days.”
“In a few days?” I moaned. “I just got here. Do you know how long it took
me? Two days of flying and almost four days of driving. Can’t we
schedule it for a later date?”
“No. We’ve worked really hard to answer all their questions. The producer
even called rich dad’s son to verify that the story of your two dads was
