Few people realize that luck is created.
— Robert Kiyosaki
The rich continue to get rich the same way they always have - by understanding how money works and making their money work for them.
If I lost my job, I'd get a job at McDonald's.
So the Marine Corps really did teach me to conquer fear, and then to go for higher causes, higher purposes.
That's correct, I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn't write.
Confidence comes from discipline and training.
I would say raising capital is one of the weakest things for most entrepreneurs.
The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.
I still consider myself a little, fat kid from Hawaii.
Inside of every problem lies an opportunity.
I have a problem with too much money. I can't reinvest it fast enough, and because I reinvest it, more money comes in. Yes, the rich do get richer.
I've had all six of my books reach the New York Times bestseller list, which is especially rewarding seeing as I flunked out of high school twice because I couldn't write. It just goes to show you that we learn from our mistakes.
Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried and true means of building an individual's cash flow and wealth.
It's time to start thinking differently about money and debt and start the healing process - and the process toward wealth and freedom. 'Freedom from Bad Debt' can get you started.
If you're working for a good company and you're happy there, and you're being compensated accordingly, and your work satisfies you, you should stay there.
I mean, Hawaii is beautiful, but the world is full of beautiful places.
When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.
As a young kid, I really wanted to be rich.
If you can ask a young man to give his life for his country, you can lead people.
If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.
When people are lame, they love to blame.
We go to school to learn to work hard for money. I write books and create products that teach people how to have money work hard for them.
Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. They're both important and schools are forgetting one of them.
People say 'I want to be rich'. The question is, 'Are you willing to do what it takes?'
Millions of Americans and people around the world, especially young people who face intense financial challenges today, haven't been taught how to take control of their financial future.
When I started my last business, I didn't receive a paycheck for 13 months. The average person can't handle that pressure.
I worked for Xerox for 4 years and after that I knew I was never going to be a corporate person. It wasn't my environment.
I've actually taken companies public, I've actually busted companies, I've actually gone broke.
Quitting is the easiest thing to do.
Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam.
In military school, on day one you must memorize the mission of the Merchant Marine Academy.
A game is like a mirror that allows you to look at yourself.
You have to be smart. The easy days are over.
Money is kind of a base subject. Like water, food, air and housing, it affects everything yet for some reason the world of academics thinks it's a subject below their social standing.
A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.
Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.
