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Why We Want You To Be Rich: Two Men, One Message
En Queremos que seas rico , dos exitosos empresarios, Donald Trump y Rober T. Kiyosaki, brindan consejos para todo aquel que acaba de comenzar su propia empresa y quiere triunfar. De Robert T. Kiyosaki, autor de los Padre Rico, Padre Pobre , el libro #1 de finanzas personales de The New York Times por más de seis años; Niño rico, niño listo , Segunda oportunidad , entre otros . Donald Trump y Robert T. Kiyosaki se unen para decirle a los emprendedores cómo ser exitosos. No es necesario tener dinero para resolver los problemas financieros, éstos sólo se solucionan con una educación financiera adecuada. Es imprescindible que las personas adquieran conciencia sobre su futuro económico y no esperen que dependa de sus gobiernos, sus empleadores o sus familias. En este libro, dos exitosos empresarios y educadores hacen mancuerna para abordar este desafío y ofrecer respuestas contundentes y claras a las preguntas que todo emprendedor se formula antes y después de iniciar una cómo volverse rico; cómo invertir para ganar; cuáles son las ventajas de los inversionistas que los ahorradores no poseen y cómo elegir el campo de inversión apropiado.
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First published October 30, 2006
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Donald J. Trump
208 books1,610 followersDonald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who currently serves as the President of the United States in his second term.
Trump received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, and his father named him president of his real estate business in 1971. Trump renamed it the Trump Organization and reoriented the company toward building and renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. After a series of business failures in the late twentieth century, he successfully launched side ventures that required little capital, mostly by licensing the Trump name. From 2004 to 2015, he co-produced and hosted the reality television series The Apprentice. He and his businesses have been plaintiff or defendant in more than 4,000 state and federal legal actions, including six business bankruptcies.
Trump won the 2016 presidential election as the Republican Party nominee against Democratic Party nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton while losing the popular vote. During the campaign, his political positions were described as populist, protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist. His election and policies sparked numerous protests. He was the first U.S. president with no prior military or government experience. A special counsel investigation established that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election to favor Trump's campaign. Trump promoted conspiracy theories and made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics. Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist and many as misogynistic.
As president, Trump ordered a travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, diverted military funding toward building a wall on the U.S.–Mexico border, and implemented a policy of family separations for migrants detained at the U.S. border. He weakened environmental protections, rolling back more than 100 environmental policies and regulations. He signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which cut taxes for individuals and businesses and rescinded the individual health insurance mandate penalty of the Affordable Care Act. He appointed Neil Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. He reacted slowly to the COVID-19 pandemic, ignored or contradicted many recommendations from health officials, used political pressure to interfere with testing efforts, and spread misinformation about unproven treatments. Trump initiated a trade war with China and withdrew the U.S. from the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the Iran nuclear deal. He met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un three times but made no progress on denuclearization.
Trump refused to concede after losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, falsely claiming widespread electoral fraud, and attempted to overturn the results by pressuring government officials, mounting scores of unsuccessful legal challenges, and obstructing the presidential transition. On January 6, 2021, he urged his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol, which many of them then attacked, resulting in multiple deaths and interrupting the electoral vote count.
Trump is the only American president to have been impeached twice. After he tried to pressure Ukraine in 2019 to investigate Biden, he was impeached by the House of Representatives for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He was acquitted by the Senate in February 2020. The House impeached him again in January 2021 for incitement of insurrection. The Senate acquitted him in February. Scholars and historians rank Trump as one of the worst presidents in American history.
Trump received a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, and his father named him president of his real estate business in 1971. Trump renamed it the Trump Organization and reoriented the company toward building and renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. After a series of business failures in the late twentieth century, he successfully launched side ventures that required little capital, mostly by licensing the Trump name. From 2004 to 2015, he co-produced and hosted the reality television series The Apprentice. He and his businesses have been plaintiff or defendant in more than 4,000 state and federal legal actions, including six business bankruptcies.
Trump won the 2016 presidential election as the Republican Party nominee against Democratic Party nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton while losing the popular vote. During the campaign, his political positions were described as populist, protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist. His election and policies sparked numerous protests. He was the first U.S. president with no prior military or government experience. A special counsel investigation established that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election to favor Trump's campaign. Trump promoted conspiracy theories and made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics. Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist and many as misogynistic.
As president, Trump ordered a travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, diverted military funding toward building a wall on the U.S.–Mexico border, and implemented a policy of family separations for migrants detained at the U.S. border. He weakened environmental protections, rolling back more than 100 environmental policies and regulations. He signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which cut taxes for individuals and businesses and rescinded the individual health insurance mandate penalty of the Affordable Care Act. He appointed Neil Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. He reacted slowly to the COVID-19 pandemic, ignored or contradicted many recommendations from health officials, used political pressure to interfere with testing efforts, and spread misinformation about unproven treatments. Trump initiated a trade war with China and withdrew the U.S. from the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the Iran nuclear deal. He met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un three times but made no progress on denuclearization.
Trump refused to concede after losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, falsely claiming widespread electoral fraud, and attempted to overturn the results by pressuring government officials, mounting scores of unsuccessful legal challenges, and obstructing the presidential transition. On January 6, 2021, he urged his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol, which many of them then attacked, resulting in multiple deaths and interrupting the electoral vote count.
Trump is the only American president to have been impeached twice. After he tried to pressure Ukraine in 2019 to investigate Biden, he was impeached by the House of Representatives for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He was acquitted by the Senate in February 2020. The House impeached him again in January 2021 for incitement of insurrection. The Senate acquitted him in February. Scholars and historians rank Trump as one of the worst presidents in American history.
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July 23, 2016
I read this book a few years ago and found it nothing but hot air and repeated empty bla bla. I dumped the book somewhere towards the end, as I did not wish to waste any more time.
Why do I bother to review this book now? The answer is clear: I am afraid that Mr. Trump's big words (such as "I will make America great again") are also nothing but hot air. Not only that. I am also afraid that Mr. Trump's belligerent attitude towards Iran might lead to a WWIII in case Mr. Trump succeeded in becoming President of the United States.
Mr. Trump may be a successful business man (I think he is very good at delegating), but I think he is a total failure as an author. I hope he won't get the chance to be a failure at running our country.
There is a German word for people like Mr. Trump. It is "Dampfplauderer" (which can be translated into "steam-chatterer").
Sorry if this review went a little off topic. But is it really off topic? "Dampfplauderer" remains "Dampfplauderer".
P.S. (Nov. 3, 2015): Reading the book "It Can't Happen Here", by Sinclair Lewis, I learned a perfect translation for "Dampfplauderer". It is "gas bag".
This review was written in summer 2015 and edited on July 23, 2016.
P.P.S. (July 23, 2016) For more about Donald Trump, please read this article:
http://www.jimsnowden.com/2016/07/21/...
Why do I bother to review this book now? The answer is clear: I am afraid that Mr. Trump's big words (such as "I will make America great again") are also nothing but hot air. Not only that. I am also afraid that Mr. Trump's belligerent attitude towards Iran might lead to a WWIII in case Mr. Trump succeeded in becoming President of the United States.
Mr. Trump may be a successful business man (I think he is very good at delegating), but I think he is a total failure as an author. I hope he won't get the chance to be a failure at running our country.
There is a German word for people like Mr. Trump. It is "Dampfplauderer" (which can be translated into "steam-chatterer").
Sorry if this review went a little off topic. But is it really off topic? "Dampfplauderer" remains "Dampfplauderer".
P.S. (Nov. 3, 2015): Reading the book "It Can't Happen Here", by Sinclair Lewis, I learned a perfect translation for "Dampfplauderer". It is "gas bag".
This review was written in summer 2015 and edited on July 23, 2016.
P.P.S. (July 23, 2016) For more about Donald Trump, please read this article:
http://www.jimsnowden.com/2016/07/21/...
July 7, 2016
Trash like this shows how little respect the 'authors' have for suckers who buy their books. ( I did not buy it, but was unfortunate enough to open it only for the excruciating eye-ball trauma-inducing time necessary to stub my toe on its shallowness. ) All marketing BS, made to lure and then fleece people looking to better their lives. Snake salesmen of old would have been run out of town, or lynched for less obvious fraud. Filled with useless information in an obvious attempt to lure fools with bits of sparkly nonsense. This pretty well sums up Trumps campaign, too. It deserves negative stars, along with tar and feathers.
April 1, 2008
Got this as a Christmas gift. It is a TERRIBLE book.
The whole book is them sucking up to each other, saying how much they love to teach, and how you should buy their other books. That is honestly the entire book.
DO NOT BUY THIS - HUGE WASTE OF MONEY!
The whole book is them sucking up to each other, saying how much they love to teach, and how you should buy their other books. That is honestly the entire book.
DO NOT BUY THIS - HUGE WASTE OF MONEY!
February 21, 2022
Written in the curt speaking style both men are known for. The quote-notes below are large, so if you lack time, just read this revealing Trump-Kiyosaki conversation :
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Trump : “There’s something else. You and I look at making money as a game. We have fun. We enjoy the game. Sometimes we lose, but mainly we win… but most people don’t see making money as a game. They think of it as life and death, winners and losers.“
Kiyosaki : “Survival, the struggle for life or death itself. Which is why they are terrified of losing… That’s why they look at investing as risky.”
Trump : “And wind up in risky investments. It’s a financial tragedy.”
Kiyosaki : “Their loss of money?”
Trump : “No! The fun they miss out on. Making money is fun! Life is supposed to be fun. And millions of people are living in fear instead of having fun. That’s the tragedy.”
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NOTABLE QUOTES (Kiyosaki) :
----- ---------
“Donald and I invest to win, while others invest not to lose.”
“It is crucial to be true to yourself, to be true to your own answer.”
“Security and freedom are not the same… they are opposite values. That is why the people with the most security have the least freedom.”
“Leverage is the ability to do more with less. And you should not use leverage unless you have the financial training to apply it.”
“We are all born rich. We have all been given the most powerful lever on earth: our minds. So use your mind for leverage to make you rich rather than to make excuses.”
Investment questions to always ask yourself:
How do you...
*** Reduce risk & increase return?
*** Find great investments?
*** Know a good deal from a bad deal?
*** Invest with less of your own money and more OPM?
*** Get the experience without risking money?
*** Handle losses?
*** Find good advisors?
“It is not the quest for money that makes me rich. It is the quest for knowledge. It is the desire to learn more, do more, accomplish more, and help… Money is just the score, a measure to tell me how we are doing.”
“The reason why amateurs are amateurs is that they do not love the game enough .” - The War of Art, by S. Pressfield
*** Love what you do
*** Have patience
*** Act in the face of fear
“The winners of the game are those who love the game the most. If you do not love the game, get out. There’s probably something more useful for you to do. Something more exciting for you.”
“Winners take control. The control of these 6 truly separates the rich from the poor: "
*** income
*** expense
*** asset
*** liability
*** management
*** insurance
“Most people are good at reducing expenses, but very few people are good at increasing sales.”
“Rich Dad recommended I get a job learning to sell. ‘If you want to be an entrepreneur, you need to know how to sell.’ “
“Once you have control, get creative.”
“I play to win. And the prize goes to the one who plays the game with the least risk and the most confidence.”
“Most people invest money and do not invest much time. Donald and I invest a lot of time before we invest money. We prepare to invest… Entrepreneurship is not risky. Being unprepared is risky.”
“In life, talent is not enough. If you want a starting position, you need to take yourself to a whole new level.”
“What I want in life is up to me. There is no one in the way. If I want something, I know that desire is not enough. I need to do what it takes to be a winner before I can win.”
“Creativity is infinite. Therefore money is infinite.”
“I saw people further ahead in life, simply because they had taken their education and their professional careers seriously.”
“Learn to make money with money. All you have to do is take $10, and see how long it takes you to double it to $20. You could buy something and sell it on the web. If you are good, you may double your money in one day.”
“It is important to be able to read numbers.”
“Professional investors invest with insurance. Amateurs do not.”
“Change starts in the head.”
“The key is to have honest and experienced partners.”
“If you are rich, your job is to hang onto your money, and multiply it.”
“We are all born geniuses. A person needs to seek the environment that’s best for his or her genius to flourish.”
”We keep financially negative people out of our lives.”
“Ask yourself ‘Is there a very rich person inside of me ready to come out?’ "
Other important questions :
*** Leverage : “Can I train other people to work for me?”
*** Control : “Do I have a protected system that belongs to me?”
*** Creativity : “Will the business allow me to be creative and develop my own personal style and talents?”
*** Expandability : “Can my business grow indefinitely?”
*** Predictability : “Can my income grow if I do what is expected of me? If I am successful, and keep expanding my business, will my income increase with my success and hard work?”
“To be successful, often you need to choose between the death of the old you, and the birth of a new you. Many people stop growing because they are afraid of dying. The old identity refusing to commit ego suicide. So life remains the same as the world goes on.”
NOTABLE QUOTES (Trump) :
-------------------------
“Nothing is easy, but who wants nothing? Your financial intelligence is greater than that.”
“The Chinese are industrious and disciplined.”
“If today were suddenly to become a memory, what would you like to remember about it?”
“If your reality begins with your dreams, your dreams will become your reality.”
“Being stubborn is a big part of being a winner.”
“I tell people to see themselves as victorious. Positive thinking works. It has a lot of power.”
“My demise was written about in major publications, and even then I refused to agree with them. My reality was about my dreams, not about numbers. And I won.”
“Imagine living your life, and then finding out you missed your own destiny in the process.”
“I’m not a thrill-seeker when it comes to finances, and it’s best if you’re not either.”
“Winners remain young at heart. They aim high, and have the enthusiasm and the plans… Then they pay attention, and focus on what it’s going to take to achieve them.”
“Savers are still living within the realm of fear. Investors have conquered that fear, and are reaping the rewards... Savers wait for a long time, which often means they will miss out on opportunities.”
“If you know what you’re doing, you don’t need a lot of space to do it in.”
“The most desired recruits for medical school: music majors. Their left and right brains are equally developed, because music is mathematical and creative at the same time. It also requires discipline and long hours of practice… So start listening to both sides of your brain, and you’ll start seeing some results.”
“I always did more than what was required. That, I think, is a key to success… Expect to do more. What you’re willing to do may determine where you’re willing to go.”
“Excuses aren’t acceptable. You learn not to whine, but instead keep your equilibrium and persevere.”
“I ask myself 'What have I learned today that I didn’t know before?' ”
“The first and best victory is to conquer self.”
“Have fun.”
“Precision, instinct and tempo are all necessary in order to become extraordinary.”
“I have noticed people with deep faith of some sort often seem more grounded and more productive. They have a sense of purpose that can’t be destroyed, and they are not easily discouraged.”
“Read as much as you can. Learn as much as you can everyday.”
“Pay attention, and go the extra mile every single day. Don’t wait for opportunity to come to you.”
“Do not allow blind spots to interfere with or ruin the blueprint of your life. It helps to think like a builder, and know that every inch of a building or every aspect of your life has to be accounted for. In construction, we can’t be haphazard, or hope that things might work out okay. That’s setting the stage for disaster. We have to know.”
“Don’t view your financial education as a choice, unless you want to encounter big problems later on. Do a review of your financial status once a week, to begin with. See it as necessary as doing your laundry.”
“What would you do if you didn’t need money? What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?”
“Vision remains vision until you focus, do the work, and bring it down to earth where it will do some good.”
“Raise the bar on yourself. Never settle for doing enough. Today’s world is competitive, and moves so quickly, that you will have to raise your stamina level if you expect to remain in the competition.”
“I would be very serious about thinking about the future.”
“Renewed diligence is of utmost importance.”
“…A place with positive memories, in order to proceed with positive energy.”
“To retire is to expire.”
“The good life isn’t over until you give up on it.”
“I have a lot of projects going on, and that’s one of the reasons I am rich.”
“Never underestimate your good fortune.”
“Keep your focus on success, and elevate your life to where it should be.”
“Genuine enthusiasm is hard to beat, and the odds will be with you.”
“I’m a cautious optimist, but the cautious part comes first.”
“Being an entrepreneur is not a group effort. You have to be willing to go it alone for a certain amount of time.”
“A business is literally an expression of yourself.”
.
-----
Trump : “There’s something else. You and I look at making money as a game. We have fun. We enjoy the game. Sometimes we lose, but mainly we win… but most people don’t see making money as a game. They think of it as life and death, winners and losers.“
Kiyosaki : “Survival, the struggle for life or death itself. Which is why they are terrified of losing… That’s why they look at investing as risky.”
Trump : “And wind up in risky investments. It’s a financial tragedy.”
Kiyosaki : “Their loss of money?”
Trump : “No! The fun they miss out on. Making money is fun! Life is supposed to be fun. And millions of people are living in fear instead of having fun. That’s the tragedy.”
---------
NOTABLE QUOTES (Kiyosaki) :
----- ---------
“Donald and I invest to win, while others invest not to lose.”
“It is crucial to be true to yourself, to be true to your own answer.”
“Security and freedom are not the same… they are opposite values. That is why the people with the most security have the least freedom.”
“Leverage is the ability to do more with less. And you should not use leverage unless you have the financial training to apply it.”
“We are all born rich. We have all been given the most powerful lever on earth: our minds. So use your mind for leverage to make you rich rather than to make excuses.”
Investment questions to always ask yourself:
How do you...
*** Reduce risk & increase return?
*** Find great investments?
*** Know a good deal from a bad deal?
*** Invest with less of your own money and more OPM?
*** Get the experience without risking money?
*** Handle losses?
*** Find good advisors?
“It is not the quest for money that makes me rich. It is the quest for knowledge. It is the desire to learn more, do more, accomplish more, and help… Money is just the score, a measure to tell me how we are doing.”
“The reason why amateurs are amateurs is that they do not love the game enough .” - The War of Art, by S. Pressfield
*** Love what you do
*** Have patience
*** Act in the face of fear
“The winners of the game are those who love the game the most. If you do not love the game, get out. There’s probably something more useful for you to do. Something more exciting for you.”
“Winners take control. The control of these 6 truly separates the rich from the poor: "
*** income
*** expense
*** asset
*** liability
*** management
*** insurance
“Most people are good at reducing expenses, but very few people are good at increasing sales.”
“Rich Dad recommended I get a job learning to sell. ‘If you want to be an entrepreneur, you need to know how to sell.’ “
“Once you have control, get creative.”
“I play to win. And the prize goes to the one who plays the game with the least risk and the most confidence.”
“Most people invest money and do not invest much time. Donald and I invest a lot of time before we invest money. We prepare to invest… Entrepreneurship is not risky. Being unprepared is risky.”
“In life, talent is not enough. If you want a starting position, you need to take yourself to a whole new level.”
“What I want in life is up to me. There is no one in the way. If I want something, I know that desire is not enough. I need to do what it takes to be a winner before I can win.”
“Creativity is infinite. Therefore money is infinite.”
“I saw people further ahead in life, simply because they had taken their education and their professional careers seriously.”
“Learn to make money with money. All you have to do is take $10, and see how long it takes you to double it to $20. You could buy something and sell it on the web. If you are good, you may double your money in one day.”
“It is important to be able to read numbers.”
“Professional investors invest with insurance. Amateurs do not.”
“Change starts in the head.”
“The key is to have honest and experienced partners.”
“If you are rich, your job is to hang onto your money, and multiply it.”
“We are all born geniuses. A person needs to seek the environment that’s best for his or her genius to flourish.”
”We keep financially negative people out of our lives.”
“Ask yourself ‘Is there a very rich person inside of me ready to come out?’ "
Other important questions :
*** Leverage : “Can I train other people to work for me?”
*** Control : “Do I have a protected system that belongs to me?”
*** Creativity : “Will the business allow me to be creative and develop my own personal style and talents?”
*** Expandability : “Can my business grow indefinitely?”
*** Predictability : “Can my income grow if I do what is expected of me? If I am successful, and keep expanding my business, will my income increase with my success and hard work?”
“To be successful, often you need to choose between the death of the old you, and the birth of a new you. Many people stop growing because they are afraid of dying. The old identity refusing to commit ego suicide. So life remains the same as the world goes on.”
NOTABLE QUOTES (Trump) :
-------------------------
“Nothing is easy, but who wants nothing? Your financial intelligence is greater than that.”
“The Chinese are industrious and disciplined.”
“If today were suddenly to become a memory, what would you like to remember about it?”
“If your reality begins with your dreams, your dreams will become your reality.”
“Being stubborn is a big part of being a winner.”
“I tell people to see themselves as victorious. Positive thinking works. It has a lot of power.”
“My demise was written about in major publications, and even then I refused to agree with them. My reality was about my dreams, not about numbers. And I won.”
“Imagine living your life, and then finding out you missed your own destiny in the process.”
“I’m not a thrill-seeker when it comes to finances, and it’s best if you’re not either.”
“Winners remain young at heart. They aim high, and have the enthusiasm and the plans… Then they pay attention, and focus on what it’s going to take to achieve them.”
“Savers are still living within the realm of fear. Investors have conquered that fear, and are reaping the rewards... Savers wait for a long time, which often means they will miss out on opportunities.”
“If you know what you’re doing, you don’t need a lot of space to do it in.”
“The most desired recruits for medical school: music majors. Their left and right brains are equally developed, because music is mathematical and creative at the same time. It also requires discipline and long hours of practice… So start listening to both sides of your brain, and you’ll start seeing some results.”
“I always did more than what was required. That, I think, is a key to success… Expect to do more. What you’re willing to do may determine where you’re willing to go.”
“Excuses aren’t acceptable. You learn not to whine, but instead keep your equilibrium and persevere.”
“I ask myself 'What have I learned today that I didn’t know before?' ”
“The first and best victory is to conquer self.”
“Have fun.”
“Precision, instinct and tempo are all necessary in order to become extraordinary.”
“I have noticed people with deep faith of some sort often seem more grounded and more productive. They have a sense of purpose that can’t be destroyed, and they are not easily discouraged.”
“Read as much as you can. Learn as much as you can everyday.”
“Pay attention, and go the extra mile every single day. Don’t wait for opportunity to come to you.”
“Do not allow blind spots to interfere with or ruin the blueprint of your life. It helps to think like a builder, and know that every inch of a building or every aspect of your life has to be accounted for. In construction, we can’t be haphazard, or hope that things might work out okay. That’s setting the stage for disaster. We have to know.”
“Don’t view your financial education as a choice, unless you want to encounter big problems later on. Do a review of your financial status once a week, to begin with. See it as necessary as doing your laundry.”
“What would you do if you didn’t need money? What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?”
“Vision remains vision until you focus, do the work, and bring it down to earth where it will do some good.”
“Raise the bar on yourself. Never settle for doing enough. Today’s world is competitive, and moves so quickly, that you will have to raise your stamina level if you expect to remain in the competition.”
“I would be very serious about thinking about the future.”
“Renewed diligence is of utmost importance.”
“…A place with positive memories, in order to proceed with positive energy.”
“To retire is to expire.”
“The good life isn’t over until you give up on it.”
“I have a lot of projects going on, and that’s one of the reasons I am rich.”
“Never underestimate your good fortune.”
“Keep your focus on success, and elevate your life to where it should be.”
“Genuine enthusiasm is hard to beat, and the odds will be with you.”
“I’m a cautious optimist, but the cautious part comes first.”
“Being an entrepreneur is not a group effort. You have to be willing to go it alone for a certain amount of time.”
“A business is literally an expression of yourself.”
.
March 6, 2017
The authors say that they feel that people should be "rich" so that they can have money to take care of themselves. They say that too many people rely on the government to take care of them when they get older; i.e. social security. They say that the government is not reliable and you should be able to take care of yourself. Managing your money well is important. Financial education is important. They suggest investing in real estate and if you have the skills and capability, perhaps start your own business. If you do have money, you need to learn how to make it grow and protect yourself since when you have money, others want to take it from you. Money gives freedom, choices and a sense of security, since you cannot rely on jobs giving stability anymore. Very practical, interesting read.
December 23, 2018
Me getting this book for free as a joke gift for Christmas:
I think it's aimed at four year olds who just learned how to read. I couldn't bother with anything more than skimming through it. There's lots of bragging and patting each others' backs while giving brilliant business advice such as "Think creatively", "Apply yourself" or "Trust your judgement". Woah!
Didn't see too much real advice such as "Evade taxes", "Get a huge inheritance" or "do shady businesses and don't pay your employees", but hey, if you've been doing these things already you don't need to know them.
I think it's aimed at four year olds who just learned how to read. I couldn't bother with anything more than skimming through it. There's lots of bragging and patting each others' backs while giving brilliant business advice such as "Think creatively", "Apply yourself" or "Trust your judgement". Woah!
Didn't see too much real advice such as "Evade taxes", "Get a huge inheritance" or "do shady businesses and don't pay your employees", but hey, if you've been doing these things already you don't need to know them.
September 22, 2024
Meh.
Nothing special except maybe that they give you motivation, for sure.
I have the feeling that Kiyosaki repeats the same things over and over again on all his books.
Nothing special except maybe that they give you motivation, for sure.
I have the feeling that Kiyosaki repeats the same things over and over again on all his books.
January 17, 2009
Awesome book! It's not a "how to get rich" book, but more of a "why you should be rich" book.
Great read for any entrepreneur or middle-class person!
Great read for any entrepreneur or middle-class person!
August 10, 2016
I didn't like the style of this book, dual opinions on many different topics regarding wealth creation. It was a horrible read for the good first part but it did have interesting stories sprinkled throughout the book to drive me to the second half, where it was better. Some of the stories will stick with me, like Trump's about the history student who seemed like an expert on WWII. He said learning about it made him realize he needed to learn about WWI and the history that preceeded that. Learning about the war made him understand how little he knew. I think this is a wonderful perspective I think we could all benefit from having the ability to grasp, considering the wealth of knowledge out there, none of us know as much as we think. I still have a hard time believing both Trump and Kiyosaki embrace the notion of the 'rich getting richer' and 'tax cuts hurt the economy' rhetoric given what they should know to the contray. It was a decent book, about what I expected from Trump but Kiyosaki never fails to deliver in any of his books. This one fell a bit short, but still worth the read.
July 16, 2011
Not a great book, but not the worst one I have ever read.
The advice given is to invest in real estate and participate in multi-level marketing schemes. Of course, the book is from 2006, when real estate was a lot more popular than now. (and maybe multi-level marketing as well). Of course, in the subsequent years we saw that at least every man, woman and child investing in real estate perhaps wasn'
t a hot idea. And as far as multi-level marketing-the advice given doesn't seem to take the products sold into consideration as well. Other than this often times flawed advice, I am not sure what these men are offering other then to show how accomplished they are.
Additionally, Kiyosaki seems to constantly condescend his real (poor) father, who seems like he was quite an honorable man from the discription. Finally, both men seem to put down advice like "live below your means" and "pay of your debt". While neither of these are particularly fun or enjoyable, I don't think our economy would be where it is today had people lived beneath their means and paid off their debts. And I still don't know why they want me to be rich.
That said, there was some geninuely good advice in the book, such as to love what you do (and what you invest in), and to urge people to invest in things that are transparent. (Which makes sense). While stocks may not be 100% transparent, there are ways to skew stock investing to ways more transparent.
The advice given is to invest in real estate and participate in multi-level marketing schemes. Of course, the book is from 2006, when real estate was a lot more popular than now. (and maybe multi-level marketing as well). Of course, in the subsequent years we saw that at least every man, woman and child investing in real estate perhaps wasn'
t a hot idea. And as far as multi-level marketing-the advice given doesn't seem to take the products sold into consideration as well. Other than this often times flawed advice, I am not sure what these men are offering other then to show how accomplished they are.
Additionally, Kiyosaki seems to constantly condescend his real (poor) father, who seems like he was quite an honorable man from the discription. Finally, both men seem to put down advice like "live below your means" and "pay of your debt". While neither of these are particularly fun or enjoyable, I don't think our economy would be where it is today had people lived beneath their means and paid off their debts. And I still don't know why they want me to be rich.
That said, there was some geninuely good advice in the book, such as to love what you do (and what you invest in), and to urge people to invest in things that are transparent. (Which makes sense). While stocks may not be 100% transparent, there are ways to skew stock investing to ways more transparent.
April 18, 2011
Very enlightening on the personality of both men. After reading this, I would not worry at all about Trump being President! Also, for an older book, they described what was going to happen to our economy to a "T" Very inspirational book as I am moving into the B quadrant myself.
February 22, 2009
An ego stroke for the both of them, not worth your time or money. I listened to the audio tapes and they didn't even record the tapes themselves. SELL OUTS
September 3, 2008
This book was just written to cater to both men egos little knowledge can be gain from this book.
March 15, 2008
Poorly written. I could barely get through the first 4 chapters.
March 7, 2018
I picked up this book to see what Donald Trump was saying before becoming president and before I was aware he tweeted out most of this thoughts. I am not at all familiar with Kiyosaki. I know he has sold millions of copies, but I don't tend to read the same books that everyone else reads.
So the opening of this book right out the gate it almost lost me. "The Bible says that if you give a man a fish, he will eat today, but teach a man to fish and he will eat forever" Who was the editor of the book, who fact-checked. I really hate when people quote a bible verse that doesn't exist. But maybe most people don't read or really pay enough attention to get it right.
Most people invest because they don’t want to lose out. You should be investing to make money.
If you want to fight the rich or the government this book may not be for you. If you want to join the rich and use the government then this book will be for you.
“Life and business can be combative. Make sure you fight the good fight and get away from feudal battles and battlegrounds. “ DJT
Our current economy needs people creating jobs not people looking for jobs.
“Donald Trump and I use debt to get rich. Our bankers want us to borrow as much money as possible.” RK
“Call me a control freak, but I don’t accept excuses. Winners take control by accepting responsibility.” DJT
“There is a saying by professional hitmen “ If you are going to kill someone, don’t look into their eyes”” RK My question would be how many professional hitmen does he hang out with. Like do they go get pizza and then have a knife fight to see who picks up the tab?
This book could have been about 40 pages long and really contained as much content. A lot of the book was dedicated to talking about how much money they have made in real estate investments, and their other books to check out. My big takeaways from this book were don't rely on the Government, prepare your own retirement. Invest in things you can control. The biggest point that they made often that I wish they would have expounded a little more on was educating yourself on money. They mention reading magazines, their books, and getting a better understanding of the global market. But being a tough critic these answers left me wanting.
So the opening of this book right out the gate it almost lost me. "The Bible says that if you give a man a fish, he will eat today, but teach a man to fish and he will eat forever" Who was the editor of the book, who fact-checked. I really hate when people quote a bible verse that doesn't exist. But maybe most people don't read or really pay enough attention to get it right.
Most people invest because they don’t want to lose out. You should be investing to make money.
If you want to fight the rich or the government this book may not be for you. If you want to join the rich and use the government then this book will be for you.
“Life and business can be combative. Make sure you fight the good fight and get away from feudal battles and battlegrounds. “ DJT
Our current economy needs people creating jobs not people looking for jobs.
“Donald Trump and I use debt to get rich. Our bankers want us to borrow as much money as possible.” RK
“Call me a control freak, but I don’t accept excuses. Winners take control by accepting responsibility.” DJT
“There is a saying by professional hitmen “ If you are going to kill someone, don’t look into their eyes”” RK My question would be how many professional hitmen does he hang out with. Like do they go get pizza and then have a knife fight to see who picks up the tab?
This book could have been about 40 pages long and really contained as much content. A lot of the book was dedicated to talking about how much money they have made in real estate investments, and their other books to check out. My big takeaways from this book were don't rely on the Government, prepare your own retirement. Invest in things you can control. The biggest point that they made often that I wish they would have expounded a little more on was educating yourself on money. They mention reading magazines, their books, and getting a better understanding of the global market. But being a tough critic these answers left me wanting.
March 12, 2019
First off, don't read this expecting to learn the HOW of becoming rich. It is about WHY, and that means these two business powerhouses explain the problems with our country's social security system, and other programs. In brief, don't expect the government, your company, or any other institution to set you up for a comfortable life or retirement.
By understanding the flaws in our systems you are better able to understand why YOU need to take control of your own financial future by acquiring financial literacy, then applying it to your own situation. There are a few tips one can glean on how each of these moguls got to where they are, through some (mostly) interesting storytelling. It's also quite clear that Kiyosaki is the more caring of the two while Trump is an emotionless cutthroat businessman, but there's much to be learned from both of their styles and approaches.
A good read to understand the problems in our government systems but for the how, check out some of Kiyosaki's or other thought leaders' books on the topic of personal finance and entrepreneurship.
2019 update: I think the world is now privy to the emotionless, cutthroat style of Trump I originally mentioned in this review.
By understanding the flaws in our systems you are better able to understand why YOU need to take control of your own financial future by acquiring financial literacy, then applying it to your own situation. There are a few tips one can glean on how each of these moguls got to where they are, through some (mostly) interesting storytelling. It's also quite clear that Kiyosaki is the more caring of the two while Trump is an emotionless cutthroat businessman, but there's much to be learned from both of their styles and approaches.
A good read to understand the problems in our government systems but for the how, check out some of Kiyosaki's or other thought leaders' books on the topic of personal finance and entrepreneurship.
2019 update: I think the world is now privy to the emotionless, cutthroat style of Trump I originally mentioned in this review.
February 12, 2013
Good advices if you're someone who'd lap up a material just because of the celebrity status of its creators. However, if you actually want to know why it's important to be rich (or that the state of being 'rich' has lots of variations and forms), you'll get more out of reading other classical works --such as "Social Contract"-- as well as other biographies of inspiring people such as Steve Jobs, Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, etc.
Being rich gives one a lot of opportunities to explore the world and be more productive, innovative and useful to one's communities. I think that's one emphasis that's lacking in this book.
Being rich gives one a lot of opportunities to explore the world and be more productive, innovative and useful to one's communities. I think that's one emphasis that's lacking in this book.
March 6, 2016
Having a common direct message from two very different views that are in alignment for the reader creates an environment of trust for the direction of the reader. There is a video attached to one of my editions that was also very enlightening.
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August 10, 2022Read Trump's chapters from Why We Want You To Be Rich in my ongoing quest to understand his thought. He gets Socratic in this one :) And his questions have only become more interesting.
June 12, 2025
I did find a few things that are quite valuable in this book. Specifically talking about some information on real estate, mindset/attitude, and cash flow.
December 1, 2021
Cuốn sách được viết trong bối cảnh năm 2006
Tại sao chúng tôi muốn bạn giàu của 2 người giàu và nổi tiếng nhất nhì nước Mỹ, quả thật đây là một tác phẩm đáng đọc và nên học hỏi các tư duy và cách làm của những người giàu này
Kiyosaki có chút ngại ngùng khi bản thân mới là triệu phú mà lại được hợp tác cùng 1 tỷ phú mạnh mẽ như Donal Trump. Nhưng Trump đã có những từ ngữ động viên cho Kiyosaki vì mỗi người 1 lĩnh vực. Trump là tỷ phú như Kiyosaki mới là người có sách Best seller.
Sự biến động của thế giới là không ngừng nghỉ và hiện này 10% số người thế giới chiếm 90% tài sản và tầng lớp trung lưu đang giảm đi, cho thấy sự phân hóa giàu nghèo đang gia tăng và câu hỏi đặt ra cho bạn là bạn muốn lọt top 10% nhà giàu hay 90% còn lại. Điều đó thôi thúc Kiyosaki và Trump mong muốn chia sẻ thêm kiến thức tài chính để càng giúp được nhiều người lọt top 10% thì càng tốt
Hiện nay có nhiều loại hình đầu tư trên thị trường, tác giả khuyến cáo ko nên đi theo con đường làm công ăn lương, ủy thác tiền cho quỹ và chờ đợi ăn vài %/năm. Mà hãy tự tìm hiểu và đầu tư để tối đa hóa lợi nhuận. Vì các quỹ ủy thác thì ko mất vốn mà ăn 80% lợi nhuận, còn khách hàng thì chịu 100% vốn mà chỉ dc ăn 20% lợi nhuận. Quả thật là ko công bằng và cần thúc đẩy mọi người tự tìm kiếm định hướng tài chính của riêng mỗi người
Nhiều quỹ khuyên nhà đầu tư nên tiết kiệm cốc café hay ăn sáng mỗi ngày để tiền đó tham gia đầu tư. Đây là 1 cách kham khổ và ko tận hưởng cuộc sống. Những người giàu họ ko giảm bớt chi tiêu mà họ kiếm thêm nhiều tiện và tận hưởng hết các dịch vụ mà họ mong muốn
Hai thứ bạn cần quan tâm khi đầu tư là thơi gian và tiền bạc, nên dành thời gian để nghiên cứu trước khi xuống tiền vì trình độ của bạn đến đâu thì tiền của bạn kiếm đến đó
Cuộc sống là những bài học ko ngừng nghỉ, những bài học từ người cha, người mẹ, từ môi trường trường học, từ bạn đồng nghiệp hay bạn bè xung quanh, đó là những tấm gương và những bài học lớn của mỗi chúng ta. Những người xung quanh sẽ quyết định tới hướng đi và con đường đi của bạn trong tương lai.
Thể thao là môn dùng thể chất, trí tuệ, sự đoàn kết và tập luyện không ngừng nghỉ, điều này cũng đúng trong kinh doanh
Nếu bạn đang đi học, hãy học xuất sắc và quan tâm tới luật kinh doanh và kế toán. Nếu là một người lớn ko nhiều tiền thì bạn phải làm siêng năng hơn nữa, tư duy nhiều hơn nữa, kiếm nhiều kênh kiếm tiền hơn nữa. Nếu là một người thuộc thế hệ bùng nổ dân số và ko nhiều tiền thì bạn phải cảm ơn điều đó vì thời điểm này chính là thời điểm có nhiều khách hàng nhất cho bạn và bạn cần bán hàng cho họ để kiếm tiền. Việc cần làm hành động chứ ko phải ngồi than vãn. Còn nếu bạn đã giàu rồi thì cần quản lý tài sản đó hợp lý vì nếu bạn ko có kiến thức tài chính và ko quản lý đc tiền thì nó sẽ tự động ra đi. Những người muốn giàu mà chưa giàu thì do họ còn chưa có môi trường, chưa đủ quyết tâm để giàu
BĐS chính là kênh sinh lời nhiều nhất 20 năm qua, giá đất thường xuyên tăng và là tài sản có thể thế chấp và buôn đi bán lại được nhiều lần
Việc mở công ty riêng là việc của mỗi người bởi vì họ cần biết năng lực và thế mạnh của họ là ở đâu. Phát huy điểm mạnh và hạn chế điểm yếu sẽ giúp bạn gia tăng thu nhập và hưởng hạnh phúc tài chính sớm
Tại sao chúng tôi muốn bạn giàu của 2 người giàu và nổi tiếng nhất nhì nước Mỹ, quả thật đây là một tác phẩm đáng đọc và nên học hỏi các tư duy và cách làm của những người giàu này
Kiyosaki có chút ngại ngùng khi bản thân mới là triệu phú mà lại được hợp tác cùng 1 tỷ phú mạnh mẽ như Donal Trump. Nhưng Trump đã có những từ ngữ động viên cho Kiyosaki vì mỗi người 1 lĩnh vực. Trump là tỷ phú như Kiyosaki mới là người có sách Best seller.
Sự biến động của thế giới là không ngừng nghỉ và hiện này 10% số người thế giới chiếm 90% tài sản và tầng lớp trung lưu đang giảm đi, cho thấy sự phân hóa giàu nghèo đang gia tăng và câu hỏi đặt ra cho bạn là bạn muốn lọt top 10% nhà giàu hay 90% còn lại. Điều đó thôi thúc Kiyosaki và Trump mong muốn chia sẻ thêm kiến thức tài chính để càng giúp được nhiều người lọt top 10% thì càng tốt
Hiện nay có nhiều loại hình đầu tư trên thị trường, tác giả khuyến cáo ko nên đi theo con đường làm công ăn lương, ủy thác tiền cho quỹ và chờ đợi ăn vài %/năm. Mà hãy tự tìm hiểu và đầu tư để tối đa hóa lợi nhuận. Vì các quỹ ủy thác thì ko mất vốn mà ăn 80% lợi nhuận, còn khách hàng thì chịu 100% vốn mà chỉ dc ăn 20% lợi nhuận. Quả thật là ko công bằng và cần thúc đẩy mọi người tự tìm kiếm định hướng tài chính của riêng mỗi người
Nhiều quỹ khuyên nhà đầu tư nên tiết kiệm cốc café hay ăn sáng mỗi ngày để tiền đó tham gia đầu tư. Đây là 1 cách kham khổ và ko tận hưởng cuộc sống. Những người giàu họ ko giảm bớt chi tiêu mà họ kiếm thêm nhiều tiện và tận hưởng hết các dịch vụ mà họ mong muốn
Hai thứ bạn cần quan tâm khi đầu tư là thơi gian và tiền bạc, nên dành thời gian để nghiên cứu trước khi xuống tiền vì trình độ của bạn đến đâu thì tiền của bạn kiếm đến đó
Cuộc sống là những bài học ko ngừng nghỉ, những bài học từ người cha, người mẹ, từ môi trường trường học, từ bạn đồng nghiệp hay bạn bè xung quanh, đó là những tấm gương và những bài học lớn của mỗi chúng ta. Những người xung quanh sẽ quyết định tới hướng đi và con đường đi của bạn trong tương lai.
Thể thao là môn dùng thể chất, trí tuệ, sự đoàn kết và tập luyện không ngừng nghỉ, điều này cũng đúng trong kinh doanh
Nếu bạn đang đi học, hãy học xuất sắc và quan tâm tới luật kinh doanh và kế toán. Nếu là một người lớn ko nhiều tiền thì bạn phải làm siêng năng hơn nữa, tư duy nhiều hơn nữa, kiếm nhiều kênh kiếm tiền hơn nữa. Nếu là một người thuộc thế hệ bùng nổ dân số và ko nhiều tiền thì bạn phải cảm ơn điều đó vì thời điểm này chính là thời điểm có nhiều khách hàng nhất cho bạn và bạn cần bán hàng cho họ để kiếm tiền. Việc cần làm hành động chứ ko phải ngồi than vãn. Còn nếu bạn đã giàu rồi thì cần quản lý tài sản đó hợp lý vì nếu bạn ko có kiến thức tài chính và ko quản lý đc tiền thì nó sẽ tự động ra đi. Những người muốn giàu mà chưa giàu thì do họ còn chưa có môi trường, chưa đủ quyết tâm để giàu
BĐS chính là kênh sinh lời nhiều nhất 20 năm qua, giá đất thường xuyên tăng và là tài sản có thể thế chấp và buôn đi bán lại được nhiều lần
Việc mở công ty riêng là việc của mỗi người bởi vì họ cần biết năng lực và thế mạnh của họ là ở đâu. Phát huy điểm mạnh và hạn chế điểm yếu sẽ giúp bạn gia tăng thu nhập và hưởng hạnh phúc tài chính sớm
October 25, 2018
Why We Want You To be Rich: Two Men, One Message by Donald J. Trump and Robert T. Kiyosaki is a book that can bring you one step further into the realm of how to make money successfully and why you should. It provides much needed insight on the United States economy and how it is drastically different from how most perceive it to be. Both Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki and successful businessmen and multimillionaires with years of experience, and they wrote the book not just to make money, but to educate others to be as successful as they are. When I was looking for a second book to read, I was skeptical of reading this one due to it possibly being political, but it did not take long for me to realize that it is most definitely not. There is some really useful information in this book that I honestly believe anyone can utilize, regardless of your opinion on either of these men. Throughout the book, Mr. Trump explains some of his experiences as a businessman and how he turned a million dollars into billions of dollars. Mr. Kiyosaki also explains some of the experiences he has gone through, starting out from a poor family in Hawaii and transforming into a notable multimillionaire. Both men are also respected authors and have been on the New York Times Best Selling Author's List many times. One thing I did want to mention is that the book put's a strict emphasis on hard work and dedication. Both men mention multiple times that hard work and dedication is key to being successful; it is the amount of effort you put in to everything you do in life that makes you successful, average, or under average. I really did like that Mr. Trump and Mr. Kiyosaki mentioned this multiple times; it makes it stand out and more memorable (and is excellent advice). Additionally, I wanted to mention what I believe is the main theme of the book, which is that people should be rich in order to be able to take care of themselves. What Mr. Trump and Mr. Kiyosaki mean is that if everyone has a lot of money for themselves, they are able to take care of themselves and be happy. This eliminates too many people relying of the government to take care of them, whether they are young or old. Trump and Kiyosaki say that the government is not reliable and should not dictate the survival and/or happiness of an individual; people should be able to and should want to take care of themselves. The final point I wanted to mention (and that I personally thought was the best advice the book had to offer) is how Mr. Trump and Mr. Kiyosaki suggested for someone to start out in order to eventually become very wealthy. Both men suggested to invest in real estate and start your own business, to make your money work for you, instead of you working for it. Overall, I truly did this enjoy this book and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to be successful and is willing to put in the hard work to do so.
April 7, 2019
This book was phenomenal. Why We Want You To Be Rich is a great book for financial education. Trump and Kiyosaki throughout this book stress the importance of financial education as it is dire to them that the public is informed.
The book switches between perspectives of Trump and Kiyosaki so the reader can understand both of their point of views. The beginning chapters of the book describe the starting process of the origin of the book. Robert's rise to fame is from his wildly successful book Rich Dad Poor Dad. This book addresses finances and how America is in financial struggle. "We need to teach Americans how to survive today, not tomorrow." Trump says this because he is very concerned with where America as a country is going as a whole. Robert Kiyosaki is a wealthy business man who came from the middle class. He knows the middle classes struggle and he sympathizes with them.
I would read this book again. It made me more aware of my financial surroundings and how I will need to manage my money correctly to be successful. When I make my presidential bid I will remember what I've learned from this book.
The book switches between perspectives of Trump and Kiyosaki so the reader can understand both of their point of views. The beginning chapters of the book describe the starting process of the origin of the book. Robert's rise to fame is from his wildly successful book Rich Dad Poor Dad. This book addresses finances and how America is in financial struggle. "We need to teach Americans how to survive today, not tomorrow." Trump says this because he is very concerned with where America as a country is going as a whole. Robert Kiyosaki is a wealthy business man who came from the middle class. He knows the middle classes struggle and he sympathizes with them.
I would read this book again. It made me more aware of my financial surroundings and how I will need to manage my money correctly to be successful. When I make my presidential bid I will remember what I've learned from this book.
August 6, 2011
A very good realization struck near the end of the book. I think that most people would understand the purpose of the book to find out how to become rich.... but read the title again...."Why we want you to be rich"
This in itself tells you that your about to embark on a journey of opinion (informed in most cases I have to say) about (you guessed it).. WHY they want us to be rich!
The writing style of the book did not resonate with me from the get go. Especially the part written by Robert, as he stretches concepts out too much and repeats a lot.
Donald is more to the point, but still in all honesty, I don't believe this book taught me a lot more than I already knew.
The motivation aspect is great and it reminds one of the path you have chosen to follow, but in no means does this add to my journey of wealth creation over and above the motivational factor. I assume that reading Donald's biography would have the same impact.
Not too boring though, but not even close to some of the best books I've read about money and business.
This in itself tells you that your about to embark on a journey of opinion (informed in most cases I have to say) about (you guessed it).. WHY they want us to be rich!
The writing style of the book did not resonate with me from the get go. Especially the part written by Robert, as he stretches concepts out too much and repeats a lot.
Donald is more to the point, but still in all honesty, I don't believe this book taught me a lot more than I already knew.
The motivation aspect is great and it reminds one of the path you have chosen to follow, but in no means does this add to my journey of wealth creation over and above the motivational factor. I assume that reading Donald's biography would have the same impact.
Not too boring though, but not even close to some of the best books I've read about money and business.
May 28, 2019
It does not take much time to realize the nature of this book. I found this book in a pile of old books to be thrown away and thought I would flip through it. My expectations were not high, but the book did not meet even those. The advice in this book is vacuous and nonsensical. The whole point of the book seems to be as a sort of sales funnel, directing readers towards other content by the authors. In fact, the only thing really noteworthy about this book is that way in which it is engineered to ensnare hapless readers who wander into its grip. The language is simple and repetitive, driving points home with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. The authors spend almost the entire time talking each other up and making references to their other books and products.
This book is worth a read if and only if you are interested in the methods motivational hacks use to rope in their victims. If you are actually looking for advice or information, look elsewhere.
This book is worth a read if and only if you are interested in the methods motivational hacks use to rope in their victims. If you are actually looking for advice or information, look elsewhere.
July 30, 2007
The points and concerns brought out by the Trump and Kiosaki are really intresting to think about. The advice seems compelling and I think Donald Trump is just hilarious sometimes, so I like hearing what he has to say. I don't watch The Apprentice so that version of him isn't where my opinion reflects from. I've read other books of his.
I think the content of the book is important for society to know and read. I feel the facts concerning the generations before us, ours, and our future generations is pertinent to start considering our futures in finances and retirement options. Some of the content rubbed me the wrong way but I think that's normal considering the author's are both extremely wealthy and powerful men.
I think the content of the book is important for society to know and read. I feel the facts concerning the generations before us, ours, and our future generations is pertinent to start considering our futures in finances and retirement options. Some of the content rubbed me the wrong way but I think that's normal considering the author's are both extremely wealthy and powerful men.
October 9, 2008
This book is really just a pitch for their other products, Trump University and the Rich Dad books and games. While I think it is easy to admire both men as smart and successful businessmen, I think it is extremely dangerous to tell the average American to take risks with their investments. They do bring up some good points to help encourage or motivate people, however the whole book just seemed like a sales pitch.
February 6, 2017
Do you want to be leader or follower?
Do you want be a job seeker or a job provider?
Do you want to work for others or do you want others to work for you?
And Do want to live poor or Do you really want to be rich?
You will get all these answers from here and its upon you to decide which way to choose.
A must read book.
Do you want be a job seeker or a job provider?
Do you want to work for others or do you want others to work for you?
And Do want to live poor or Do you really want to be rich?
You will get all these answers from here and its upon you to decide which way to choose.
A must read book.
February 25, 2021
Tenía mucho interés en leer este libro, porque previamente leí bastante a kiyosaki y Trump era una incógnita atractiva. Resultado: decepción. Kiyosaki aporta el 80 % de contenido y Donald se dedica a aportar a alguna anécdota, por lo general autoreferencial. Nada nuevo para quien haya leído padre Rico, padre pobre y otros escritos por Robert K
July 4, 2010
These two very successful men have totally different personalities and approaches to business and building wealth in some aspects, and are very much alike in others. This is an excellent book for anyone from about 12 on up to read.
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