Don』tWorkforMoney
?佚名/Anonymous
Theworldisfilledwithsmart,talented,educatedandgiftedpeople.Wemeetthemeveryday.Afewdaysago,mycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarage,andtheyoungmechanichaditfixedinjustafewminutes.Heknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheengine.Iwasamazed.Thesadtruthis,greattalentisnotenough.
Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100,000ayear.Abusinessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradewastellingmehowmanydoctorsdentistsandchiropractorsstrugglefinancially.Allthistime,Ithoughtthatwhentheygraduated,thedollarswouldpourin.Itwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephrase,「Theyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.」Whatthisphrasemeansisthatmostpeopleneedonlytolearnandmasteronemoreskillandtheirincomewouldjumpexponentially.Ihavementionedbeforethatfinancialintelligenceisasynthesisofaccounting,investing,marketingandlaw.Combinethosefourtechnicalskillsandmakingmoneywithmoneyiseasier.Whenitcomestomoney,theonlyskillmostpeopleknowistoworkhard.
WhenIgraduatedfromtheU.S.MerchantMarineAcademyin1969,myeducateddadwashappy.StandardOilofCaliforniahadhiredmeforitsoil-tankerfleet.Ihadagreatcareeraheadofme,yetIresignedaftersixmonthswiththecompanyandjoinedtheMarineCorpstolearnhowtofly.Myeducateddadwasdevastated.Richdadcongratulatedme.
Jobsecuritymeanteverythingtomyeducateddad.Learningmeanteverythingtomyrichdad.EducateddadthoughtIwenttoschooltolearntobeaship』sofficer.RichdadknewthatIwenttoschooltostudyinternationaltrade.Soasastudent,Imadecargoruns,navigatinglargefreighters,oiltankersandpassengershipstotheFarEastandtheSouthPacific.Whilemostofmyclassmates,includingMike,werepartyingattheirfraternityhouses,Iwasstudyingtrade,peopleandculturesinJapan,Thailand,Singapore,HongKong,Vietnam,KoreaandthePhilippines.Ialsowaspartying,butitwasnotinanyfraternalhouse.Igrewuprapidly.
Thereisanoldclichethatgoes,「Jobisanacronymfor『JustOverBroke.』」Andunfortunately,Iwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeople.Becauseschooldoesnotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligence,mostworkers「livewithintheirmeans」.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendtoyoungpeopletoseekworkforwhattheywilllearn,morethanwhattheywillearn.Lookdowntheroadatwhatskillstheywanttoacquirebeforechoosingaspecificprofessionandbeforegettingtrappedinthe「RatRace」.Oncepeoplearetrappedinthelifelongprocessofbillpaying,theybecomelikethoselittlehamstersrunningaroundinthoselittlemetalwheels.Theirlittlefurrylegsarespinningfuriously,thewheelisturningfuriously,butcometomorrowmorning,they』llstillbeinthesamecage:greatjob.