"I would say raising capital is one of the weakest things for most entrepreneurs."
Businessman, Author
Robert Kiyosaki is a financial educator and author known for his book 'Rich Dad Poor Dad,' which advocates for financial literacy and independence.
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"I would say raising capital is one of the weakest things for most entrepreneurs."
"Changing quadrants is often a change at the core of who you are, how you think, and how you look at the world. The change is easier for some people than for others simply because some people welcome change and others fight it."
"Whatever you want in life, you've got to give away first."
"You need to have the courage to fail."
"Ephemeralization means the ability to do everything with nothing, or leverage, or doing more with less. So, as a businessman, I'm constantly ephemeralizing, figuring out how I can do more and more for less and less."
"Choosing what we think rather than reaction to our emotions."
"Saying that financial literacy means diversification is just another example of the fox teaching the chickens."
"If you are afraid of making mistakes, you won't learn anything and you won't make much money."
"If you are not happy while getting rich, chances are that you will not be happy when you do get rich."
"Rich dad went on to explain that the world was filled with different types of entrepreneurs. There are entrepreneurs who are big and small, rich and poor, honest and crooked, for-profit and not-for-profit, saint and sinner, small town and international, and successes and failures. He said, "The word entrepreneur is a big word and it means different things to different people.""
"We live in a global community and we can't really remain isolated. I believe that when we hold a very narrow view about our attitudes of politics or culture or religion, then we cut out the opportunity to really engage with other points of view."
"I've traveled all over the world and America is the easiest place to get rich."
""Why is the creative entrepreneur the riskiest type to be?" I asked. "Because being creative means you are often a pioneer. It is easy to copy a successful and proven product. It is also less risky. If you learn to innovate, create, or invent your way to success, you are an entrepreneur creating new value rather than an entrepreneur who wins by copying.""
"One of the most important things a real investor needs to say is this; “I want my money back and I also want to keep my investments."
"Capitalism is about producing a better product at a better price. As individuals, we have to keep producing better products at a better price, also, or we're obsolete."
"What you think is real is your reality."
"For winners, losing inspires them. For losers, losing defeats them."
"The main cause of poverty is self-inflicted fear and ignorance."
"There are no bad business and investment opportunities, but there are bad entrepreneurs and investors. To be a successful business owner and investor, you have to be emotionally neutral to winning and losing. Winning and losing are just part of the game. 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."
"Texans don't bury their failures. They get inspired by them. They take their failures and turn them into rallying cries. Failure inspires Texans to become winners. But that formula is not just the formula for Texans. It is formula for all winners."