"If you want to be rich, be friends with people who have the same mindset as you, or who at least won't try to change your mindset to be more like theirs. Life is too short to spend time with people who don't help you move forward."
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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"If you want to be rich, be friends with people who have the same mindset as you, or who at least won't try to change your mindset to be more like theirs. Life is too short to spend time with people who don't help you move forward."
"Comfort kills ambition. Get uncomfortable and get used to it in your pursuit of your goals and dreams."
"Never say you cannot afford something. That is a poor man's attitude. Ask HOW to afford it."
"To obtain financial freedom, one must be either a business owner, an investor, or both, generating passive income, particularly on a monthly basis."
"Network marketing gives people the opportunity, with very low risk and very low financial commitment, to build their own income-generating asset and acquire great wealth."
"Negative thoughts are not protecting you. They are making you smaller."
"Dreams are not easy. Dreams are painful. They force work and commitment. They are challenging and motivating."
"Have the backbone to go after what you want in life. It's too easy to settle."
"Innovation is key. Only those who have the agility to change with the market and innovate quickly will survive."
"The rich buy assets. The poor only have expenses. The middle class buys liabilities they think are assets. The poor and the middle class work for money. The rich have money work for them."
"To be rich you have to know what it is to be poor. Getting financially literate is part of the price you have to pay to become rich"
"Making more money will not solve your problems if cash flow management is your problem."
"Talk is cheap. Learn to listen with your eyes. Actions do speak louder than words. Watch what a person does more than what he says."
"The problem with this world is not enough problem solvers. So, if you become a problem solver you become rich."
"French fries kill more people than guns and sharks, yet nobody's afraid of French fries."
"The better you are at communicating, negotiating, and handling your fear of rejection, the easier life is."
"I am concerned that too many people are focused too much on money and not on their greatest wealth, which is their education. If people are prepared to be flexible, keep an open mind and learn, they will grow richer and richer through the changes. If they think money will solve the problems, I am afraid those people will have a rough ride. Intelligence solves problems and produces money. Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone."
"The right decisions come from the right focus. You’ll succeed if your focus is on the mission, not the money."
"There are people who are not wealthy because they want to be comfortable."
"Money does not make you happy, but the lack of money can cause unhappiness."