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Don't just assume someone needs encouragement

Even if you are well intentioned, it's best to consider this question: Are they asking for encouragement or do they just need to vent?

Often, they just need someone to listen to them without reaching a solution.

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John T. Reed's analysis of Robert T. Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Part 1

John T. Reed's analysis of Robert T. Kiyosaki's book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Part 1

https://www.johntreed.com/blogs/john-t-reed-s-real-estate-investment-blog/61651011-john-t-reeds-analysis-of-robert-t-kiyosakis-book-rich-dad-poor-dad-part-1

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A number of people asked me about Robert T. Kiyosaki and his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. When I said I didn't think he was a real-estate guru, they insisted he was. Several told me I would like him, that he preaches a message like mine.

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"Rich Dad, Poor Dad" is Fiction

John T. Reed, a real estate investor, looked into the accuracy of Kiyosaki's best-selling book and found it inaccurate:

  • The Rich Dad is most likely an invention. ...
"Rich Dad, Poor Dad" contains dangerous advice

According to John T. Reed the famous book is filled with bad advice:

Dangerous advice

  • "If you're gonna go broke, go broke big"
  • Convinces people that college is for suckers

Law-breaking advice

  • Advocates committing a felony: have rich friends for trading stock based on non-public inside information, he says "That's what friends are for."
  • Recommends tax fraud by deducting vacations and health club dues
  • Brags about using a partner weasel clause in which his cat is his partner
Kiyosaki is making money from a personality cult

Many critics pointed out that Kiyosaki is selling a cult, not financial advice.

He is accused of tapping into the fantasies of the masses & being short on specifics, both attributes of religious cults.

Tell Me Who You Spend Time With, And I Will Tell You Who You Are

Tell Me Who You Spend Time With, And I Will Tell You Who You Are

https://medium.com/@RyanHoliday/tell-me-who-you-spend-time-with-and-i-will-tell-you-who-you-are-2b4865358e19

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James Altucher calls this your 'scene.' As Jim Rohn put it, you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. As my dad told me once as a kid, "Ryan, you become like your friends."...

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Audit your time
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  • Look at your Facebook feed.
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The influence of entourage

Who we know and what we do influence what we'll become: What we do puts us around people. And the people we surround ourselves with help set the baseline for what we think is ok, what we think is possible and what we’re exposed to.

Jim Rohn
Jim Rohn

"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. "

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Five Steps to Crystal Clear Thinking

Five Steps to Crystal Clear Thinking

https://hackernoon.com/five-steps-to-crystal-clear-thinking-6e94372789af

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I recently asked my friends and fans what they wanted me to write about. One question came up a bunch of times: How do you think better? At first that surprised me. Isn't it obvious how to think? Then I realized no, it's not. We're not taught how to think anymore, only what to think.

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Self Reliance

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Learning is not a rigidly formal system of precisely labeled steps.

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Give Up Magical Beliefs

You can’t borrow someone’s motivation. No matter how many books you read or chants you do you won’t become more motivated.

Motivation comes from inside. It comes from you and nowhere else.

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