Why We Want You To Be Rich. Robert T. Kiyosaki
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Название: Why We Want You To Be Rich
Автор: Robert T. Kiyosaki
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Личные финансы
isbn: 9781612680934
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If you’ve watched The Apprentice, you know that we are tough on the apprentices because real life doesn’t give a lot of room or sympathy for excuses. As the old saying goes, Life is not a dress rehearsal. It’s the real thing. So there’s a certain amount of living on the edge that’s needed if one is to excel. Robert and I are hoping to make that edge a little less scary and a little more attainable at the same time.
I will admit that people I know were surprised to hear I was going to collaborate with another entrepreneur to write a book. Entrepreneurs very much like being in control, and sharing the control is not high on our list of desirable situations. But when you meet someone who is on the same wavelength in so many ways, it becomes a pleasure. Joining forces makes us stronger, not weaker.
In fact, one of the weaknesses of many visionaries and entrepreneurs is the inability to successfully share their visions and goals. It can be a lonely road. The old saying, It’s lonely at the top—but not crowded, can sometimes be true.
Entrepreneurs are people who like to try something new. Collaborating in this way is something new for both Robert and me, and I think we’ve enhanced each other as educators, speakers and people by bringing our diverse personalities together to achieve a whole that is both comprehensive and comprehensible. What’s the point of having great knowledge and keeping it to yourself?
Here’s another amusing point: Entrepreneurs are often marked by avoiding group efforts. They want to be in charge. They want to do it themselves, have it for themselves, and so be it. At least that’s what the experts have said when analyzing personality types suitable to entrepreneurship. I guess Robert and I just don’t fit the mold. But I don’t think that bothers either of us too much.
What has evolved in this process took on a life of its own, and it became more than just another book with a proper outline. It has become a living example of what we worked on and lived through together from our initial meeting to the day we finished our first draft. It quickly became a joint effort to provide financial education to anyone seeking a better life at a time when we all need to be financially equipped for the future we face.
What’s the point of having great knowledge and keeping it to yourself?
– Donald J. Trump
This book is for anyone who wants to move forward and get out of their comfort zone. You may be a millionaire already, or maybe not yet, but the lessons here can apply to everyone, no matter what your current financial circumstances might be.
I hope you will see the process as one from which you can learn while being entertained. There is nothing boring about business, which you are soon to discover. Robert and I have another thing in common—neither of us likes to be bored. We like to get things done. So pay attention, keep your focus, and enjoy yourself. Why We Want You to be Rich—Two Men • One Message has a lot to offer. Tune in, and stay tuned!
Robert’s View
Dallas, Texas: February 19, 2006
Once again, on Sunday afternoon, the black limo pulls up to the backstage entrance of another huge convention center for another real estate expo. Once again, the excitement builds as word spreads, “The Donald is here.” And once again, the police escort comes in first to clear the way, two lines form, and Mr. Trump walks the gauntlet of adoring fans.
After about an hour, after the press has left, Donald asks me, “How big is the audience, and how are they?”
“Tens of thousands in attendance, and they’re a great group. People have come from all over the world to be here this weekend. They’re very excited about learning and hungry for knowledge.”
I was excited, too—but for different reasons.
Since our last meeting, I had read Donald’s book, The America We Deserve. The book addresses many of the problems we face as a nation and as a world, such as terrorism, the national debt and healthcare. The following are excerpts from his chapter on the healthcare issue. “The U.S. government’s General Accounting Office, an objective investigative arm of the Congress, paints an ugly picture:
“Unlike Social Security, Medicare’s HI program has been experiencing a cashflow deficit since 1992—current payroll taxes and other revenues have been insufficient to cover benefit payments and program expenses…In essence, Medicare has already crossed the point where it is a net claimant on the Treasury—a threshold that Social Security is not expected to reach until 2013…’
“The current Medicare program is both economically and fiscally unsustainable. This is not a new message—the Medicare trustees noted in the early 1990s that the program is unsustainable in its present form.”
As to what politicians are doing about this healthcare monster, he writes:
“Clinton stared at the beast—and blinked. He chose to avoid the hard decisions that will have to be made down the road where, as the GAO points out, they will be much more painful.
“But let’s face it, Clinton is hardly the only politician to duck a tough issue. It will take a new breed of politician to push meaningful reform. It requires a risk-taker with titanium nerves and vision.”
About long-term healthcare, he says:
“There’s one more aspect of the medical-insurance story that is almost totally off the typical radar screen. This one involves long-term care. With the baby-boom generation heading toward retirement and their parents already there, this is a huge issue.
“A few numbers tell the story: The number of elderly will double to seventy-five million by 2030 and the number of seniors living in nursing homes will increase fivefold.
“I know the response: Doesn’t Medicaid pay for nursing homes? This question is often asked by Boomers who figure their parents will be covered, as they will when their time comes to book some long-term care.
“Here’s the answer: Medicaid was never meant to be a long-term care provider. And as Senator John Breaux and Representative William Thomas have pointed out, ‘The growing demand for long-term care is pushing Medicaid into bankruptcy.’
“Nearly one in two Americans will need some type of long-term care, but only one in four can afford long-term private nursing home care, which now averages $41,000 (in 1999 dollars) a year. Only 1 percent of Americans have bought long-term healthcare insurance. So most are hoping to СКАЧАТЬ