Robert Kiyosaki - Rich dad, poor dad

On April 8th, 1949, Robert Kiyosaki was born Robert Toru Kiyosaki on the island of Hilo in Hawaii. Robert Kiyosaki is a 4th generation Japanese American. Much of Robert Kiyosaki's success relies on the idea of having 2 dads growing up, one rich and one poor, the whole concept of the way the poor and prosperous educate their kids which can in turn pave a destiny of whether they will in turn achieve success financially or struggle, is reliant on this. The problem of if this idea is entirely an allegory or if these two pas do exist and that they are truth, has remained discussed for a while now, without any decisive evidence of who is indeed the rich pop, is often thought about. Robert Kiyosaki has claimed that these 2 pops are in truth a true story, but he has also queried interviewers on whether or not it matters at all and if fictional characters can have the same power to influence. Despite all of the debate and doubt, Robert Kiyosaki's real dad is without question the late teacher Mr.Ralph H. Kiyosaki. Ralph H. Kiyosaki was born in 1919 and died in 1991. Ralph H. Kiyosaki earned a Ph.D. Through many stipends and was head of education on the large Island in Hawaii, which in turn enabled Robert Kiyosaki to attend better faculties with predominately richer classmates. Ralph H. Kiyosaki was a particularly intelligent man, a great teacher, who ended up becoming state superintendent for education, but he was also Robert Kiyosaki's poor father. Though Ralph H. Kiyosaki was in a position to put Robert Kiyosaki in the right environment to find out what it intended to succeed. It was at Hilo High School where Robert Kiyosaki met his rich father, the daddy of a fellow classmate and friend. The wealthy father was an entrepreneur with very little education, and was capitalist minded, by contrast with his socialist minded, intellectual dad.

After graduating from Hilo high school on the large Island of Hawaii, Robert Kiyosaki registered for the U.S. Merchant marine Academy in Kings Point, Big Apple. The U.S. Merchant sea Academy status is it's one of the 5 US service academies, concentrating on sea transport of civilian owned, non-military, merchant ships. Prerequisites to become a student of the U.S. Merchant marine Academy include a nomination by a US representative or Senator, along with other suggestions, together with high scores on the SATs and a strong GPA, which Robert Kiyosaki accomplished flawlessly. Robert Kiyosaki graduated from U.S. Merchant sea Academy in the class of 1969.

Fresh from graduating the U.S. Merchant marine Academy in 1969, Robert Kiyosaki started doing what he went to school to learn, that's he worked on and traveled on merchant ships. The experience of traveling the world had a strong impact on him, and once experienced it made it troublesome for Robert Kiyosaki to return back to Hawaii. The travels on these merchant ships would take him all around the globe. He would be exposed to new cultures, new methods of life and extreme types of misery that can not be found back in the united states of America. This taste of the world and experience of different cultures would lead him to a new trail. Maybe of giving back to his country for the chance to experience what he probably did or maybe for the world he discovered and his belief that everyone deserves democracy and the chance to choose, and make something out of oneself, whatever the reason could be Robert Kiyosaki was finally drawn to join the U. S. marine Corps and was sent to Vietnam.

Robert Kiyosaki served as a copter gunship pilot in the marine Corps in the Vietnam War. His service and devotion to his country during the Vietnam War was rewarded. Robert Kiyosaki got given with the Air medal. The Air gong is awarded to anyone that while serving in any capacity in or with the Armed Forces of the US of America has proved themselves distinguishable thru participating in meritorious acts during aerial flights. The Air gong can be earned by a single, courageous, meritorious act or for overall meritorious service to the Armed Forces of the US of America in some aerial capacity. Towards the end of the Vietnam War, in 1974, Robert Kiyosaki left the marine Corps and entered the civilian world once again.

On returning to the US of America, Robert Kiyosaki was exposed to a whole new world. Instead of returning to Hawaii, Robert Kiyosaki instead chose to go back to NY. Once there, he quickly commenced working for the Xerox concern which focuses on printing and photocopying. Robert Kiyosaki worked in the sales office of the Xerox corporation and was allotted the position of salesman. This would turn out to be a transitory opportunity because 2 years after, maybe with some sort of serious savings saved up, or enough anyways, Robert Kiyosaki started up his very own business for the first time.

In 1977, Robert Kiyosaki started his first business and his business was centered around one product, a new concept of wallet which used Velcro and nylon and is typically referred to as a surfer wallet. As Robert Kiyosaki invested in this idea when it was only originating, he made a moderate profit. It was Robert Kiyosaki's first venture in the business world and as a businessman, he made a couple of mistakes, the same ones a newbie would make when being called up to the giant league. Still, Robert Kiyosaki acknowledges that there were things that he was not aware about like patents and trademarks that hampered the degree of his success. The surfer wallets would at last end up becoming a multi-million dollar product, and Robert Kiyosaki would receive his first real taste of what being a businessman is all about.

Not only just that but Robert Kiyosaki learnt what being financially successful is about and the knowledge that it might be obtained. Much more hence Robert Kiyosaki was so extraordinarily close to hitting a home run off his first at bat. If there had been some kind of that would allow Robert Kiyosaki to go back and make some decisions differently, calls alone, then he would be able to make his first go at being a businessman a very successful debut.

So his first venture in business was not as successful as only 1 could hope and dream, but none the less, experience is valuable, as the knowledge extracted from it could be the determining thing the next time around. And so Robert Kiyosaki continued his journey of an entrepreneur, continuing to venture off in new businesses and investment opportunities .

The following business was almost equivalent in nature due to the targeted consumer as Robert Kiyosaki's attention shifted from Surfers and their wallets, to Rockers and their favourite heavy metal band t-shirts. For a bit, as Robert Kiyosaki stated in a talk with www.thestreet.com, his heavy metal and hardcore band t-shirt licensing business was seriously successful. Robert Kiyosaki experienced fiscal success in the mid nineteen eighties with his 2nd business venture in the rock music goods licensing. But with a change of trends, like a wave reclining back into the ocean, the main line turned away from the heavy metal and hardcore bands and commenced listening to different, softer music. So as Robert Kiyosaki admits in the same interview with www.thestreet.com, his heavy metal t-shirt licensing business went belly up in 1985. This left him broke, bankrupt and definitely in a bad place as it even left him unhomed.

Though, something else was taking place at the time to cause such a downfall as leaving Robert Kiyosaki unhomed, something more than simply his business going bankrupt. While his heavy metal t-shirt business was doing well, Robert Kiyosaki was also investing in different property projects, as well as playing the stock market. It is calculated that he owed roughly $850 000 to the banks. As Robert Kiyosaki once expounded, and told well for that matter, Obviously, you can't pay that kind of cash back by getting a job. That proved to be rock bottom for Robert Kiyosaki as he would never sink so low again. In fact he would crawl out of the dimly lit pit of bankruptcy with enough experience and understanding to make certain that he would not be found down in another one. Additionally, Robert Kiyosaki would go on to help folks and educate them on how to absolutely avoid the pit of bankruptcy, and even achieve financial success.

How could someone who isn't rich themselves teach others the best way to become financially successful? Simply by teaching them how not to become poor and make poor financial decisions. Robert Kiyosaki experienced moderate success till this point but he also experienced the ghastly affects that two bad selections, and calls might have. He was ready for what was going to become, and that was true money success.

Robert Kiyosaki began working as a inspirational speaker for an individual expansion seminar called cash and You. Money and You was started by Marshall Thurber who became a highly successful man, and the conventions targeted on the teachings and works of Buckminster Fuller.

Now, Buckminster Fuller was an American visionary who was born in 1895 and died in 1983. He was also a thinker and he probably did have many before his time views of the Earth and society and mankind's affect on nature. He also wrote over twenty five books. Buckminster Fuller coined the term ephemeralization, which means to use technological advance to attain more with less. This term foreshadows some of the future convictions and thoughts of Robert Kiyosaki.

Robert Kiyosaki would marry during this time to Kim Kiyosaki, in 1984. Kim Kiyosaki was also an entrepreneur and would turn out to be quite valuable in a number of ways. Not only being the love of Robert Kiyosaki's life, a partner for life, she would also become a partner. There'll be more on her later on.

In the year 1985, Marshall Thurber wanted out of the seminar business Money and You, so Robert Kiyosaki with Marshall Thurber's former partner, D.C. Cordova usurped. They continued the conventions as before, using the teachings and works of Buckminster Fuller, as well as the ideas of win / win situations and personal accountability for one's own wealth. Together, Robert Kiyosaki and D.C. Cordova ran this education company, teaching scholars at their 3 day seminars all around the planet. At the beginning it was generally in Canada and the U. S. of America, but then the business became very hot in Australia and New Zealand.

The success on this occassion was significant, so much in reality that in 1994 Robert Kiyosaki decided to retire. Robert Kiyosaki was only 47 at the time but experienced such expansion that in only nine years he became a multi millionaire. Although during his retirement, Robert Kiyosaki was more then active in his pursuit to gain wealth. Not giving up the practice of investing in real estate and playing the stock market, Robert Kiyosaki continued his business endeavors . Though, now Robert Kiyosaki had much more time on his hands and he started to write during his time off. Feeling like he new a secret and an aptitude to share information, Robert Kiyosaki continued his path as a teacher, following the foot steps of his poor father, as he also followed the recommendation and guidance of his rich dad in becoming financially successful. Robert Kiyosaki found a way, a medium to fuse them both together, both abilities learnt from both his rich pa and poor pa, for the advantage of people around the globe.

This is when Robert Kiyosaki started exploring his ideas and ideas, synthesizing his knowledge and life experiences and began working on the writing of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Though, Robert Kiyosaki did not write alone, he teamed up with Sharon Lechter and together they co-wrote the first Rich Dad, Poor Dad book. That book would later go on to sell more then ten million books and become a bestseller. But all this success didn't come straight away or simply.

Before getting Rich Dad, Poor Dad published, Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter were trying to sell it to publishers. After being dismissed much, they published it on their lonesome. Along with Kim Kiyosaki, the three of them founded Cashflow Technologies, Inc. Under this title many corporations would come to be formed cry it and the Rich Dad, Poor Dad series would become a brand that led to much success.

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