Robert Kiyosaki Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

By asking the question How can I afford it? your brain is put to work.

FOCUS - Follow One Course Until Successful

Success takes an investment in time, dedication, and sacrifice. This is true education. It is a process.

Dreamers dream dreams and rich people create plans and build bridges to their dreams.

People need to wake up and realize that life doesn't wait for you. If you want something, get up and go after it.

Every successful person in life began by pursuing a passion, usually against all odds.

Don't bury your failures, let them inspire you.

Most people know how to set goals; few know how to achieve them.

I think it's a tragedy that our schools don't teach kids about money. I think it's a tragedy that it has to come to an emergency before we evolve.

Sometimes, what is right for you at the beginning of your life is not the right thing for you at the end of your life.

At the point the money hits your hands, you have the power to determine your financial future.

Business is like a wheel barrow. Nothing happens until you start pushing.

There is nothing more dangerous than a person with only one right answer.

Most people work all week to get to the weekend. A few work all weekend for years to get to freedom.

Sometimes you succeed.... and other times you learn.

Your Mentors in life are important, so choose them wisely

When employees unite, they form a union but when business owners unite, they form a team.

The harder you work for money, the more you are taxed, the harder your money works, the less it is taxed.

Don't sacrifice your spirit for wealth. Grow your wealth by first growing your spirit.

Don't be addicted to money. Work to learn. don't work for money. Work for knowledge.

Finding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing.

It's through our expenses that we become richer or poorer, regardless of how much money we make.

You can tell a person's past, present and future by listening to the words they use.

Once a person gains experience and a good reputation, it takes less and less money to create bigger and bigger investments.

You cannot improve your future if you are not willing to try something new and risk making mistakes and learning from them

Be careful who you get advice from. I get advice from people who are where I want to be.

You get one life. Live it in a way that it inspires someone.

I still consider myself a little, fat kid from Hawaii.

The thing most people don't pick up when they become an entrepreneur is that it never ends. It's 24/7.

The losers in life think they have all the answers. They can’t learn because they’re too busy telling everyone what they know.

Building your own business is the best way to become rich. Then you can begin investing in other assets.

If you're still doing what mommy and daddy said for you to do (go to school, get a job, and save money), you're losing.

The truth is that money doesn't make you rich; knowledge does.

If your business is to grow and prosper, as a leader, you need to focus on people development.

My brain gets stronger every day because I exercise it. The stronger it gets, the more money I can make.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT INVEST IN BUSINESS.. THEY INVEST IN BUSY-NESS (They Purchase A Job)

I've been saying this for years: There is no longer such a thing as a safe and secure job.

The good news is that it doesn't cost much money to change your thinking. In fact, it can be done for free.

Rich people buy luxuries last, while the poor and middle class tend to buy luxuries first.

I can see being kind to people, but I don't think giving them money solves the problem. I think it makes the problem worse and it prolongs the ultimate, inevitable end anyway.

You cannot be all things to all people. Be unique. Be different. Give to others what you want yourself. And do what you were made to do.

No one achieves great things by following the crowd. Have a spine. Strike your own path.

Those who have safe and secure jobs pay more taxes than those who own the business that provides the jobs

The only person who is going to give you security and the life you want is you.

When success and incompetence meet, disaster is not far away.

One of the most stupid things to do is to pretend you are smart. When you pretend to be smart, you are at the height of stupidity.

If you're going to be a winner in life, you have to constantly go beyond your best.

You won't learn if you think you already know everything.

One of the biggest defects in life is the inability to ask for help.

If you want to retire young and retire rich, it is very important that your money be like a bird dog, going out every day and bringing home more and more assets.

It's not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.

Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.

Start a part-time business and make as many mistakes as you possibly can while you still have your daytime job.

The problem with this world is not enough problem solvers. So, if you become a problem solver you become rich.

One of the best skills of an entrepreneur is the ability to question. By asking new questions, new answers are found.

Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. They're both important and schools are forgetting one of them.

Often, the more money you make the more money you spend; that's why more money doesn't make you rich - assets make you rich.

The biggest risk a person can take is to do nothing.

Financial struggle is often the direct result of people working all their lives for someone else.

Negative thoughts are not protecting you. They are making you smaller.

Innovation is key. Only those who have the agility to change with the market and innovate quickly will survive.

The moment you believe your own crap and excuses, you fail.

The primary reason in starting a business part-time is not so much to make a product great. The real reason for starting a part-time business is to make you a great businessperson.

If you want to be rich, simply serve more people.

Don't bother with New Year's resolutions if you don't have the discipline to put a plan in place to actually achieve them.

Taking one step, doing one thing every day that will get you closer to your own financial dream.

It's easier to stand on the sidelines, criticize, and say why you shouldn't do something. The sidelines are crowded. Get in the game.

The No.1 thing people can do to increase their wealth is to start a part-time business.

There is a good life waiting for you. Its just waiting for you to grab it

Intelligence is the ability to solve problems

A job is a short term solution to a long term problem

Friends and family will tell you why your ideas won't work. Most are left-brained employees and specialists and NOT entrepreneurs.

A high income job, a big house, nice cars, and lavish vacations don't mean you are rich, in fact it could mean exactly opposite

I think there's just too much greed in the world today [and] that's why we have problems.

Making mistakes is natural. Making mistakes is how we learn.

When you are forced to think, you expand your mental capacity. When you expand your mental capacity, your wealth increases.

An intelligent person hires people who are more intelligent than he is.

Most people try to get rich by being cheap and the price for that is that you live cheap and there is so much money out there; why would you want to live cheap?

Your most expensive advice is the free advice you receive from your financially struggling friends and relatives.

So where in the old economy, content was king, in the new economy, context is king.

Confidence comes from discipline and training.

Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.

When you hear that something can’t be done, ignore that advice and push forward.

When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.

For there to be an expense, there must be income somewhere else

In the world of entrepreneurs, you don't need a college education. You need a proper education.

When you are young, work to learn, not to earn.

Don't be afraid of your worst times. If you learn from them, you'll look back on them as the best times.

In the world of money and investing, you must learn to control your emotions.

You can become rich by being cheap but the problem is that even though you are rich, you are still cheap

God does not deem you to be lucky or unlucky... you're mindset does.

Most people put money in their piggy bank. I buy a goose that lays golden eggs over and over again. That's what an asset is.

In most cases, when people make more money, they get deeper in debt. This is why money alone does not make you rich.

Most people struggle financially because they take advice from sales people, not rich people.

Find out where you are at, where you are going and build a plan to get there.

You have to be smart. The easy days are over.

There is a difference between being poor and being broke. Broke is temporary, and poor is eternal.

The ability to sell is the number one skill in business. If you cannot sell, don't bother thinking about becoming a business owner.

Remember, your mind is your greatest asset, so be careful what you put into it.

The most successful people in life are the ones who ask questions. They're always learning. They're always growing. They're always pushing.

People don't like the idea of thinking long term. Many are desperately seeking short term answers because they have money problems to be solved today.

Don’t buy luxuries until you’ve built the assets to afford them

Money does not make you happy, but the lack of money can cause unhappiness.

The price for sitting and watching game shows and betting on lottery is that the vast majority of the viewers will never become rich

It is easy to stay the same but it is not easy to change. Most people choose to stay the same all their lives.

Rule One. You must know the difference between an asset and a liability, and buy assets. An asset is something that puts money in my pocket. A liability is something that takes money out of my pocket.

If you want a solid future, you need to create it. You can take charge of your future only when you take control of your income source. You need your own business.

The key to life is to be happy with or without money. Money only magnifies who you really are.

Change your focus from making money to serving more people. Serving people makes the money come in.

If you work for money, you give the power to your employer. If your money works for you, you keep and control the power.

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.

Criticism is easier to take when you realize that the only people who aren’t criticized are those who don’t take risks.

It's more important to grow your income than cut your expenses. It's more important to grow your spirit that cut your dreams.

When I started my last business, I didn't receive a paycheck for 13 months. The average person can't handle that pressure.

The reason so many financial advisors are called brokers is because they are often broker than you.

Success is a poor teacher. We learn the most about ourselves when we fail, so don't be afraid of failing. Failing is part of the process of success. You cannot have success without failure.

There are many people who have big plans but their big plans never come true. The reason is, too many people have big plans but fail to keep their small agreements.

It's not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it's what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!