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Too　often　today；　we　focus　to　borrowing　money　to　get　the　things　we　want　instead　of　focusing　on　creating　money。　　One　is　easier　in　the　short　term；　but　harder　in　the　long　term。　Its　a　bad　habit　that　we　as　individuals　and　as　a　nation　have　gotten　into。　Remember；　the　easy　road　often　bees　hard；　and　the　hard　road　often　bees　easy。

The　earlier　you　can　train　yourself　and　those　you　love　to　be　masters　of　money；　the　better。　Money　is　a　powerful　force。　Unfortunately；　people　use　the　power　of　money　against　them。　　If　your　financial　intelligence　is　low；　money　will　run　all　over　you。　It　will　be　smarter　than　you。　　If　money　is　smarter　than　you；　you　will　work　for　it　all　your　life。

To　be　the　master　of　money；　you　need　to　be　smarter　than　it。　Then　money　will　do　as　it　is　told。　It　will　obey　you。　　Instead　of　being　a　slave　to　it；　you　will　be　the　master　of　it。　That　is　financial　intelligence。

9。　THE　NEED　FOR　HEROES：　The　power　of　myth。　When　I　was　a　kid；　I　greatly　admired　Willie　Mays；　Hank　Aaron；　Yogi　Berra。　They　were　my　heroes。　As　a　kid　playing　Little　League；　I　wanted　to　be　just　like　them。　I　treasured　their　baseball　cards。　I　wanted　to　know　everything　about　them。　I　knew　the　stats；　the　RBI；　the　ERAs；　their　batting　averages；　how　much　they　got　paid；　and　how　they　came　up　　1　from　the　minors。　I　wanted　to　know　everything　because　I　wanted　to　be　just　like　them。

Every　time；　as　a　9　or　10　year…old　kid；　when　I　stepped　up　to　bat　or　played　first　base　or　catcher；　I　wasnt　me。　I　was　Yogi　or　Hank。　　Its　one　of　the　most　powerful　ways　we　learn　that　we　often　lose　as　adults。　We　lose　our　heroes。　We　lose　our　naivete。

Today；　I　watch　young　kids　playing　basketball　near　my　home。　　On　the　court　theyre　not　little　Johnny；　theyre　Michael　Jordan；　Sir　Charles　or　Clyde。　　Copying　or　emulating　heroes　is　true　power　learning。　And　that　is　why　when　someone　like　O。J。　Simpson　falls　from　grace；　there　is　such　a　huge　outcry。

There　is　more　than　just　a　courtroom　trial。　It　is　the　loss　of　a　hero。　Someone　people　grew　up　with；　looked　up　to；　and　wanted　to　be　like。　Suddenly　we　need　to　rid　ourselves　of　that　person。

I　have　new　heroes　as　I　grow　older。　I　have　golf　heroes　such　as　Peter　Jacobsen；　Fred　Couples　and　Tiger　Woods。　I　copy　their　swings　and　do　my　best　to　read　everything　I　can　about　them。　I　also　have　heroes　such　as　Donald　Trump；　Warren　Buffett；　Peter　Lynch；　George　Soros　and　Jim　Rogers。　In　my　older　years；　I　know　their　stats　just　like　I　knew　the　ERAs　and　RBI　of　my　baseball　heroes。　　I　follow　what　Warren　Buffett　invests　in；　and　read　anything　I　can　about　his　point　of　view　on　the　market。　I　read　Peter　Lynchs　book　to　understand　how　he　chooses　stocks。　And　I　read　about　Donald　Trump；　trying　to　find　out　how　he　negotiates　and　puts　deals　together。

Just　as　I　was　not　me　when　I　was　up　to　bat；　when　Im　in　the　market　or　Im　negotiating　a　deal；　I　am　subconsciously　acting　with　the　bravado　of　Trump。　　Or　when　analyzing　a　trend；　I　look　at　it　as　though　Peter　Lynch　were　doing　it。　　By　having　heroes；　we　tap　into　a　tremendous　source　of　raw　genius。

But　heroes　do　more　than　simply　inspire　us。　Heroes　make　things　look　easy。　Its　the　making　it　look　easy　that　convinces　us　to　want　to　be　just　like　them。　〃If　they　can　do　it；　so　can　I。〃

When　it　es　to　investing；　too　many　people　make　it　sound　hard。　Instead　find　heroes　who　make　it　look　easy。

10。　TEACH　AND　YOU　SHALL　RECEIVE：　The　power　of　giving。　　Both　of　my　dads　were　teachers。　My　rich　dad　taught　me　a　lesson　I　have　carried　all　my　life；　and　that　was　the　necessity　of　being　charitable　or　giving。　My　educated　dad　gave　a　lot　by　the　way　of　time　and　knowledge；　but　almost　never　gave　away　money。　　As　I　said；　he　usually　said　that　he　would　give　when　he　had　some　extra　money。　Of　course；　there　was　rarely　any　extra。

My　rich　dad　gave　money　as　well　as　education。　He　believed　firmly　in　tithing。　〃If　you　want　something；　you　first　need　to　give；〃　he　would　always　say。　When　he　was　short　of　money；　he　simply　gave　money　to　his　church　or　to　his　favorite　charity。

If　I　could　leave　one　single　idea　with　you；　it　is　that　idea。　Whenever　you　feel　〃short〃　or　in　〃need〃　of　something；　give　what　you　want　first　and　it　will　e　back　in　buckets。　That　is　true　for　money；　a　smile；　love；　friendship。　I　know　it　is　often　the　last　thing　a　person　may　want　to　do；　but；　it　has　always　worked　for　me。　I　just　trust　that　the　principle　of　reciprocity　　　it　is　true；　and　I　give　what　I　want。　I　want　money；　so　I　give　money；　and　it　es　back　in　multiples。　I　want　sales；　so　I　help　someone　else　sell　something；　and　sales　e　to　me。　I　want　contacts　and　I　help　someone　else　get　contacts；　and　like　magic；　contacts　e　to　me。　I　heard　a　saying　years　ago　that　went；　〃God　does　not　need　to　receive；　but　humans　need　to　give。〃

My　rich　dad　would　often　say；　〃Poor　people　are　more　greedy　than　rich　people。〃　He　would　explain　that　if　a　person　was　rich；　that　person　was　providing　something　that　other　people　wanted。　In　my　life；　over　all　these　　　；　years；　whenever　I　have　felt　needy　or　short　of　money　or　short　of　help；　I　simply　went　out　or　found　in　my　heart　what　I　wanted；　and　decided　to　give　it　first。　And　when　I　gave；　it　always　came　back。

It　reminds　me　of　the　story　of　the　guy　sitting　with　firewood　in　his　arms　on　a　cold　freezing　night；　and　he　is　yelling　at　the　pot…bellied　stove；　　　　〃When　you　give　me　some　heat；　then　Ill　put　some　wood　in。〃　And　when　it　es　to　money；　love；　happiness；　sales　and　contacts；　all　one　needs　to　remember　is　first　to　give　what　you　want　and　it　will　e　back　in　droves。　　　？　Often　just　the　process　of　thinking　of　what　I　want；　and　how　could　I　give　what　I　want　to　someone　else；　breaks　free　a　torrent　of　bounty。　Whenever　I　feel　that　people　arent　smiling　at　me；　I　simply　begin　smiling　and　saying　hello；　and　like　magic；　there　are　suddenly　more　smiling　people　around　me。　It　is　true　that　your　world　is　only　a　mirror　of　you。

So　thats　why　I　say；　〃Teach　and　you　shall　receive。〃　I　have　found　that　the　more　I　sincerely　teach　those　who　want　to　learn；　the　more　I　learn。　If　you　want　to　learn　about　money；　teach　it　to　someone　else。　A　torrent　of　new　ideas　and　finer　distinctions　will　e　in。

There　are　times　when　I　have　given　and　nothing　has　e　back　or　what　I　have　received　is　not　what　I　wanted。　　But　upon　closer　inspection　and　soul　searching；　I　was　often　giving　to　receive　in　those　instances；　instead　of　giving　to　give。

My　dad　taught　teachers；　and　he　became　a　master　teacher。　　My　rich　dad　always　taught　young　people　his　way　of　doing　business。　In　retrospect；　it　was　their　generosity　with　what　they　knew　that　made　them　smarter。　There　are　powers　in　this　world　that　are　much　smarter　than　we　are。　You　can　get　there　on　your　own；　but　its　easier　with　the　help　of　the　powers　that　be。　All　you　need　to　be　is　generous　with　what　you　have；　and　the　powers　will　be　generous　with　you。

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