Robert Kiyosaki’s Top 4 Tips for Getting Richer
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For over 30 years, Robert Kiyosaki has been offering up some sage wisdom for how someone can go from poor to rich and rich to richer. No matter what class you belong to or what tax bracket you find yourself in, Kiyosaki’s lessons in financial literacy can help anyone add to their net worth.
Here are Robert Kiyosaki’s top tips for getting richer.
Knowledge Makes You Rich
“The truth is that money doesn’t make you rich; knowledge does,” Kiyosaki said.
Money might be the end goal for most of us, but it does not just come into your hands all by itself. It takes education and knowhow to obtain wealth.
“One of Kiyosaki’s standout tips is to invest in your financial education. That’s a hill I’ll die on. Women aren’t taught this growing up-we’re taught to save, not to scale,” said Sophie Musumeci, CEO and founder at Real Entrepreneur Women.
“When I started Real Entrepreneur Women, I knew that to change my financial future, I had to become a student of money,” Musumeci added. “That meant learning how to market, sell and grow cash flow from a place of purpose, not hustle.”
It’s Important To Be Emotionally Neutral
“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,” Kiyosaki said.
Starting a business or jumping into investing is fairly easy, but maintaining and growing it into a successful source of wealth comes with ups and downs. Kiyosaki suggested that the best strategy to handle this as a business owner or investor is to take emotion out of it.
“Kiyosaki also champions building businesses and assets as a path to wealth, which aligns closely with what I teach female coaches,” Musumeci said.
Convert Earned Income Into Passive Income
“The key to financial freedom and great wealth is a person’s ability or skill to convert earned income into passive income and/or portfolio income,” Kiyosaki said.
Having a 9-to-5 job is fine, but in Kiyosaki’s opinion, you should not be relying on your salary to generate wealth. Instead, it’s important to have many streams of income so that if one dries up, others can supplement the funds or add additional earnings during boom times.
“Relying on one income stream is risky in this economy,” Musumeci added. “But when you create recurring income from your knowledge, experience and values, you become unstoppable.”
Learn To Recognize Opportunities
“Most people never get wealthy simply because they are not trained financially to recognize opportunities right in front of them. The rich have learned to recognize opportunities as well as how to create them,” Kiyosaki said.
While many people might be sitting around waiting for a golden ticket to be dropped in their lap, Kiyosaki highlighted that taking note of your surroundings, identifying areas of opportunity, and making the moves yourself are the only true path to wealth.
Musumeci agreed, pointing out how all of Kiyosaki’s tips are brilliant when grounded in real-life context.
“For women who want more than just survival, for those who want sovereignty, this advice can be life-changing when paired with mentorship and heart-led action,” Musumeci added.
Editor’s note: Robert Kiyosaki quotes were sourced from “Rich Dad, Poor Dad.”
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