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Suddenly we need to rid ourselves of that...Suddenly we need to rid ourselves of that person I have new heroes as I grow olderI have golf heroes such as Peter Jacobsen, Fred Couples and Tiger WoodsI copy their swings and do my best to read everything I can about themI also have heroes such as Donald Trump, Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, George Soros and Jim RogersIn 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 marketI read Peter Lynch's book to understand how he chooses stocksAnd 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 I'm in the market or I'm negotiating a deal, I am subconsciously imitation chanel handbag 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 usHeroes make things look easyIt's 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 comes to investing, too many people make it sound hardInstead find heroes who make it look easyTEACH AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE: The power of giving Both of my dads were teachersMy rich dad taught me a lesson I have carried all my life, and that was the necessity of being charitable or givingMy 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 new chanel bags when he had some extra moneyOf course, there was rarely any extra My rich dad gave money as well as educationHe believed firmly in tithing"If you want something, you first need to give," he would always sayWhen 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 ideaWhenever you feel "short" or in "need" of something, give what you want first and it will come back in bucketsThat is true for money, a smile, love, friendshipI know it is often the last thing a person may want to do, but; it has always worked for meI just trust that the principle of reciprocity it is true, and I give what I wantI want money, so I give money, and it comes back in multiplesI want sales, so I help someone fake gucci watches else sell something, and sales come to meI want contacts and I help someone else get contacts, and like magic, contacts come to meI 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 wantedIn 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 firstAnd 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 gucci knockoffs some heat, then I'll put some wood in And when it comes to money, love, happiness, sales and contacts, all one needs to remember is first to give what you want and it will come 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 bountyWhenever I feel that people aren't smiling at me, I simply begin smiling and saying hello, and like magic, there are suddenly more smiling people around meIt is true that your world is only a mirror of you So that's 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 learnIf you want to learn about money, teach it to someone elseA torrent of new ideas and finer distinctions will come handbags louis vuitton i6:20 AM - Thursday, March 4, 2010
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