My Reason for Becoming a Teacher
My primary reason for becoming a teacher in the B quadrant was a
desire to provide financial education. I wanted to make this education
available to anyone who wanted to learn, regardless of how much money
they had or what their grade-point averages were. That is why The Rich
Dad Company started with the CASHFLOW game. This game can teach in
places I could never go. The beauty of the game is that it was designed to
have people teach people. There is no need for an expensive teacher or
classroom. The CASHFLOW game is now translated into over sixteen
languages, reaching millions of people all over the world.
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Today, The Rich Dad Company offers financial-education courses as
well as the services of coaches and mentors to support a person’s financial
education. Our programs are especially important for anyone wanting to
evolve out of the E and S quadrants into the B and I quadrants.
There is no guarantee that everyone will make it to the B and I
quadrants, yet they will know how to access those quadrants if they want to.
Change Is Not Easy
For me, changing quadrants was not easy. It was hard work mentally,
but more so emotionally and spiritually. Growing up in a family of highly
educated employees in the E quadrant, I carried their values of education,
job security, benefits, and a government pension. In many ways, my family
values made my transition difficult. I had to shut out their warnings,
concerns, and criticisms about becoming an entrepreneur and investor.
Some of their values I had to discount were:
• “But you have to have a job.”
• “You’re taking too many risks.”
• “What if you fail?”
• “Just go back to school and get your masters degree.”
• “Become a doctor. They make a lot of money.”
• “The rich are greedy.”
• “Why is money so important to you?”
• “Money won’t make you happy.”
• “Just live below your means.”
• “Play it safe. Don’t go for your dreams.”
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