Passion is a powerful force. Passion properly directed is unstoppable.

One of the reasons the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the middle class struggles in debt is because the subject of money is taught at home, not at school.

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.

Are you really going to let a toilet stand in the way of you and financial independence?

Money is not worth dying for. I know, because years ago, while nearly a million dollars in debt, suicide was an option. Rather than run, rich dad suggested I write down all the mistakes I made and then seek help. If I made accounting mistakes, I talked to an accountant. If there was a legal mistake, I talked to an attorney. That was my way out. That is how I got smarter.

It is not much different from a person who goes to the gym to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chances of health, and proper mental exercise increases your chances for wealth. Laziness decreases both health and wealth.

If you realize that you're the problem, then you can change yourself, learn something and grow wiser. Don't blame other people for your problems.