I couldn’t agree more on that statement. Yes, doing a half-assed job, I sincerely and honestly believe, will get you half-way there.

Reading books is a good way to understand what other people are thinking, but it doesn’t mean that we should follow whatever they preach. Always understand the intention behind each action you take, and that itself is a good way to know whether you are on the right track or not.

Re: Kiyosaki,

1) I have friends who worked hard and graduated from Ivy Leagues (on scholarships), then had US$200K jobs 2 years after college. That’s almost RM700K, *before* bonuses, which for 2006 some companies gave 15 months’ bonuses. So E is not always bad. I think the truer maxim is: be good at what you do. That way you also get emotional satisfaction! (I cringe at how some Mercedes and BMW owners on the road look quite unhappy)

2) His books are pretty vague and lightweight. Asks you to invest in real estate and stocks/options, but never gives you the full and correct details. I look at my mom (and a lot of other older folks), and I’m amazed how she already put some of Kiyosaki’s “principles” into practise without even knowing who he is. So it can be said most of it is common sense?

“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.�

-Buddha