第16部分(第1/7 页)

future　if　I　followed　my　educated　dad's　advice。

Many　employers　feel　that　advising　their　workers　to　mind　their　own　business　is　bad　for　business。　I　am　sure　it　can　be　for　certain　individuals。　But　for　me；　focusing　on　my　own　business；　developing　assets；　made　me　a　better　employee。　I　now　had　a　purpose。　I　came　in　early　and　worked　diligently；　amassing　as　much　money　as　possible　so　I　could　begin　investing　in　real　estate。 Hawaii　was　just　set　to　boom；　and　there　were 4　fortunes　to　be　made。　The　more　I　realized　we　were　in　the　beginning　stages　of　a　boom；　the　more　Xerox　machines　I　sold。　The　more　I　sold；　the　more　money　I　made；　and；　of　course；　the　more　deductions　there　were　from　my　paycheck。　It　was　inspiring。　I　wanted　out　of　the　trap　of　being　an　employee　so　badly　that　I　worked　harder；　not　less。　By　1978；I　was　consistently　one　of　the　top　five　salespeople　in　sales；　often　No。　1。　I　badly　wanted　out　of　the　rat　race。

In　less　than　three　years；　I　was　making　more　in　my　own　little　corporation；　which　was　a　real　estate　holding　pany；　than　I　was　making　at　Xerox。　And　the　money　I　was　making　in　my　asset　column；　in　my　own　corporation；　was　money　working　for　me。 Not　me　pounding　on　doors　selling　copiers。　My　rich　dad's　advice　made　much　more　sense。 Soon　the　cash　flow　from　my　properties　was　so　strong　that　my　pany　bought　me　my　first　Porsche。　My　fellow　Xerox　salespeople　thought　I　was　spending　my　missions。　I　wasn't。　I　was　investing　my　missions　in　assets。

My　money　was　working　hard　to　make　more　money。 Each　dollar　in　my　asset　column　was　a　great　employee；　working　hard　to　make　more　employees　and　buy　the　boss　a　new　Porsche　with　before…tax　dollars。 I　began　to　work　harder　for　Xerox。　The　plan　was　working；　and　my　Porsche　was　the　proof。

By　using　the　lessons　I　learned　from　my　rich　dad；　I　w