Robert Kiyosaki's Father

Robert Kiyosaki has quite a bit of acclaim, but also critics such as John Reed who has also published real estate investing books and has a site devoted to his analysis of other real estate gurus. His criticisms of Robert Kiyosaki are found at this link.

Some wonder about Kiyosaki's "Poor Dad," Ralph Kiyosaki. Something interesting I found were this plate and father Ralph's introduction in the Index to the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1929-1967 (in five volumes). It was published by the Office of Library Services in Cooperation with the Friends of the Library of Hawaii and the Hawaii State Department of Education in 1968.



I just thought I would try harnessing the power of blogs to share information by posting these scans since I know it wouldn't be easy for everyone to find these newspaper indexes that don't even have ISBN numbers. I'm hoping to get some interaction with my audience soon so that I can witness and experience the social/collaborative/community power of blogs as well. Please comment and let me know what you think!

Procrastination to Progress Barking Up the Wrong Alley

After playing Robert Kiyosaki's Cashflow 101 Boardgame on Thursday, I finally got it in me to call the owner of the small parcel I was interested in for developing a small house. I had been procrastinating on this task for several months. The conversation was smooth and I realized I had nothing to fear but myself. The seller's response was mostly negative, but at least I found out what he was thinking. Playing on Thursday also motivated me to finally find the specific zoning rules for the zone applicable to the lot. I had the entire zoning ordinance on my computer, but had not yet found the specific rules of this zone. Well, it looks like this lot would be too small to get zoning approval! Even if the zoning was changed to less restrictive zone, developing the house would not be allowed in that zone either!

Well, it took five months of procrastination, and then one hour to make the phone call, get the answer, then find the specific zoning information. I got negative responses for both, but it felt great, because now I know the answer and can move onto something else! It is a task completed, and no longer hanging over me. Contunually playing Cashflow 101 is helping me gently tackle these various steps.

YT, my fellow Cashflow 101 player, noted I obtained information that I was "barking up the wrong alley," which I thought was a great way to look at it, although not completely true. I actually realised I was lying on the sidewalk in front of the alley, sniffing around, but mostly hoping something would pop out of the alley and take charge, or that the pound, humane society, or friendly dog-lover would come and rescue me from the misery of peering into the alley. Finally on Thursday, I went into the alley, and barked. This was a shift from waiting/hoping/yearning for something external to come along and "take care of it" to internally initiated action toward gaining a result. I went from looking at the alley, to finally barking up the alley. The negative response from the seller and the zoning is irrelevant; I needed that information so I can move onto finding other alleys and opportunities. Hopefully, it won't take me five months after finding the alley to bark up it.