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The famous “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” author has written some of the world’s top financial books. He has shared the stage with some of the world’s most influential entrepreneurs and has changed the way that we look at acquiring wealth.

I was fortunate enough to sit front stage at Robert’s event in Australia and soak in as much inspiring information that my mind would allow me that day. I was blown away by the advice he would share and was moved to make a massive change in the way that I made money and invested.

I would love to share with you today; 101 inspiring quotes by Robert Kiyosaki that will transform the way that you think about creating wealth in your life.

 

“In the real world, the smartest people are people who make mistakes and learn. In school, the smartest people don’t make mistakes.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“It’s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life,it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!” – Robert Kiyosaki

“It’s more important to grow your income than cut your expenses. It’s more important to grow your spirit that cut your dreams.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The most successful people in life are the ones who ask questions. They’re always learning. They’re always growing. They’re always pushing.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Don’t be addicted to money. Work to learn. don’t work for money. Work for knowledge.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“It’s easier to stand on the sidelines, criticize, and say why you shouldn’t do something. The sidelines are crowded. Get in the game.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The trouble with school is they give you the answer, then they give you the exam. That’s not life.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Complaining about your current position in life is worthless. Have a spine and do something about it instead.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The fear of being different prevents most people from seeking new ways to solve their problems.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Successful people ask questions. They seek new teachers. They’re always learning.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“If you want to be rich, you need to develop your vision. You must be standing on the edge of time gazing into the future.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“If you’re still doing what mommy and daddy said for you to do (go to school, get a job, and save money), you’re losing.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Often, the more money you make the more money you spend; that’s why more money doesn’t make you rich – assets make you rich.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The most life destroying word of all is the word tomorrow.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“I’d rather welcome change than cling to the past.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The most successful people are mavericks who aren’t afraid to ask why, especially when everyone thinks it’s obvious.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Hoping drains your energy. Action creates energy.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over his life.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Everyone can tell you the risk. An entrepreneur can see the reward.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“A plan is a bridge to your dreams. Your job is to make the plan or bridge real, so that your dreams will become real. If all you do is stand on the side of the bank and dream of the other side, your dreams will forever be just dreams. – Robert Kiyosaki

“You’ll often find that it’s not mom or dad, husband or wife, or the kids that’s stopping you. It’s you. Get out of your own way.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The only difference between a rich person and poor person is how they use their time” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Your choices decide your fate. Take the time to make the right ones. If you make a mistake, that’s fine; learn from it & don’t make it again.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“If you’re the kind of person who has no guts, you just give up every time life pushes you. If you’re that kind of person, you’ll live all your life playing it safe, doing the right things, saving yourself for something that never happens. Then, you die a boring old person.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Money is really just an idea.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Talk is cheap. Learn to listen with your eyes. Actions do speak louder than words. Watch what a person does more than what he says.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The moment you make passive income and portfolio income a part of your life, your life will change. Those words will become flesh.” – Robert Kiyosaki

”You will make some mistakes but, if you learn from those mistakes, those mistakes will become wisdom and wisdom is essential to becoming wealthy.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“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.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Workers work hard enough to not be fired, and owners pay just enough so that workers won’t quit.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“As I said, I wish I could say it was easy. It wasn’t, but it wasn’t hard either. But without a strong reason or purpose, anything in life is hard. ” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The single most powerful asset we all have is our mind. If it is trained well, it can create enormous wealth in what seems to be an instant.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Find the game where you can win, and then commit your life to playing it; and play to win.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The power of “can’t”: The word “can’t” makes strong people weak, blinds people who can see, saddens happy people, turns brave people into cowards, robs a genius of their brilliance, causes rich people to think poorly, and limits the achievements of that great person living inside us all.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“One of the great things about being willing to try new things and make mistakes is that making mistakes keeps you humble. People who are humble learn more than people who are arrogant.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Intelligence solves problems and produces money. Money without financial intelligence is money soon gone.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Start small and dream big.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Emotions are what make us human. Make us real. The word ’emotion’ stands for energy in motion. Be truthful about your emotions, and use your mind and emotions in your favor, not against yourself.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“You’re only poor if you give up. The most important thing is that you did something. Most people only talk and dream of getting rich. You’ve done something.”  – Robert Kiyosaki

“If you want to be financially-free, you need to become a different person than you are today and let go of whatever has held you back in the past.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The philosophy of the rich and the poor is this: the rich invest their money and spend what is left. The poor spend their money and invest what is left.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Sight is what you see with your eyes, vision is what you see with your mind.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn to walk by falling down. If we never fell down, we would never walk.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Never say you cannot afford something. That is a poor man’s attitude. Ask HOW to afford it.” – Robert Kiyosaki

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“F.O.C.U.S – Follow One Course Until Successful” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow” – Robert Kiyosaki

“I find so many people struggling, often working harder, simply because they cling to old ideas. They want things to be the way they were; they resist change. Old ideas are their biggest liability. It is a liability simply because they fail to realize that while that idea or way of doing something was an asset yesterday, yesterday is gone.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The more I risk being rejected, the better my chances are of being accepted.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“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.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Find out where you are at, where you are going and build a plan to get there.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“I am concerned that too many people are focused too much on money and not on their greatest wealth, which is their education. If people are prepared to be flexible, keep an open mind and learn, they will grow richer and richer through the changes. If they think money will solve the problems, I am afraid those people will have a rough ride.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Most people want everyone else in the world to change themselves. Let me tell you, it’s easier to change yourself than everyone else.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“People who dream small dreams continue to live as small people.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The richest people in the world build networks; everyone else is trained to look for work.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“There are those who make things happen, there are those who watch things happen and there are those who say ‘what happened?” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Skills make you rich, not theories.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Losers quit when they fail. Winners fail until they succeed.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“When you come to the boundaries of what you know, it is time to make some mistakes.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“People without financial knowledge, who take advice from financial experts are like lemmings simply following their leader. They race for the cliff and leap into the ocean of financial uncertainty, hoping to swim to the other side.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The ability to sell is the number one skill in business. If you cannot sell, don’t bother thinking about becoming a business owner.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Too many people are too lazy to think. Instead of learning something new, they think the same thought day in day out.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Education is cheap; experience is expensive.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“There are no mistakes in life, just learning opportunities.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The love of money is not the root of all evil. The lack of money is the root of all evil.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“We all have tremendous potential, and we all are blessed with gifts. Yet, the one thing that holds all of us back is some degree of self-doubt. It is not so much the lack of technical information that holds us back, but more the lack of self-confidence.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“When you are forced to think, you expand your mental capacity. When you expand your mental capacity, your wealth increases.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Making mistakes isn’t enough to become great. You must also admit the mistake, and then learn how to turn that mistake into an advantage.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“In today’s rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Tomorrows only exist in the minds of dreamers and losers” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Excuses cost a dime and that’s why the poor could afford a lot of it.” – Robert Kiyosaki

People need to wake up and realize that life doesn’t wait for you. If you want something, get up and go after it.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“If you want to be rich, simply serve more people.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“You’re only poor if you give up. The most important thing is that you did something. Most people only talk and dream of getting rich. You’ve done something.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“When people are lame, they love to blame.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Inside each of us is a David and a Goliath.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“It is easy to stay the same but it is not easy to change. Most people choose to stay the same all their lives.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“It does not take money to make money.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“A mistake is a signal that it is time to learn something new, something you didn’t know before.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“There are no bad business and investment opportunities, but there are bad entrepreneurs and investors.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“A winning strategy must include losing.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Success is a poor teacher. We learn the most about ourselves when we fail, so don’t be afraid of failing. Failing is part of the process of success. You cannot have success without failure.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The wealthy buy luxuries last, while the poor and middle-class tend to buy luxuries first. Why? Emotional discipline.” – Robert Kiyosaki

To be a successful business owner and investor, you have to be emotionally neutral to winning and losing. Winning and losing are just part of the game.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The problem with having a job is that it gets in the way of getting rich.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“You get one life. Live it in a way that it inspires someone.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The biggest challenge you have is to challenge your own self doubt and your laziness. It is your self doubt and your laziness that defines and limit who you are.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“When I started my last business, I didn’t receive a paycheck for 13 months. The average person can’t handle that pressure.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Getting rich begins with the right mindset, the right words and the right plan.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Sometimes, what is right for you at the beginning of your life is not the right thing for you at the end of your life.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Business is like a wheel barrow. Nothing happens until you start pushing.” – Robert Kiyosaki

Starting a business is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. In mid air, the entrepreneur begins building a parachute and hopes it opens before hitting the ground.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Business and investing are team sports.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“If you want to be rich the rule of thumb is to teach others how to be rich.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“The hardest part of change is going through the unknown.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Financial struggle is often the direct result of people working all their lives for someone else.” – Robert Kiyosaki

“Being an entrepreneur is simply going from one mistake to the next. You must have the fortitude to continue on.” – Robert Kiyosaki

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If I have missed any great gems of wisdom out, please leave your favorite Robert Kiyosaki Quote in the comments section below. Thanks!

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These 11 Habits Will Make You More Productive, Successful, and Confident

Boost your focus, confidence, and results with 11 powerful habits successful people use every day.

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Successful people love to help beginners. They have an incredible work ethic and rarely complain. As a result, others naturally look up to them and want to follow in their footsteps.

But here’s the truth: there’s no success without sacrifice. You’ll need to give up comfort, excuses, and sometimes even social approval to accomplish your goals.

Value comes from solving problems, and these 11 powerful tips will help you become more productive, successful, and confident, starting today.

1. Take Short Breaks After Finishing a Task

Psychology shows it’s important to reward positive behaviour.

After completing a big task or finishing a book, take five minutes to walk, stretch, or simply breathe. This quick reset helps your brain recharge and strengthens focus.

Many great writers swear by morning walks, solitude, and reflection can unlock creativity.

But if you refuse to take breaks, don’t be surprised when burnout hits. Your brain needs recovery time just as much as your body does.

2. Schedule Your Most Important Tasks First

Multitasking kills productivity. If you want to get more done, try time blocking, a method where you dedicate set periods for specific tasks.

Productivity expert Caitlin Hughes explains, “Time blocking involves scheduling blocks of time for your tasks throughout the day.”

For example, if you’re a writer:

  • Research your topic at night.

  • Write your first draft in the morning (don’t worry if it’s rough).

  • Edit in the afternoon, great writing comes from rewriting.

You can’t buy more time. Use it intentionally and without regret.

3. Eliminate Distractions from Your Workspace

Focus is the foundation of success.

According to Inc. Magazine, it takes an average of 23 minutes to recover from a distraction. That’s nearly half an hour of lost productivity every time you check your phone.

Put your phone away. Close unnecessary tabs. And yes, limit your Netflix binges.

Meeting deadlines consistently is one of the fastest ways to stand out and earn respect.

4. Take Full Responsibility for Your Life

Entrepreneur Derek Sivers once said, “Everything is my fault.”

This mindset doesn’t mean self-blame; it means self-ownership. Stop pointing fingers, making excuses, or waiting for others to change.

If your habits (like smoking or drinking too much) hold you back, it’s time to make better choices. Your friends can’t live your dreams for you; only you can.

5. Invest an Hour a Day in Learning New Skills

Knowledge compounds over time.

Whether you read books, take online courses, or practise a craft, consistent learning gives you a competitive edge.

I used to struggle with academic writing, but I improved by studying the work of great authors and applying what I learned.

Your past doesn’t define you; your actions do. Every new skill adds another tool to your arsenal and makes you more unstoppable.

6. Develop a Growth Mindset

Psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck introduced the concept of fixed vs. growth mindset.

  • A fixed mindset believes success is based on natural talent.

  • A growth mindset believes success comes from effort and learning.

Choose the growth mindset. Embrace challenges. See failures as feedback. In today’s fast-moving digital world, adaptability is your biggest advantage.

7. Learn Marketing to Reach People Who Need You

I once believed marketing was manipulative, until I realised it’s about helping people solve problems.

If your work provides genuine value, marketing is how you let others know it exists. Even Apple spends billions on it.

Don’t be ashamed to promote your skills or business. Without visibility, your ideas will never reach the people who need them most.

Creative professionals who understand marketing and sales have an unfair advantage.

8. Ask Your Mentor the Right Questions

Good mentors can fast-track your growth.

While mentorship often costs money, it’s one of the best investments you can make. Great mentors don’t care about titles; they care about your progress.

If you don’t have access to a mentor yet, books are your silent mentors. Read the best in your field, take notes, and apply what resonates.

9. Build Confidence Through Action, Not Affirmations

Author Ryan Holiday once said, “I don’t believe in myself. I have evidence.”

Confidence doesn’t come from shouting affirmations into the mirror; it comes from proof. Doing hard things, keeping promises to yourself, and following through.

When you consistently take action, your brain gathers evidence that you can handle whatever comes next. That’s real confidence, grounded, earned, and unshakable.

10. Focus on Your Strengths

Your strengths reveal where your greatest impact lies.

If people compliment you on something often, it’s a clue. Lean into it.

A former professor once told me I was creative, and that simple comment gave me the confidence to go all in. I studied creativity, applied it daily, and turned it into my career advantage.

Double down on your strengths. That’s how you build momentum and mastery.

11. Identify and Challenge Your Limiting Beliefs

Your beliefs shape your reality.

For years, I believed I couldn’t be a great writer because of my chronic tinnitus and astigmatism, sensory challenges that made concentration difficult. But over time, I realised those struggles made me more disciplined, observant, and empathetic.

Your limitations can become your greatest motivators if you let them.

Avoid shortcuts. Growth takes time, but it’s always worth it.

Final Thoughts

Becoming productive, successful, and confident isn’t about working harder than everyone else. It’s about working smarter, consistently, and intentionally.

You don’t need to overhaul your life overnight. Start small: take a break after your next task, schedule your priorities, or spend one hour learning something new.

Every habit you change compounds into long-term success. Remember, true change comes from practising new behaviours.

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