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changed my perception, I would probably still be a shy, fat, poor kid
speaking Pidgin English.

Even though I graduated from a very good school, I left not feeling
smart. I left feeling that there were people I would never be as smart as. I
was always average. When I interviewed for jobs, the first questions asked
were what school I went to and if I had a master’s degree. If I had a

master’s degree I had a better chance of being hired. Once again, even
though I was in the business world, I was still in a classroom, in a world
dominated by left-brain intelligence. In 1974, while working at Xerox,
promising the company that I would get my MBA, I began researching the

brain and different ways of learning and teaching. I was looking for a way
to win on my terms, not on their terms.
Being raised in a family of schoolteachers, I realized their measure of
success was the school a person attended and how many advanced degrees

he or she had. In the world of big business, it was pretty much the same
thing. In most major corporations, employers want the pedigree of prestige
that comes with advanced degrees from recognized schools. In other words,
graduates from Ivy League schools are better than graduates of state

universities, who are better than graduates of community colleges. In the
world of big business, the school you attended can give you a better job, a
better title, and a better paycheck. That is the measure of success.
Being around my rich dad, I realized his measure of success was how

much money he made, the people he spent time with, the freedom to work
or not work, and how many jobs he provided. I realized I had better decide
whose measure of success I wanted to base my life on. Since I did not think
I could win at my poor dad’s game of school and big business, I decided I

had a better chance of winning at my rich dad’s game. That is when my real
education began.
I decided to follow in my rich dad’s footsteps as an entrepreneur and real
estate investor. I knew I had a better chance in those areas because most A

students are employees, looking for high-paying jobs and investing in paper
assets such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Since I was a C student, I
realized that I needed to use all three of my brains, not just my left brain, if
I wanted to learn to win.

The questions for you are: