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In my research on education and how we learn, it became very clear that
environment was the most powerful teacher of all. This is why the latest

validation by neuroscientists discovering mirror neurons in the brain is so
important. Science is finally finding out what many of us already knew; to
change your life, first change your approach.
Most of us know that if we want to lose weight, we have a better chance

of success by going to a gym rather than going to a restaurant. If we want to
study, it might be better to study in the quiet of a library rather than trying
to read while driving a car (which I have seen people doing). If we want to
relax, we leave work and go to the beach or climb a mountain. And if you

want to become rich, you need to find an environment that is conducive to
becoming richer, an environment that strengthens all three brains.
Ironically, work and school are not those environments for most people.

The Power of Environments

If you want to grow richer and more successful, it becomes critical that you
find an environment that allows all three of your brains to grow and gives
them the time to develop.
By 1974, I realized that I would never be hired to work for an A student.

For example, a doctor or a lawyer would never hire me because doctors and
lawyers need academically and professionally smart people around them. A
doctor does not want a clumsy nurse nor does a lawyer want an incompetent
paralegal.

Since I was a C student, I needed to find a way to get A students to work
for me. That is when I decided to be like my rich dad and become an
entrepreneur and real estate investor and not like my poor dad, who was an
A student and a schoolteacher. I chose to become an entrepreneur and real

estate investor because I am a slow learner and I knew I needed time to
develop. I was not looking to become rich quickly. I was looking for an
environment that suited me, where I could spend a lot of time learning
slowly.

Another important reason for being an entrepreneur was that I could
surround myself with smart people. I know I am not linguistic or
mathematical, so I need these people as part of my team. I am still an