Robert Toru Kiyosaki

Robert Toru Kiyosaki is a successful entrepreneur, investor, writer and a teacher. He was born in 1947 into a family of educators. His father had degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Besides, he also was Minister of Education of Hawaii where Robert Kiyosaki was born and raised. Robert T. Kiyosaki is a representative of the fourth generation of Japanese-Americans. After receiving education in New York, he joined American Marine Corps where he served as helicopter gunship pilot during the Vietnam War. However, his desire for knowledge and something new never left him during those years of his life. He has always aspired to become a successful entrepreneur and wanted to do everything in his power to achieve that goal. When his service in Marine Corps ended, Robert became a salesman in Xerox Corporation. It should be pointed out that career of a salesman didn’t last for a long time. In 1977 Robert T. Kiyosaki turned into an entrepreneur and started his own company which was the first to sell nylon and “surfer” wallets. 

 The company was rather successful, however, not enough to remain competitive. After all it went bankrupt and Robert Kiyosaki was urged to look for another source of income. He has always been an insistent person and knew that sooner or later he would become successful again. And his aspirations realized. In 1985 Kiyosaki dropped his business career and plunged thoroughly into his teachings. He began writing books on business and investment giving some recommendations on how to become a successful entrepreneur.  There is no doubt about the fact that this is the occupation that brought him world-wide popularity.

Robert T. Kiyosaki began his writing career when he was already 47 years of age. At that time he decided to share his experience in sphere of entrepreneurship hoping that it would help lots of people to start a business and make it profitable. And he wasn’t wrong. Robert Kiyosaki is best known for his book Rich Dad Poor Dad . In the author’s opinion some people simply waste their time trying to get financial independence. They cannot reach their goal because they are unaware of the main laws according to which money works. The book is based on two different educational principles dealing with money. The adherents of those principles were Robert’s farther and his friend’s farther who subsequently became a successful entrepreneur in Hawaii.
Later on Robert T. Kiyosaki wrote such books as Rich Dad's Guide to Investing , Rich Kid Smart Kid , Rich Dad's Prophecy and many others. The author hopes that his instructions will be useful to most people who aspire to achieve success in life. He says that financial literacy is extremely important in order to be able to make any business profitable. He also emphasizes the fact that there are many things not taught at school because they can be understood through personal experience only. The main idea of Robert Kiyosaki’s educational books is to teach people how they can become rich and where to get the necessary knowledge to be able to do that. He is also known as an inventor of some board games that are intended for the player who aspires to learn the principles of investing and therefore become a successful entrepreneur.