Saturday, March 18, 2006

Finding that Genius

Is having Risk really having Control?

Take driving a car for instance. Driving the car is a risk because you could be in an accident. But the very act of driving the car shows that your have control. Control of the steering wheel, the gas pedal, the brakes and the gear shift. You also need a licence and insurance to cover you too.

So maybe having Risk is having Control.

Robert Kiyosaki talks about the Cash Flow quandrant and the need to become a Business Owner and an Investor is order to generate an unending flow of wealth. But to do this you need control of keys elements in your life:

1. Income
2. Expenses
3. Assets
4. Liabilities
5. Financial Education and Management
6. Insurance

No 5. doesn't imply that you need an Ivy League business education. You simply have to know how money works and be willing to invest. Take that risk and that risk will lead to control.

Now the key question: where do I start? I wasn't born with a silver spoon. Tiger Woods is brilliant on the golf course; Oprah Winfrey is brilliant on TV; I have to find that environment where my Genius will come out just as these people have. This can be in any field where I can do, not as I'm told, but where my Genius lies.