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How will a nation survive if teaching children about money continues to be left to parents…most of whom will be； or already are； poor？
Because I had two influential fathers； I learned from both of them。 I had to think about each dad's advice； and in doing so； I gained valuable
insight into the power and effect of one's thoughts on one's life。 For example； one dad had a habit of saying； 〃I can't afford it。〃 The other dad forbade those words to be used。 He insisted I say； 〃How can I afford it？〃 One is a statement； and the other is a question。 One lets you off the hook； and the other forces you to think。 My soon…to…be…rich dad would explain that by automatically saying the words 〃I can't afford it；〃 your brain stops working。 By asking the question 〃How can I afford it？〃 your brain is put to work。 He did not mean buy everything you wanted。 He was fanatical about exercising your mind； the most powerful puter in the world。 〃My brain gets stronger every day because I exercise it。 The stronger it gets； the more money I can make。〃 He believed that automatically saying 〃I can't afford it〃 was a sign of mental laziness。
Although both dads worked hard； I noticed that one dad had a habit of putting his brain to sleep when it came to money matters； and the other had a habit of exercising his brain。 The long…term result was that one dad grew stronger financially and the other grew weaker。 It is not much different from a person who goes to the gym to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television。 Proper physical exercise increases your chances for health； and proper mental exercise increases your chances for wealth。 Laziness decreases both health and wealth。
My two dads had opposing attitudes in thought。 One dad thought
