or to go to business school for my MBA。 The other encouraged me to study to be rich； to understand how money works and to learn how to have it work for me。 〃I don't work for money！〃 were words he would repeat over and over； 〃Money works for me！〃
At the age of 9； I decided to listen to and learn from my rich dad about money。 In doing so； I chose not to listen to my poor dad； even though he was the one with all the college degrees。
A Lesson From Robert Frost
Robert Frost is my favourite poet。 Although I love many of his poems； my favorite is The Road Not Taken。 I use its lesson almost daily：
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood； And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler； long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth；
Then took the other； as just as fair； And having perhaps the better claim； Because it was grassy and wanted wear Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same；
And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black。 Oh； I kept the first for another day！ Yet knowing how way leads onto way； I doubted if I should ever e back。
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence； Two roads diverged in a wood； and I took the one less traveled by； And that has made all the difference。
Robert Frost（1916）
And that made all the difference。
Over the years； I have often reflected upon Robert Frost's poem。 Choosing not to listen to my highly educated dad's advice and attitude about money was a painful decision； but it was a decision that shaped the rest of my life。
Once I made up my mind whom to listen to； my education about money began。 My rich dad taught me over