Who is Robert Kiyosaki?
The first time I get to see Robert Kiyosaki in person was in 2005 when he came down to Singapore for an Asia world tour. A roly poly man in his late fifties, Kiyosaki first shot to fame in 1997 when he published his famous paperback Rich Dad Poor Dad. Since then, he has written 18 books with a combined sale of over 26 million copies. I must admit I wasn’t too overly impressed with his performance during the world tour seminar. The whole talk seemed more like a sales pitch for his other workshops and books than anything motivational or inspiring, a very different experience from what I’ve gone through reading his books. Prior to becoming an author and motivational speaker, Robert Kiyosaki served in the Marine Corps as a helicopter gunship pilot during the Vietnam War. In 1974, he left the Marine Corps and landed in a sales position with Xerox Corporation selling copier machines. His first success in the business world came with a company started in 1977, which sells the first Nylon and
