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In the book, Kiyosaki tells the story of his "two Dads": One of them was his real father, a public servant who always struggled with money. The other was his best friend`s father, a businessman who lived a wealthy life building businesses and retiring at age 40. Kiyosaki uses the story to contrast their attitudes & behaviours towards wealth & money.
To sum it up, when he asked his "poor Dad" for something, he would get the reply "We can`t afford it".
I can`t afford it
Can`t is a powerful word. Many of us were told "We can`t afford it" as children when we asked for certain things. In fact, the word "can`t" is one that continues to infest the minds of many adults to this day, and it has an interesting effect.
When you say "I can`t", the unconscious mind says "OK, let`s move on".
For many people, deciding whether or not they can afford something is a matter of looking at their income, their expenses & their available cash, & making a decision on that basis. And in many ways, that makes sense.
There`s only one problem.
When you say the words "I can`t" your unconscious mind helps prove you right. You can think of your mind as having two parts: a thinker & a prover. Whatever the thinker thinks, the prover proves. If you say "I can`t afford it", your prover will sort & filter your experience of reality to prove that statement to be true.
When his best friend asked his father (Kiyosaki`s "Rich Dad") for something he would get a different response. His rich Dad would ask "How can we afford it?"
The money-making question
The human mind is creative, & you can access your creativity by asking `how` questions.
If you say "I can`t afford it" you will prove yourself right. But when you ask "How can I afford it?" your mind starts the search for possible solutions.
If you say "I can`t sort out my finances", you move on to the next thing, but as you continue asking "How can I sort out my finances?" your mind starts to generate possibilities.
1) Ask yourself "How can I inspire myself to massively improve my financial situation?
As soon as you ask "How?" your unconscious mind springs into action & goes to work for you. In fact, your unconscious keeps searching for answers, even when you`ve moved onto something else. You might ponder the question above for 5 minutes in the morning, then suddenly the answer comes mid-afternoon, or even the next day!
2) Ask yourself "How can I start using `how` questions more & more each day?"
What happens when you imagine yourself using `how` questions in all the situations where you used to say you couldn`t?
Whenever I decide that I want something, I then ask myself "How can I afford it?" & start looking for ways to do it. There`s always a way, it`s just a matter of finding it.
