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g；　ordering　and　asking　questions　of　educated　people。　They　came　at　his　beck　and　call；　and　cringed　when　he　did　not　approve　of　them。

Here　was　a　man　who　had　not　gone　along　with　the　crowd。 He　was　a　man　who　did　his　own　thinking　and　detested　the　words；　〃We　have　to　do　it　this　way　because　that's　the　way　everyone　else　does　it。〃　He　also　hated　the　word　〃can't。〃　If　you　wanted　him　to　do　something；　just　say；　〃I　don't　think

you　can　do　it。〃

Mike　and　I　learned　more　sitting　at　his　meetings　than　we　did　in　all　our　years　of　school；　college　included。　Mike's　dad　was　not　school　educated；　but　he　was　financially　educated　and　successful　as　a　result。 He　use　to　tell　us　over　and　over　again。 〃An　intelligent　person　hires　people　who　are　more　intelligent　than　they　are。〃　So　Mike　and　I　had　the　benefit　of　spending　hours　listening　to　and；　in　the　process；　learning　From

intelligent　people。

But　because　of　this；　both　Mike　and　I　just　could　not　go　along　with　the　standard　dogma　that　our　teachers　preached；　And　that　caused　the　problems。　Whenever　the　teacher　said；　〃If　you　don't　get　good　grades；　you　won't　do　well　in　the　real　world；〃　Mike　and　I　just　raised　our　eyebrows。　When　we　were　told　to　follow　set　procedures　and　not　deviate　from　the　rules；　we　could　see　how　this　schooling　process　actually　discouraged　creativity。　We　started　to　understand　why　our　rich　dad　told　us　that　schools　were　designed　to　produce　good　employees　instead　of　employers。

Occasionally　Mike　or　I　would　ask　our　teachers　how　what　we　studied　was　applicable；　or　we　asked　why　we　never　studied　money　and　how　it　worked。　To　the　later　question；　we　often　got　the　answer　that　money　was　not　important；　that　if　we　excelled　in　our　education；　the　money　would　follow。

The　more　we　knew　about　the　power　of　money；　the　more　d