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ominion　over。　Just　as　I　said　about　the　power　of　choice；　each　of　us　has　the　choice　of　what　we　put　in　our　brain　once　we're　old　enough。　You　can　watch　MTV　all　day；　or　read　golf　magazines；　or　go　to　ceramics　class　or　a　class　on　financial　planning。　You　choose。　Most　people　simply　buy　investments　rather　than

first　invest　in　learning　about　investing。

A　friend　of　mine；　who　is　a　rich　woman；　recently　had　her　apartment　burglarized。　The　thieves　took　her　TV　and　VCR　and　left　all　the　books　she　reads。　And　we　all　have　that　choice。　Again；　90　percent　of　the　population　buys　TV　sets　and　only　about　10　percent　buy　books　on　business　or　tapes　on　investments。

So　what　do　I　do？　I　go　to　seminars。　I　like　it　when　they　are　at　least　two　days　long　because　I　like　to　immerse　myself　in　a　subject。　In　1973；　I　was　watching　TV　and　this　guy　came　on　advertising　a　three…day　seminar　on　how　to　buy　real　estate　for　nothing　down。　I　spent　385　and　that　course　has　made　me　at　least　2　million；　if　not　more。　But　more　importantly；　it　bought　me　life。　I　don't　have　to　work　for　the　rest　of　my　life　because　of　that　one　course。　I　go　to　at　least　two　such　courses　every　year。

I　love　audio　tapes。　The　reason：　I　can　rewind　quickly。　I　was　listening　to　a　tape　by　Peter　Lynch；　and　he　said　something　I　pletely　disagreed　with。 Instead　of　being　arrogant　and　critical；　I　simply　pushed　〃rewind〃　and　I　listened　to　that　five…minute　stretch　of　tape　at　least　twenty　times。　Possibly　more。　But　suddenly；　by　keeping　my　mind　open；　I　understood　why　he　said　what　he　said。　It　was　like　magic。　I　felt　like　I　had　a　window　into　the　mind　of　one　of　the　greatest　investors　of　our　time。　I　gained　tremendous　depth　and　insight　into　the　vast　resources　of　his　education　and　experience。

The　net　result：　I　still　have　the　old　way　I　used　to　think；　and