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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