I had a very interesting conversation/discussion with my Dad this past weekend. My parents are visiting from Kenya for a few weeks, and my Dad and I almost always get into some heavy debate on an issue or two when we meet up.

This particular debate spanned a number of issues but one in particular made me think long past the end of the discussion and that was “how do you define yourself?”

What I mean is we live in a pretty complicated world where we have a number of external forces that influence Read the rest of this entry »

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki.

The tag-line on the cover of this book is “What the rich teach their kids - that you can learn too”

In this book, Robert Kiyosaki explains that he was raised, in terms of real-world education, by two fathers - his real father who was highly qualified but poor and his friend’s father who had never gotten past Read the rest of this entry »