" He would explain that if a per- son was" rich, that person was providing something that other people wanted. In my life, over all these years, whenever I have felt needy or short of money or short of help, I simply went out or found in my heart what I wanted, and decided to give it first. And when I gave, it al- vays came back. It reminds me of the story of the guy sitting with fire- wood in his arms on a cold freezing night, and he is yelling at the pot-bellied stove, "When you give me some heat, then I'll put some wood in." And when it comes to money, love, happiness, sales and contacts, all one needs to re- member is first to give what you want and it will come back in droves. Often just the process of thinking of what I want, and how could I give what I want to someone else, breaks free a torrent of bounty. Whenever I feel that peo- ple aren't smiling at me, I simply begin smiling and saying hello, and like magic, there are suddenly more smiling people around me. It is true that your world is only a mir- ror of you. So that's why I say, "Xeach and you shall receive." I have found that the more I sincerely teach thosewho want to learn, the more I learn. If you want to learn about money, teach it to someone else. A tonenFof new 'Ideas arioTirieTaisTJnction will come in. e Therere~~tirnes wRerTl have given and nothing has come back or what I have received is not what I wanted. But upon closer inspection and soul searching, I was often giving to receive in those instances, instead of giving to give. My dad taught teachers, and he became a master teacher. My rich dad always taught young people his way of doing business. In retrospect, it was their generosity with what they knew that made them smarter. There are powers in this world that are much smarter than we are. You can get there on your own, but it's easier with the help of the powers that be. All you need to be is generous with what you have, and the powers will be generous with you. CHAPTER TEN Still Want More? Here are Some To Do'j any people may not be satisfied with my ten steps. They see them more as philosophies than actions. I think understanding the philosophy is just as important as the ac- tion. There are many people who want to do, instead of think, and then there are people who think but do not do. I would say that I am both. I love new ideas and I love ac- tion. So for those who want "to do's" on how to get started, I will share with you some of the things I do, in abbrevi- ated form. • Stop doing what you're doing. In other words, take a break and assess what is working and what is not working. The definition of insanity is doing the same f thing and expecting a different result. Stop doing what is not working and look for something new to do. • Look for new ideas. For new investing ideas, I go to bookstores and look for books on different a unique subjects. I call them formulas. I buy how- books on a formula I know nothing about.