unions　after　that。　He　realized　how　much　a　union　would　have　benefited　him。

Rich　dad　encouraged　Mike　and　me　to　know　a　little　about　a　lot。　He　encouraged　us　to　work　with　people　smarter　than　we　were　and　to　bring　smart　people　together　to　work　as　a　team。　Today　it　would　be　called　a　synergy　of　professional　specialities。

Today；　I　meet　ex…schoolteachers　earning　hundreds　of　thousands　of　dollars　a　year。　They　earn　that　much　because　they　have　specialized　skills　in　their　field　as　well　as　other　skills。　They　can　teach　as　well　as　sell　and　market。　I　know　of　no　other　skills　to　be　more　important　than　selling　as　well　as　marketing。　The　skills　of　selling　and　marketing　are　difficult　for　most　people　primarily　due　to　their　fear　of　rejection。　The　better　you　are　at　municating；　negotiating　and　handling　your　fear　of　rejection；　the　easier　life　is。　Just　as　I　advised　that　newspaper　writer　who　wanted　to　bee　a　〃best…selling　author；〃　I　advise　anyone　else　today。 Being　technically　specialized　has　its　strengths　as　well　as　its　weaknesses。 I　have　friends　who　are　geniuses；　but　they　cannot　municate　effectively　with　other　human　beings　and；　as　a　result；　their　earnings　are　pitiful。 I　advise　them　to　just　spend　a　year　learning　to　sell。　Even　if　they　earn　nothing；　their　munication　skills　will　improve。　And　that　is　priceless。

In　addition　to　being　good　learners；　sellers　and　marketers；　we　need　to　be　good　teachers　as　well　as　good　students。　To　be　truly　rich；　we　need　to　be　able　to　give　as　well　as　to　receive。　In　cases　of　financial　or　professional　struggle；　there　is　often　a　lack　of　giving　and　receiving。　I　know　many　people　who　are　poor　because　they　are　neither　good　students　nor　good　teachers。

Both　of　my　dads　were　generous　men。　Both　made　it　a　practice　to　give　first。　Teaching　was　one　of　their　ways　of