             ,,*APT] ,,SEV5
             ,LESSON ,SIX3
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                = ,M"OY

  ,9 #AIIE1 ,I GRANT$ AN 9T]VIEW )A
NEWSPAP] 9 ,S+APORE4 ,! "Y FEMALE
REPORT] 0 ON "T1 &! 9T]VIEW GOT "U WAY
IMMLY4 ,WE SAT 9 ! LO2Y (A LUXURI\S
HOTEL1 SIPP+ C(FEE & 4CUSS+ ! PURPOSE (
MY VISIT 6,S+APORE4 ,I 0 6%>E ! PLAT=M )
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  8,"S"D1 ,I WD L 6BE A BE/-SELL+ AU?OR
L Y10 %E SD4 ,I _H SE5 "S (! >TICLES %E
_H WRITT5 =! PAP]1 & ,I 0 IMPRESS$4 ,%E
_H A T\<1 CLE> /YLE ( WRIT+4 ,H] >TICLES
HELD A R1D]'S 9T]E/4
  8,Y H A GRT /YLE10 ,I SD 9 REPLY4
8,:AT HOLDS Y BACK F A*IEV+ YR DR1M80
  8,MY "W DOES N SEEM 6G ANY":10 %E SD
QUIETLY4 8,"EY"O SAYS @_L T MY NOVELS >E
EXCELL5T1 B NO?+ HAPP5S4 ,S ,I KEEP MY
JOB )! PAP]4 ,AT L1/ X PAYS ! BILLS4 ,D
Y H ANY SU7ES;NS80
  8,YES1 ,I D10 ,I SD B"RLY4 8,A FR (
M9E "H 9 ,S+APORE RUNS A S*OOL T TRA9S P
6SELL4 ,HE RUNS SALES-TRA9+ C\RSES = _M
(! TOP CORPOR,NS "H 9 ,S+APORE1 & ,I ?9K
ATT5D+ "O ( 8 C\RSES WD GRTLY 5H.E YR
C>E]40
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N[ BACKP$DL+4 ,%E 0 (F5D$ 0"S?+1 & N[ ,I
0 WI%+ ,I _H N SD ANY?+4 ,9 MY ATTEMPT
6BE HELP;L1 ,I F.D MYF DEF5D+ MY
SU7ES;N4
  8,I H A MA/]'S DEGREE 9 ,5GLI%
,LIT]ATURE4 ,:Y WD ,I G 6S*OOL 6LE>N 6BE
A SALESP]SON8 ,I AM A PROFES.NAL4 ,I W5T
6S*OOL 6BE TRA9$ 9 A PROFES.N S ,I WD N
H 6BE A SALESP]SON4 ,I HATE SALESPEOPLE4
,ALL !Y WANT IS M"OY4 ,S TELL ME :Y ,I
%D /UDY SALES80 ,%E 0 N[ PACK+ H]
BRIEFCASE =CIBLY4 ,! 9T]VIEW 0 OV]4
  ,ON ! C(FEE TA# SAT A COPY ( MY F/
BOOK1 ,IF ,Y ,WANT ,6,BE ,RI* & ,HAPPY1
,DON'T ,G 6,S*OOL8 ,I PICK$ X UP Z WELL
Z ! NOTES %E _H JOTT$ D[N ON H] LEGAL
PAD4 8,D Y SEE ?80 ,I SD PO9T+ 6H]
NOTES4
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SD1 3FUS$4
  ,AG1 ,I PO9T$ DELIB]ATELY 6H] NOTES4
,ON H] PAD %E _H WRITT5 8,ROB]T
,KIYOSAKI1 BE/-SELL+ AU?OR40
  8,X SAYS ,8BE/-SELL+ AU?OR10' N BE/
,8WRIT+0' AU?OR40
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  8,I AM A T]RI# WRIT]4 ,Y >E A GRT
WRIT]4 ,I W5T 6SALES S*OOL4 ,Y H A
MA/]'S DEGREE4 ,PUT !M TGR & Y GET A
,8BE/-SELL+ AU?OR0' &A ,8BE/-WRIT+
AU?OR40'
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S L[ Z 6LE>N H[ 6SELL4 ,P L Y H NO
BUSI;S WRIT+4 ,I AM A PROFES.N,Y TRA9$
WRIT] & Y >E A SALESMAN4 ,X IS N FAIR40
  ,! RE/ ( H] NOTES 7 PUT AWAY1 & %E
HURRI$ \ "? ! L>GE GLASS DOORS 96! HUMID
,S+APORE MORN+4
  ,AT L1/ %E GAVE ME A FAIR & FAVORA#
WRITE-UP ! NEXT MORN+4
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& GIFT$ P4 ,WE MEET !M E "D4 ,!Y >E ALL
>.D U4
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FIX$ 9 J A FEW M9UTES4 ,HE KNEW :AT 0
WR;G 0SIMPLY LI/5+ 6! 5G9E4 ,I 0 AMAZ$4
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  ,I AM 3/ANTLY %OCK$ AT H[ LL TAL5T$ P
E>N4 ,I HE>D ! O!R "D T LESS ?AN #E
P]C5T ( ,AM]ICANS E>N M ?AN 4#AJJ1JJJ A
YE>4 ,I H MET BRILLIANT1 HI<LY $UCAT$ P
:O E>N LESS ?AN 4#BJ1JJJ A YE>4 ,A
BUSI;S 3SULTANT :O SPECIALIZES 9 !
M$ICAL TRADE 0 TELL+ ME H[ _M DOCTORS1
D5TI/S & *IROPRACTORS /RU7LE F9ANCI,Y4
,ALL ? "T1 ,I ?"\ T :5 !Y GRADUAT$1 !
DOLL>S WD P\R IN4 ,X 0 ? BUSI;S 3SULTANT
:O GAVE ME ! PHRASE1 8,!Y >E "O SKILL
AWAY F GRT W1L?40
  ,:AT ? PHRASE M1NS IS T MO/ P NE$ ONLY
6LE>N & MA/] "O M SKILL & _! 9COME WD
JUMP EXPON5TI,Y4 ,I H M5;N$ 2F T
F9ANCIAL 9TELLIG;E IS A SYN]GY ( A3.T+1
9VE/+1 M>KET+ & LAW4 ,-B9E ^? F\R
TE*NICAL SKILLS & MAK+ M"OY ) M"OY IS
EASI]4 ,:5 X -ES 6M"OY1 ! ONLY SKILL MO/
P "K IS 6"W H>D4
  ,! CLASSIC EXAMPLE (A SYN]GY ( SKILLS
0 T "Y WRIT] =! NEWSPAP]4 ,IF %E
DILIG5TLY LE>N$ ! SKILLS ( SALES &
M>KET+1 H] 9COME WD JUMP DRAMATIC,Y4 ,IF
,I 7 H]1 ,I WD TAKE "S C\RSES 9 ADV]TIS+
COPYWRIT+ Z WELL Z SALES4 ,!N1 9/1D (
"W+ AT ! NEWSPAP]1 ,I WD SEEK A JOB AT
AN ADV]TIS+ AG5CY4 ,EV5 IF X 7 A CUT 9
PAY1 %E WD LE>N H[ 6-MUNICATE 9 8%ORT
CUTS0 T >E US$ 9 SU3ESS;L ADV]TIS+4 ,%E
AL WD SP5D "T LE>N+ PUBLIC REL,NS1 AN
IMPORTANT SKILL4 ,%E WD LE>N H[ 6GET
MILLIONS 9 FREE PUBLIC;Y4 ,!N1 AT NI<T &
ON WEEK5DS1 %E CD 2 WRIT+ H] GRT NOVEL4
,:5 X 0 F9I%$1 %E WD 2 BETT] A# 6SELL H]
BOOK4 ,!N1 9 A %ORT :ILE1 %E CD 2 A
8BE/-SELL+ AU?OR40
  ,:5 ,I F/ CAME \ ) MY BOOK ,IF ,Y
,WANT ,6,BE ,RI* & ,HAPPY1 ,DON'T ,G
6,S*OOL8 A PUBLI%] SU7E/$ ,I *ANGE !
TITLE 6,! ,ECONOMICS ( ,$UC,N4 ,I TOLD !
PUBLI%] T )A TITLE L T1 ,I WD SELL TWO
BOOKS3 "O 6MY FAMILY & "O 6MY BE/ FR4 ,!
PRO#M IS1 !Y WD EXPECT X = FREE4 ,!
OBNOXI\S TITLE ,IF ,Y ,WANT ,6,BE ,RI* &
,HAPPY1 ,DON'T ,G 6,S*OOL8 0 *OS5 2C WE
KNEW X WD GET TONS ( PUBLIC;Y4 ,I AM
PRO-$UC,N & 2LIEVE 9 $UC,N RE=M4
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TITLE T WD GET ME ON M ,,TV & RADIO %[S1
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SOLD4 ,T'S :Y X 0 A 8BE/ SELL]0 ! F/
WEEK X 0 \4
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HAPPY4 ,/&>D ,OIL ( ,CALI=NIA _H HIR$ ME
= XS OIL-TANK] FLEET4 ,I 0 A ?IRD MATE1
&! PAY 0 L[ -P>$ ) MY CLASSMATES1 B X 0
,,OK =A F/ R1L JOB AF COLLEGE4 ,MY />T+
PAY 0 AB 4#DB1JJJ A YE>1 9CLUD+ OV]"T1 &
,I ONLY _H 6"W = SEV5 MON?S4 ,I _H FIVE
MON?S ( VAC,N4 ,IF ,I _H WANT$ TO1 ,I CD
H TAK5 ! RUN 6,VIETNAM )A SUBSIDI>Y
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TAK+ ! FIVE MON?S' VAC,N4
  ,I _H A GRT C>E] AH1D ( ME1 YET ,I
RESIGN$ AF SIX MON?S )! -PANY & JO9$ !
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9 ORD] 6MAKE M M"OY OR GET PROMOT$1 Y
NE$ TO 8SPECIALIZE40 ,T IS :Y M$ICAL
DOCTORS IMMLY 2G9 6SEEK A SPECIALTY S* Z
OR?OP$ICS OR P$IATRICS4 ,! SAME IS TRUE
= A3.TANTS1 >*ITECTS1 LAWY]S1 PILOTS &
O!RS4
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A*IEV$ 8 DOCTORATE4 ,HE (T5 ADMITT$ T
S*OOLS REW>D P :O /UDY M & M AB LESS &
LESS4
  ,RI* DAD 5C\RAG$ ME 6D EXACTLY !
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8 SU7ES;N4 ,T IS :Y = YE>S ,I "W$ 9
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9 8 A3.T+ DE"P;T4 ,AL? ,I WD PROBABLY
N"E H BE5 AN A3.TANT1 HE WANT$ ME 6LE>N
VIA 8OSMOSIS40 ,RI* DAD KNEW ,I WD PICK
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:AT IS N4 ,I AL "W$ Z A BUS BOY &
3/RUC;N "W]1 Z WELL Z 9 SALES1 RES]V,NS
& M>KET+4 ,HE 0 8GROOM+0 ,MIKE & ME4 ,T
IS :Y HE 9SI/$ WE SIT 9 ON ! MEET+S ) 8
BANK]S1 LAWY]S1 A3.TANTS & BROK]S4 ,HE
WANT$ U 6"K A LL AB E ASPECT ( 8 EMPIRE4
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ME4 ,HE 0 2WILD]$4 ,HE CD N "U/& MY
DECI.N 6RESIGN F A C>E] T (F]$ HI< PAY1
GRT B5EFITS1 LOTS ( "T (F1 & OPPORTUN;Y
= PROMO;N4 ,:5 HE ASK$ ME "O EV5+1 8,:Y
DID Y QUIT80 ,I CD N EXPLA9 X 6HM1 Z M*
Z ,I TRI$4 ,MY LOGIC DID N FIT 8 LOGIC4
,! BIG PRO#M 0 T MY LOGIC 0 MY RI* DAD'S
LOGIC4
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DAD4 ,LE>N+ M1NT "EY?+ 6MY RI* DAD4
  ,$UCAT$ DAD ?"\ ,I W5T 6S*OOL 6LE>N
6BE A %IP'S (FIC]4 ,RI* DAD KNEW T ,I
W5T 6S*OOL 6/UDY 9T]N,NAL TRADE4 ,S Z A
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TAK+ %IPS 6,EUROPE 2C HE KNEW T ! 8EM]G+
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MY CLASSMATES1 9CLUD+ ,MIKE1 7 "PY+ AT
_! FRAT]N;Y H\SES1 ,I 0 /UDY+ TRADE1 P1
BUSI;S /YLES & CULTURES 9 ,JAPAN1
,TAIWAN1 ,?AIL&1 ,S+APORE1 ,H;G ,K;G1
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,PHILIPP9ES4 ,I AL 0 "PY+1 B X 0 N 9 ANY
FRAT H\SE4 ,I GREW UP RAPIDLY4
  ,$UCAT$ DAD J CD N "U/& :Y ,I DECID$
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,I WANT$ 6LE>N 6FLY1 B RE,Y ,I WANT$
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T ! H>DE/ "P ( RUNN+ A -PANY IS MANAG+
P4 ,HE _H SP5T ?REE YE>S 9 ! ,>MY2 MY
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NEXT10 HE SD4 8,IF Y'RE N A GD L1D]1
Y'LL GET %OT 9 ! BACK1 J L !Y D 9
BUSI;S40
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RESIGN$ MY -MIS.N1 EV5 ?\< ,I LOV$ FLY+4
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"O R1SON1 & X 0 N =! B5EFITS4 ,I 0 A %Y
P]SON1 &! ?"\ ( SELL+ 0 ! MO/ F"R5+
SUBJECT 9 ! _W4 ,X]OX HAS "O (! BE/
SALES-TRA9+ PROGRAMS 9 ,AM]ICA4
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A%AM$4 ,2+ AN 9TELLECTUAL1 HE ?"\ T
SALESPEOPLE 7 2L HM4 ,I "W$ ) ,X]OX =
F\R YE>S UNTIL ,I OV]CAME MY FE> (
KNOCK+ ON DOORS & 2+ REJECT$4 ,ONCE ,I
CD 3SI/5TLY 2 9 ! TOP FIVE 9 SALES1 ,I
AG RESIGN$ & MOV$ ON1 L1V+ 2H ANO!R GRT
C>E] ) AN EXCELL5T -PANY4
  ,9 #AIGG1 #A =M$ MY F/ -PANY4 ,RI* DAD
_H GROOM$ ,MIKE & ME 6TAKE OV] -PANIES4
,S ,I N[ _H 6LE>N 6=M !M & PUT !M TGR4
,MY F/ PRODUCT1 ! NYLON & ,VELCRO
WALLET1 0 MANUFACTUR$ 9 ! ,F> ,EA/ &
%IPP$ 6A W>EH\SE 9 ,NEW ,YORK1 NE> ": ,I
_H G"O 6S*OOL4 ,MY =MAL $UC,N 0 -PLETE1
& X 0 "T 6TE/ MY W+S4 ,IF ,I FAIL$1 ,I
W5T BROKE4 ,RI* DAD ?"\ X BE/ 6G BROKE
2F #CJ4 8,Y / H "T 6RECOV]0 0 8 ADVICE4
,ON ! EVE ( MY #CJ? BIR?"D1 MY F/ %IP;T
LEFT ,KOREA = ,NEW ,YORK4
  ,TD1 ,I / D BUSI;S 9T]N,N,Y4 ,& Z MY
RI* DAD 5C\RAG$ ME 6D1 ,I KEEP SEEK+ !
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,S\? ,AM]ICA1 ,ASIA1 ,NORWAY & ,RUSSIA4
  ,"! IS AN OLD CLI*E T GOES1 8,JOB IS
AN ACRONYM = ,8,J ,OV] ,BROKE40' ,&
UN=TUNATELY1 ,I WD SAY T ! SAY+ APPLIES
6MILLIONS ( P4 ,2C S*OOL DOES N ?9K
F9ANCIAL 9TELLIG;E IS AN 9TELLIG;E1 MO/
"W]S 8LIVE )9 _! M1NS40 ,: M1NS !Y "W &
PAY BILLS4
  ,"! IS ANO!R HORRI# MANAGE;T !ORY T
GOES1 8,"W]S "W H>D 5 6N 2 FIR$1 & [N]S
PAY J 5 S T "W]S WON'T QUIT40 ,& IF Y
LOOK AT ! PAY SCALES ( MO/ -PANIES1 AG
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/ATE;T4
  ,! NET RESULT IS T MO/ "W]S N"E GET
AH1D4 ,!Y D :AT !Y'VE BE5 TAU<T 6D3
8,GET A SECURE JOB40 ,MO/ "W]S FOCUS ON
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! ROAD AT :AT SKILLS !Y WANT 6ACQUIRE 2F
*OOS+ A SPECIFIC PROFES.N & 2F GETT+
TRAPP$ 9 ! 8,RAT ,RACE40
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( BILL PAY+1 !Y 2COME L ^? LL HAM/]S
RUNN+ >.D 9 ^? LL METAL :EELS4 ,_! LL
FURRY LEGS >E SP9N+ FURI\SLY1 ! :EEL IS
TURN+ FURI\SLY1 B -E TM MORN+1 !Y'LL / 2
9 ! SAME CAGE3 GRT JOB4
  ,9 ! MOVIE ,J]RY ,MAGUIRE1 />R+ ,TOM
,CRUISE1 "! >E _M GRT "O L9]S4 ,PROBABLY
! MO/ MEMORA# IS 8,%[ ME ! M"OY40 ,B "!
IS "O L9E ,I ?"\ MO/ TRU?;L4 ,X -ES F !
SC5E ": ,TOM ,CRUISE IS L1V+ ! FIRM4 ,HE
HAS J BE5 FIR$1 & HE IS ASK+ ! 5TIRE
-PANY 8,:O WANTS 6-E ) ME80 ,&! :OLE
PLACE IS SIL5T & FROZ54 ,ONLY "O WOMAN
SP1KS UP & SAYS1 8,I'D L 6B ,I'M DUE =A
PROMO;N 9 ?REE MON?S40
  ,T /ATE;T IS PROBABLY ! MO/ TRU?;L
/ATE;T 9 ! :OLE MOVIE4 ,X IS ! TYPE (
/ATE;T T P USE 6KEEP !MVS BUSY "W+ AWAY
6PAY BILLS4 ,I "K MY $UCAT$ DAD LOOK$
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4APPO9T$4 ,S HE WD G BACK 6S*OOL 6E>N M
QUALIFIC,NS S HE CD GET ANO!R RAISE1 B
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WOND] IF P LOOK AT ": _! H>D "W IS TAK+
!M4 ,:AT DOES ! FUTURE HOLD8
  ,CYRIL ,BRICKFIELD1 ! =M] EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR ( ,! ,AM]ICAN ,ASSOCI,N (
,RETIR$ ,P1 REPORTS T 8PRIVATE P5.NS >E
9 A /ATE ( *AOS4 ,F/ ( ALL1 #EJ P]C5T (!
"W=CE TD HAS NO P5.N4 ,T AL"O %D 2 ( GRT
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H 9E6ECTIVE P5.NS T PAY 4#EE OR 4#AEJ OR
4#CJJ A MON?40
  ,9 8 BOOK ,! ,RETIRE;T ,MY?1 ,CRAIG
,S4 ,K>PEL WRITES3 8,I VISIT$ !
H1DQU>T]S (A MAJOR N,NAL P5.N 3SULT+
FIRM & MET )A MANAG+ DIRECTOR :O
SPECIALIZES 9 DESIGN+ LU% RETIRE;T PLANS
= TOP MANAGE;T4 ,:5 ,I ASK$ H] :AT P :O
DON'T H CORN] (FICES W 2 A# 6EXPECT 9 !
WAY ( P5.N 9COME1 %E SD )A 3FID5T SMILE3
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,BULLET80'
  8,%E %RU7$1 ,8,IF BABY BOOM]S 4COV] !Y
DON'T H 5 M"OY 6LIVE ON :5 !Y'RE OLD]1
!Y C ALW BL[ _! BRA9S \40'0 ,K>PEL GOES
ON 6EXPLA9 ! DI6];E 2T ! OLD ,DEF9$
,B5EFIT RETIRE;T PLANS &! NEW #DJA;,K
PLANS : >E RISKI]4 ,X IS N A PRETTY
PICTURE = MO/ P "W+ TD4 ,& T IS J =
RETIRE;T4 ,:5 M$ICAL FEES & L;G-T]M
NURS+-HOME C>E >E A4$ 6! PICTURE1 !
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9DICATES T NURS+-HOME FEES RUN F
4#CJ1JJJ 64#ABE1JJJ P] YE>4 ,HE W5T 6A
CL1N NO-FRILLS NURS+ HOME 9 8 >EA & F.D
! PRICE 6BE 4#HH1JJJ A YE> 9 #AIIE4
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SOCIALIZ$ M$IC9E NE$ 6MAKE T\< DECI.NS
S* Z 8,:O W LIVE & :O W DIE80 ,!Y MAKE
^? DECI.NS PURELY ON H[ M* M"OY !Y H &
H[ OLD ! PATI5TS >E4 ,IF ! PATI5T IS
OLD1 !Y (T5 W GIVE ! M$ICAL C>E 6"S"O
"Y]4 ,! OLD] POOR PATI5T GETS PUT 6!
BACK (! L9E4 ,S J Z ! RI* C AF=D BETT]
$UC,N1 ! RI* W 2 A# 6KEEP !MVS ALIVE1
:ILE ^? :O H LL W1L? W DIE4
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OR J UNTIL _! NEXT PAY*ECK1 N"E "Q+ ":
!Y >E H1D$8
  ,:5 ,I SP1K 6ADULTS :O WANT 6E>N M
M"OY1 ,I ALW RECOMM5D ! SAME ?+4 ,I
SU7E/ TAK+ A L;G VIEW ( _! LIFE4 ,9/1D (
SIMPLY "W+ =! M"OY & SECUR;Y1 : ,I ADMIT
>E IMPORTANT1 ,I SU7E/ !Y TAKE A SECOND
JOB T W T1* !M A SECOND SKILL4 ,(T5 ,I
RECOMM5D JO9+ A NET"W M>KET+ -PANY1 AL
CALL$ MULTILEVEL M>KET+1 IF !Y WANT
6LE>N SALES SKILLS4 ,"S ( ^! -PANIES H
EXCELL5T TRA9+ PROGRAMS T HELP P GET OV]
_! FE> ( FAILURE & REJEC;N1 : >E ! MA9
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VALUA# ?AN M"OY1 9 ! L;G RUN4
  ,:5 ,I (F] ? SU7ES;N1 ,I (T5 HE> 9
RESPONSE1 8,OH T IS TOO M* HASSLE10 OR
8,I ONLY WANT 6D :AT ,I AM 9T]E/$ IN40
  ,6! /ATE;T ( 8,X'S TOO M* (A HASSLE10
,I ASK1 8,S Y WD R "W ALL YR LIFE GIV+
#EJ P]C5T ( :AT Y E>N 6! GOV]N;T80 ,6!
O!R /ATE;T-8,I ONLY D :AT ,I AM 9T]E/$
IN0-,I SAY1 8,I'M N 9T]E/$ 9 GO+ 6! GYM1
B ,I G 2C ,I WANT 6FEEL BETT] & LIVE
L;G]40
  ,UN=TUNATELY1 "! IS "S TRU? 6! OLD
/ATE;T 8,Y C'T T1* AN OLD DOG NEW
TRICKS40 ,UN.S A P]SON IS US$ 6*ANG+1
X'S H>D 6*ANGE4 ,B = ^? ( Y :O MI<T 2 ON
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