What Does God Want Done?

December 06, 2024

Dear Reader,

What does God want done?

That’s the question that changed everything for me.

  • A life-changing question: "What does God want done?" reshaped Robert Kiyosaki’s purpose and led to the creation of Rich Dad Poor Dad.

  • Relentless perseverance: From rejection by publishers to self-publishing, Kiyosaki hustled his way to success with car washes, network marketers, and Oprah's endorsement.

  • Global impact: A simple concept—teaching financial literacy—became a worldwide movement, starting in a dusty Arizona cabin.

It was 1981. I was in Kirkwood, California, studying under Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller—Bucky, to those of us who knew him. He was a genius, known for his geodesic dome and profound ideas. One summer day, in front of a room full of people, he asked me, “What’s your life’s purpose, son?”

Cocky and clueless, I blurted, “To make a lot of money.”

Wrong answer.

He tore into me. Publicly. Said it was a waste of a good brain to chase cash. I wanted to argue, but everyone worshiped Bucky. So I sat there, humiliated. Then he hit me with the real question:

“What does God want done?”

I had no clue. Never looked at life that way. But it stuck. That question brewed in my mind until I finally realized—if I could make money, maybe I could teach others how to do it too.

From Purpose to Action

Fast forward a few years. I’d already retired at 47. My wife, Kim, retired at 37. People kept asking us how we did it. So, I wrote a book: If You Want to Be Rich and Happy, Don’t Go to School. It did okay, but publishers said it didn’t capture what I really knew.

“What do I know?” I asked myself.

That’s when it hit me. I had two dads—a rich one and a poor one. I wrote Rich Dad Poor Dad in a dusty cabin in Bisbee, Arizona, while renovating an old stagecoach depot.

Publishers rejected it. Said it wouldn’t sell. So, I self-published. Printed 1,000 copies. Stacked them in my garage. Tried to sell them in a car wash in Austin, Texas. Nothing happened.

Then, out of nowhere, a guy named Bill Galvin bought every single copy. Turns out, he was a big shot at Amway. He believed in the book. Through Amway’s network, Rich Dad Poor Dad went global.

Then Oprah called.

And Donald Trump.

And the rest is history.

The Lesson

It all started with a question. Not “What do I want to do?” but “What does God want done?” That shift in focus created a movement.

Today, the gap between the rich and poor grows wider because schools refuse to teach financial education. That’s what Rich Dad Poor Dad fights against.

So, I’ll ask you the same thing Bucky asked me:

What does God want done?

Sit with it. Let it marinate. Your answer might just change the world.

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