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　Even　after　being　told　by　the　governor　of　Hawaii　that　he　could　no　longer　work　in　state　government；　my　educated　dad　continued　to　encourage　me　to　get　specialized。

　Educated　dad　then　took　up　the　cause　of　the　teachers　union；　campaigning　for　further　protection　and　benefits　for　I　these　highly　skilled　and　educated　professionals。

　We　argued　often；　but　I　know　he　never　agreed　that　overspecialization　is　what　caused　the　need　for　union　protection。

　He　never　understood　that　the　more　specialized　you　bee；　the　more　you　are　trapped　and　dependent　on　that　specialty。

Rich　dad　advised　that　Mike　and　I　〃groom〃　ourselves。

　Many　corporations　do　the　same　thing。

　They　find　a　young　bright　student　out　of　business　school　and　begin　〃grooming〃　that　person　to　someday　take　over　the　pany。

　　So　these　bright　young　employees　do　not　specialize　in　one　department；　they　are　moved　from　department　to　department　to　learn　all　the　aspects　of　business　systems。

　The　rich　often　〃groom〃　their　children　or　the　children　of　others。

　　By　doing　so；　their　children　gain　an　overall　knowledge　of　the　operations　of　the　business　and　how　the　various　departments　interrelate。

For　the　World　War　II　generation；　it　was　considered　〃bad〃　to　skip　from　pany　to　pany。

　Today；　it　is　considered　smart。

　　Since　people　will　skip　from　pany　to　pany；　rather　than　seek　greater　specialization；　why　not　seek　to　〃learn〃　more　than　〃earn。

〃　In　the　short　term；　it　may　earn　you　less。

　　In　the　long　term；　it　will　pay　off　in　large　dividends。

The　main　management　skills　needed　for　success　are：

1。

　The　management　of　cash　flow

2。

　The　management　of　systems　（including　yourself　and　time　with　family）。

3。

　The　management　of　people。

The　most　important　specialized　skills　are　sales　and　understanding　marketing。

　It　is　the　ability　to　sell……therefore；　to　municate　to　another　human　being；　be　it　a　customer；　employee；　boss；　spouse　or　child…that　is　the　base　skill　of　personal　success。

　It　is　munication　skills　such　as　writing；　speaking　and　negotiating　that　are　crucial　to　a　life　of　success。

　It　is　a　skill　that　I　work　on　constantly；　attending　courses　or　buying　educational　tapes　to　expand　my　knowledge。

As　I　have　mentioned；　my　educated　dad　worked　harder　and　harder　the　more　petent　he　became。

　He　also　became　more　trapped　the　more　specialized　he　got。

　Although　his　salary　went　up；　his　choices　diminished。

　Soon　after　he　was　locked　out　of　government　work；　he　found　out　how　vulnerable　he　really　was　professionally。

　It　is　like　professional　athletes　who　suddenly　are　injured　or　are　too　old　to　play。

　Their　once　high…paying　position　is　gone；　and　they　have　limited　skills　to　fall　back　on。

　I　think　that　is　why　my　educated　dad　sided　so　much　with　unions　after　that。

　He　realized　how　much　a　union　would　have　benefited　him。