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第13部分（第3页）

The　previous　chapter　ended　with　the　diagrams　illustrating　that　most　people　work　for　everyone　else　but　themselves。

　They　work　first　for　the　owners　of　the　pany；　then　for　the　government　through　taxes；　and　finally　for　the　bank　that　owns　their　mortgage。

As　a　young　boy；　we　did　not　have　a　McDonalds　nearby。

　Yet；　my　rich　dad　was　responsible　for　teaching　Mike　and　me　the　same　lesson　that　Ray　Kroc　talked　about　at　the　University　of　Texas。

　　It　is　secret　No。

　3　of　the　rich。

The　secret　is：　〃Mind　your　own　business　Financial　struggle　is　often　directly　the　result　of　people　working　all　their　life　for　someone　else。

　Many　people　will　have　nothing　at　the　end　of　their　working　days。

Again；　a　picture　is　worth　a　thousand　words。

　　Here　is　a　diagram　of　the　ine　statement　and　balance　sheet　that　best　describes　Ray　Krocs　advice：

Most　people

Your　Profession　…》　Your　Ine

The　Rich

Your　Assets　…》　Your　Ine

Our　current　educational　system　focuses　on　preparing　todays　youth　to　get　good　jobs　by　developing　scholastic　skills。

　Their　lives　will　revolve　around　their　wages；　or　as　described　earlier；　their　ine　column。

　And　after　developing　scholastic　skills；　they　go　on　to　higher　levels　of　schooling　to　enhance　their　professional　abilities。

　They　study　to　bee　engineers；　scientists；　cooks；　police　officers；　artists；　writers　and　so　on。

　These　professional　skills　allow　them　to　enter　the　workforce　and　work　for　money。

There　is　a　big　difference　between　your　profession　and　your　business。

　Often　I　ask　people；　〃What　is　your　business？〃　And　they　will　say；　〃Oh　Im　a　banker。

〃　Then　I　ask　them　if　they　own　the　bank？　And　they　usually　respond。

　　〃No；　I　work　there。

〃

In　that　instance；　they　have　confused　their　profession　with　their　business。

　Their　profession　may　be　a　banker；　but　they　still　need　their　own　business。

　　Ray　Kroc　was　clear　on　the　difference　between　his　profession　and　his　business。

　His　profession　was　always　the　same。

　　Me　was　a　salesman。

　At　one　time　he　sold　mixers　for　milkshakes；　and　soon　thereafter　he　was　selling　hamburger　franchises…　But　while　his　profession　was　selling　hamburger　franchises；　his　business　was　the　accumulation　of　ine…producing　real　estate。

A　problem　with　school　is　that　you　often　bee　what　you　study。

　　So　if　you　study；　say；　cooking；　you　bee　a　chef。

　　If　you　study　the　law；　you　bee　an　attorney；　and　a　study　of　auto　mechanics　makes　you　a　mechanic。

　The　mistake　in　being　what　you　study　is　that　too　many　people　forget　to　mind　their　own　business。

　They　spend　their　lives　minding　someone　elses　business　and　making　that　person　rich。

To　bee　financially　secure；　a　person　needs　to　mind　their　own　business。

　　Your　business　revolves　around　your　asset　column；　as　opposed　to　your　ine　column。

　As　stated　earlier；　the　No。