Where do we fit in?

As what Mr Kiyosaki said in his book, "most of us have the potential to generate income from all four quadrants (see figure below). Which quadrant you or I choose to earn our primary income from is not so much what we learned in school; it is more about who we are at the core- our core values, strengths, weaknesses, and interests."

Regardless however of what we do professionally, we can still work in all four quadrants. Coincidentally he cites a medical doctor as an example.

As an "E" - he may be employed as a staff of a large hospital or work for the government in public health service or become a military doctor or join the staff of an insurance company needing a doctor on its staff.

As an "S" - he may start a private practice, setting up a clinic, hiring staff, and building his private list of patients.

As a "B" - he may own a polyclinic or laboratory or hospital and have other doctors on the staff, then he may hire a business manager to run the organization. He could also decide to own a business that has nothing to do with medicine.

As an "I", the doctor also could generate income from being an investor in someone else's business or in vehicles like the stock market, bond market, and real estate.

Making use of other people's time (OPT) and other people's money (OPM) is the main secret of the rich. OPT and OPM are found on the right side of the quadrant. For the most part, people who work on the left side of the quadrant are the OP (Other People) whose time and money are being used.

So the better trend to get most of your income from the B and/or I quadrant with time. If your only source of income is from your job ( the E side), there is a setpoint limit as to what you can earn ( your company or boss dictates it) and you are the most highly taxed by the government. All you get is after tax money.

It is quite frustrating to see hordes of laborers complaining about minimum wage and making noise about them deserving more. The legendary success mentor Jim Rohn says " You don't get rich by demand, you get rich by providing value". So yes, you can provide more value if you do your best as an employed but better value can be given as a business owner (entrepreneur) or as an investor (e.g., providing very good residential solutions at a very reasonable price like when you're into real estate investing).

If you are solely the S quadrant type (they are also called the do-it-yourselfers), being successful here would mean more work as you get more clients, so it would be virtually impossible to take a day off.

So now I invite you to take the time to plan and make a gradual extension and/or shift to the right side. Be it in the next few months or years, it is really possible. Nope you don't have to resign your day job right now, create something of the B or I quadrant on the side. You just have to expand your mindset. This is where the real wealthy are...


"Try to work very hard on yourself than you do on your job.
If you work hard on your job, you'll make a living..
If you work hard on yourself, you'll make a fortune..."         -   Jim Rohn