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Our Human Potential
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Piece Description
Robert Kiyosaki is the international best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad and world famous entrepreneur. Following a distinctly different path is his younger sister, Emi Kiyosaki (aka Ani Tenzin Kacho), a Tibetan Buddhist nun. Their two worlds collide when cancer and heart disease threatened Ani Kacho's health and she was unable to pay the bills. Robert came to the rescue but not without a catch. He required that his sister get with it, start learning how to be in the world financially. Hence their new book, Rich Brother Rich Sister, which explores their life changing experiences and their two different approaches to money and to spirituality and how they influence each other. In this month's OPEN MIND segment, producer Julie Adler invites Robert and Ani Kacho over to her place in Los Angeles to talk about some of the things they have learned working with each other.
"In reconnecting with Tenzin, I realized that a rich life has two balance sheets...a financial one and a spiritual one," writes Robert. "My financial balance sheet was strong, but my spiritual one paled in comparison."
"When I faced cancer and heart disease, I realized for the first time that money - or the lack of it - affected not only the quality of life...but life itself," notes Tenzin.
BIOS:
Robert Kiyosaki grew up in Hawaii and then served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam. Following the war, he started a company that brought the first nylon and Velcro 'surfer' wallets to market. Continuing in this entrepreneurial spirit, he founded an international financial education company which enabled him to retire at age 47. Subsequently, he created the best selling and widely popular series of Rich Dad books that have sold over 28 million copies world wide.
Ani Tenzin Kacho (aka Emi Kiyosaki) is Robert's sister and also grew up in Hawaii. While Robert was in Vietnam, Emi was on the peace trail during which time she was also a single mother, caring for her daughter. Drawn to the Buddhist path, in 1985, she ordained with the Dalai Lama as a Tibetan Buddhist nun, and for 6 years was the Buddhist chaplain at the US Air Force Academy. She holds a Masters degree in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan language from Naropa University and currently is assistant spiritual director and teacher at Thubten Dhargye Ling Buddhist Center in Long Beach, California and also works as hospice chaplain in Los Angeles.
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| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
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| Money | Pink Floyd | Dark Side of the Moon. | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Rebecca Novick, Executive Producer; Christal, Smith, Senior Producer; Julie Adler, Contributing Producer; Yangzom Brauen, Anchor; and Ken Lee, Engineer in Los Angeles
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