Many would agree that, in a number of areas, our world is in a state of crisis. Every crisis, whether leadership, economic, educational, or moral, bears an underlying twin facet of danger and opportunity. Global issues that we need to address are not going to be solved by the very individuals and mentality that led to their creation. In fact, the demand of our time is the ability to anticipate the future and be fully prepared to navigate through future challenges and seize opportunities as they arise.
Whether we accept it or not, we are all part of a significant transformative period in human history. The era of the Industrial Age has ended as the Information Age continues to gain momentum. The previously conspicuous change catalysts have become quite elusive and challenging to discern. The road to future success lies in training our minds to use lessons from the past to foresee the future and undertake endeavours that engender the changes we wish to realize in our lives.
Robert Kiyosaki’s latest release, “Second Chance,” serves as a guide to comprehending how our past influences the future and how the tools and insights of the Information Age can facilitate a fresh start. This book equips readers to directly confront the perils of the current crises and seize the opportunities they provide.
“Second Chance” is oriented towards enabling readers to visualize the unseen in our rapidly accelerating, increasingly ‘invisible’ world, and providing them a second chance at creating their dream life. Kiyosaki’s commanding mastery of financial knowledge and empowerment is on full display in this work.
Having read many of Kiyosaki’s books, I still find “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” his initial book, unmatched due to its revelations about finance in the late 90’s. “Second Chance” follows a unique Q&A model and is categorized into three core sections: past, present, and future. It contains a thorough analysis of the past to unravel why the world is in its current financial predicament. It also reevaluates the fundamentals propagated in “Rich Dad” and “Cashflow Quadrant.” In essence, the book advocates for financial education and self-empowerment.
While the book’s bold arguments against the negligent governing of the U.S since the Nixon era, overreliance on paper assets, unjust rescues of the wealthy, and the declining state of education all echo its basic philosophy: a coin has not two, but three sides – head, tail and edge. If we endeavor to live “on the edge”, we can perceive both sides of any situation and make informed decisions.
