ants　to　die。〃　Most　people　dream　of　being　rich；　but　are　terrified　of　losing　money。 So　they　never　get　to　Heaven。

Rich　dad　used　to　tell　Mike　and　me　stories　about　his　trips　to　Texas。　〃If　you　really　want　to　learn　the　attitude　of　how　to　handle　risk；　losing　and　failure；　go　to　San　Antonio　and　visit　the　Alamo。　The　Alamo　is　a　great　story　of　brave　people　who　chose　to　fight；　knowing　there　was　no　hope　of　success　against　overwhelming　odds。　They　chose　to　die　instead　of　surrendering。　It's　an　inspiring　story　worthy　of　study；　noheless；　it's　still　a　tragic　military　defeat。　They　got　their　butts　kicked。　A　failure　if　you　will。　They　lost。 So　how　do　Texans　handle　failure？　They　still　shout；　'Remember　the　Alamo！'〃

Mike　and　I　heard　this　story　a　lot。　He　always　told　us　this　story　when　f　he　was　about　to　go　into　a　big　deal　and　he　was　nervous。　After　he　had　done　all　his　due　diligence　and　now　it　was　put　up　or　shut　up；　he　told　us　this　story。 Every　time　he　was　afraid　of　making　a　mistake；　or　losing　money；　he　told　us　this　story。　It　gave　him　strength；　for　it　reminded　him　that　he　could　always　turn　a　financial　loss　into　a　financial　win。　Rich　dad I　knew　that　failure　would　only　make　him　stronger　and　smarter。　It's　not　that！　he　wanted　to　lose；　he　just　knew　who　he　was　and　how　he　would　take　a　loss。　He　would　take　a　loss　and　make　it　a　win。　That's　what　made　him　a　winner　and　others　losers。　It　gave　him　the　courage　to　cross　the　line　when　others　backed　out。　〃That's　why　I　like　Texans　so　much。　They　took　a　great