It is one of the most influencial best sellers of all time, selling over 15 million copies around the world. The reasons for its success: because it does what it says on the tin! During the research for the book, he interviewed 500 of the most affluent men and women of the time and put together a 13-step formula to achieve the same success - here they are:

Many businesses run their financial year from April to March. At the end of this time they calculate their financial health by producing various reports which are essential for making sure they have enough cash to operate, and that they are on track for making all the hard work worthwhile i.e. there's a profit at the end of the year.

It is often said that success comes from experience, and experience comes from failure (or words to that affect). However, we don’t need to experience failure all the time to become successful at something – often it’s better to learn from someone else who’s already gone through that learning curve and is happy to share [...]

We’re getting fatter than ever before! Depression and suicide rates are up! We’re dying of heart attacks in our 30’s! Michael Jackson is still alive! Okay, only joking about the last one…but the others are very real! Fortunately help is at hand to turn things around and massively reduce the chances of becoming part of [...]

First there were New Year's resolutions, then there were Life Goals, then came the art of Zen for modern man (and woman): don't stress yourself out with any resolutions or goals at all! The latter is certainly easier to do and reduces stress, but the problem with not having any focus for the New Year at all, is that there is a danger of not progressing much or seizing the opportunities that poke their head up from time to time - as Felix Dennis puts it: "luck is when preparation meets opportunity" (or words to that affect).

This book by Robert T. Kiyosaki should be included in the school curriculum. Not because it's a literature classic, but because it may save them a huge amount of hassle later on in life.