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ocus　on　perfecting　their　skills　at　building　a　better　hamburger　rather　than　the　skills　of　selling　and　delivering　the　hamburger。　Maybe　McDonald's　does　not　make　the　best　hamburger；　but　they　are　the　best　at f　selling　and　delivering　a　basic　average　burger。

Poor　dad　wanted　me　to　specialize。　That　was　his　view　on　how　to　be　paid　more。　Even　after　being　told　by　the　governor　of　Hawaii　that　he　could　no　longer　work　in　state　government；　my　educated　dad　continued　to　encourage　me　to　get　specialized。　Educated　dad　then　took　up　the　cause　of　the　teachers　union；　campaigning　for　further　protection　and　benefits　for　I　these　highly　skilled　and　educated　professionals。　We　argued　often；　but　I　know　he　never　agreed　that　overspecialization　is　what　caused　the　need　for　union　protection。　He　never　understood　that　the　more　specialized　you　bee；　the　more　you　are　trapped　and　dependent　on　that　specialty。

Rich　dad　advised　that　Mike　and　I　〃groom〃　ourselves。　Many　corporations　do　the　same　thing。　They　find　a　young　bright　student　out　of　business　school　and　begin　〃grooming〃　that　person　to　someday　take　over　the　pany。 So　these　bright　young　employees　do　not　specialize　in　one　department；　they　are　moved　from　department　to　department　to　learn　all　the　aspects　of　business　systems。　The　rich　often　〃groom〃　their　children　or　the　children　of　others。 By　doing　so；　their　children　gain　an　overall　knowledge　of　the　operations　of　the　business　and　how　the　various　departments　interrelate。

For　the　World　War　II　generation；