I actually got something useful out of the "rich dad, poor dad" book. I don't care if it is made up or not, but I like his encounter with the aspiring young author who thinks she is so much more worthy as a writer than he is. He then explains to her that he is known as "best selling author", not "best writing author". His books teach a good lesson about marketing, just think how much money he made just by choosing a catchy title.

The other thing where I think he is right is that you have to start trying things to gain experience. I know it sounds trivial, but it isn't (I don't think many people would think about investing in that way, anyway).