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Robert Kiyosaki
Who was the first person outside your family who shaped how you think?
The first person outside his family who shaped how he thought was a mentor named Robert Kiyosaki. Michael might not have known him personally, but Kiyosaki's first book was the first book he read, and he would say that's one of the very first times someone helped shape how he thinks today.
The first person outside of my family who shaped how I thought was a mentor named Robert Kiyosaki. I read his first book. I might have not known him personally, but it was the first book I read, and I would say that's one of the very first times I ever had someone help shape how I think today.
Source: Round 1, question 5. Michael McCraw, voice transcript relayed by Gideon, Nov 14, 2026, 3:30 PM MT. Pages on this site use only his interview answers or other verified sources. Nothing here is invented.
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Who was the first person outside your family who shaped how you think?
The first person outside of my family who shaped how I thought was a mentor named Robert Kiyosaki. I read his first book. I might have not known him personally, but it was the first book I read, and I would say that's one of the very first times I ever had someone help shape how I think today.