New Delhi, April 8 -- "Financial struggle is often the result of people working all their lives for someone else." This eye-opening quote by Robert Kiyosaki highlights the importance of working for and on oneself, rather than working for someone else.

Kiyosaki's words do not indicate that employment is dishonourable. It simply means that employment alone can rarely create financial freedom. His words suggest that while a paycheck can solve a person's immediate needs, it does not build durable wealth unless some of that income is converted into assets that can produce cash flow.

In a business context, Kiyosaki's words highlight dependence. If your income stops when your labour stops, you might still be earning, but you are not structural...