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Arte De Hacer Dinero De Mario Borghino - El

One afternoon, a customer left behind a book: El arte de hacer dinero by Mario Borghino. Tomás picked it up and read a line that stopped him cold: “El dinero no es el problema, es la consecuencia. El problema es lo que no estás viendo.” ( Money isn’t the problem—it’s the consequence. The problem is what you’re not seeing. ) Tomás thought he saw everything: his bakery, his bills, his tired hands. But the book challenged him to look again. Borghino spoke of the —the comfort zone disguised as effort. Tomás realized he was confusing movement with progress. He worked hard, yes, but he wasn’t solving anyone’s new problem.

So he started observing. He noticed his neighbor, Doña Clara, always rushing to work with cold coffee because she had no time to wait in line. He noticed the school kids who wanted something fun to eat, not just bread. He noticed the elderly couple who stopped buying bread because it went stale before they could finish it.

“Read page 47,” he said. “El dinero no se busca, se atrae resolviendo problemas que otros ignoran.” ( Money isn’t chased—it’s attracted by solving problems others ignore. ) el arte de hacer dinero de mario borghino

Then he applied Borghino’s second key lesson:

In a crowded neighborhood of Mexico City, there was a baker named Tomás. Every morning at 4 a.m., he kneaded dough, lit the oven, and sold sweet conchas and bolillos to sleepy customers. He worked hard, but money was always tight. He blamed the economy, the rising cost of flour, and the competition from the big supermarket down the street. One afternoon, a customer left behind a book:

Here’s a short, engaging story inspired by the principles of El arte de hacer dinero by Mario Borghino. The Baker Who Learned to See

The final twist came when a young man asked him, “How did you turn this little bakery around?” Tomás smiled and handed him the same worn book. The problem is what you’re not seeing

From that day on, Tomás no longer called himself a baker. He was a problem-solver who happened to sell bread .

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Parita Parekh
Parita is the head of learning at Toddle and the bridge between teachers & engineers. She is a passionate early years educator who co-founded Toddler’s Den - a network of Reggio-inspired play-based preschools. She studied at Brown University and Stanford University.
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