We always learn new things from controversial former U.S President, Donald J. Trump, In his popular book, The Art of The Deal, he gives valuable success tips. Other things we learn about Trump in the book include:
In college, while his friends were reading comics and the sports pages, he was poring over listings of poverty foreclosures.
His first abode in Manhattan was a rented studio apartment that looked onto a courtyard.
He is not keen on parties or small talks, and he goes to bed early.
He doesn’t like to schedule too many meetings, preparing to see how the day unfolds. He routinely makes 50 – 100 phone calls a day.
He’s a stickler for cleanliness and makes sure that all his properties sparkle.
He trust his intuition, calling off deals that “don’t feel right” even if they look great on paper. On the other hand, he has often gone ahead with deals against the opposition of his advisers (such as his purchase of the Hilton casino in Atlantic city, which was a great success).
He got interested in the gambling business when he discovered that the Hilton Corporation owned 150 hotels around the world, but its two casinos in Las Vegas provided 40 percent of its profit.
He takes a lot of stands on principle: “I fight when I feel I’m getting screwed even if it’s costly and difficult and highly risky”.
His love of glamour, he says, was inherited from his mother, and his hard-work ethic from his father.
He likes to hire women for many of his top jobs.
His favorites place is Mar-a-Lago, a spectacular Florida property built in the 1920s by the heiress to the post cereal fortune (now a private club), which he bought for a bargain price.
He is proud of his reconstruction of Wollman Ice Rink in Central Park, completed in four months after years of delays by the city authorities.
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