Trump Talks Big and Thinks Big
Donald Trump.
The name alone makes you either hot or cold.
Nobody is lukewarm about Trump.
I caught several minutes of Trump being ‘interviewed‘ by Erin Burnett on CNBC tonite. I’m guessing it was all part of The Billionaire Inside somehow, but it was easy to tell it was a setup, as far as the questions went.
No matter, as the ‘content‘ is what we’re after anyway.
Here’s a few gems I gleaned from those few minutes:
” Be different to succeed “ - Trump’s definitely one of a kind, so he embodies this advice and surely walks the talk. I think what he meant was that it will be harder to attract the necessary attention if you’re a cookie cutter type of personality.
” Meet face to face, if you can “ - He told a story about one of his deals and pointed out that he flew to overseas to meet the owner of a piece of property, mostly because there were multiple suitors for it and partly because he didn’t like the owners agent. He paid $1 million for that piece of property in the 1980’s and it’s worth $600 million today. That’s a paltry 60,000% increase in worth.
” Size up your opponent and figure out how to win “ and ” Know your subject to close deals “ - My take on this is the person with the best, most and freshest information wins…usually.
” Your name makes your game “ - Donald Smith, as he said, would be a much tougher sell, than Donald Trump. Consider using a different term than your name, when naming your business, unless it’s ‘catchy’ or ‘brandable‘. Tim Thomas Marketing, Inc. ( fictious name for proving a point ) is nowhere near as brandable as Impact Marketing ( another fictious name I hope ).
He quoted Gary Player, who said ” The harder I work, the luckier I get “ - ‘Nuff said. It’s true, so work a little harder than you think is necessary and then put in a little overtime. You can bet Trump’s not home watching 6 hours of TV every night, so you can’t and shouldn’t either.
Trump debunked an old myth that says ” I want all of the people who work for me to be smarter than I am “ - Trump says, and I concur, that if you try this, you’ll be working for them or out of business in short order. He called it bullcrap, if I remember correctly.
Finally, the last statement and most powerful one as well, was this gem - ” There’s a lot of people with great ideas, but they can’t implement. You see it all the time. They’re losers. They’re not gonna make it. You really have to be able to implement “ - That’s what kills 98% of all the people who want to make a go of an internet-based business. They learn and learn and learn, but never learn to implement.
Action beats perfection … every single time.
For some video highlights of Trump’s talk head over to CNBC.com.
And check out Trump’s newest book, called Think Big and Kick Ass - In Life and Business.
My 45th birthday is in about 3 weeks, so I hope to get a copy around the 22nd of January, if not before.
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Thanks for the tips. I am not a huge fan of Donald Trump (the man) but I am of Donald Trump (the product), because so much of what he says and does makes so much sense. And cents.
I agree Stacey. Too many people though, will let the man keep them from learning from the machine.
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