Real estate magnate, Donald Trump, means many things to many people. One key factor that distinguishes him and makes him stand out from the crowd is his boldness to express his thoughts, feelings and action without caring whose ox is gored.
Presently, Trump is a very hot contender for the US presidential ticket under the umbrella of the Republican Party. Far from his speeches which make him controversial, Trump is one man who loves sharing the secret of his success in life and in business .
Trump's Books
• Crippled America
• Time to Get Tough
• The Art of the Deal
• The Art of the Comeback
• The America We Deserve
• The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life by Ivanka Trump
• The Way to the Top
• How to Get Rich
• Think Like a Billionaire •
The Best Golf Advice I Ever Received
• The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received
• Think Big and Kiss the Ass
• Never Give Up
• Midas Touch
• Why we want You to Be Rich
• Think Like a Champion
In his book, Think Like a Champion, Trump assembled loads of success tips anyone can use to win in the game of life. Out of these success tips, I have selected eight lessons we can apply to achieve great success in life. Read the tips below and begin to apply them now:
1. Take the Turn
The road to success is not always straight from the beginning to the end. There are bends in the road. On the journey to success, many people reach the bends in the road and do not want to take the turn. They get discouraged because they realize that the bend is not an end and that the journey still continues.
But Trump is saying: “THE BEND IN THE ROAD IS NOT THE END OF THE ROAD UNLESS YOU REFUSE TO TAKE THE TURN.” Taking the turn at each bend until you get to the end of the road is what makes you a champion.
2. Be Self Motivated
“The best achievers,” says Donald Trump, “are those who are self motivated, who are naturally curious and who don’t need to be told what to do next.” The importance of self motivation cannot be over emphasized. The slogan of this blog is: “Motivation is like fuel that powers your car…..when it runs low, top it up here!”
Just as the car cannot move without fuel, we cannot be gingered to strive for success without motivation. You don’t need to wait for someone to motivate you; motivate yourself. Get excited, get passionate, get serious about what you want to achieve and start doing something however little to achieve it.
3. Empower Yourself with Knowledge
Knowledge, they say, is power. In this information age, knowledge is what you need to excel. The more knowledge you acquire, the brighter your chances of success. While emphasizing the importance of acquisition of knowledge, Trump said: “I may be successful already, but I learn something new every day.”
It is really pathetic that in spite of the information glut online and offline today, we starve ourselves by failing, refusing and neglecting to access these information all around us. Empower yourself today by learning something new every day.
4. Don’t Sell Yourself Short
The difference between a champion and a loser is not necessarily the ability but mentality. A champion is one who has a high self esteem. He believes he can win in any game of life. But a loser is one who has a low self esteem. He doubts if he can make it in life. He has not given it a try yet, but he concludes that the task is impossible.
Champion don’t sell themselves short, rather, they build their self esteem by believing that they can achieve anything they set out to achieve. If you want to be a champion, don’t sell yourself short. Cultivate the mentality of a champion by believing that you are victorious in the game of life.
5. Know When to Be Patient and When to Move on
As Trump puts it, “Sometimes we have to be patient and sometimes we have to get moving. Wisdom is knowing which time is which and when to do that.”
It helps a lot if you find out early what you want to settle down with. It is possible to be passionate about many things and getting yourself committed to them, but it is not easy to excel in them. And even if it is easy to excel in them, it is not possible to be fully engaged in them at the same time.
So, it is important that you do a self assessment to know whether what you are putting your energy into will bring you fulfillment and success. If what you are doing will bring you fulfillment and success, keep putting in your best and exercise patience if it appears you are not making meaningful progress.
But if on the other hand you discover that what you are doing will not bring you the fulfillment and success you desire, all you need do is to move on. Don’t get stuck in the rut. Don’t allow grass to grow under your feet. Patience is only a virtue when you are on the right track, but, it becomes a vice when you are on the wrong track. Try to know early when to be patient and when to move on.
6. Plan Your Way to Success
Success is a function of planning and execution. As Trump puts it, “Carefully planning your way to success is a sure way to achieve your goals and that approach should never be underestimated. Just remember that you need to be patient and persevering and to know that there can be delays and detours along the way. I’ve waited twenty years to see some things happen, but it was worth the wait and I had to change course a few times until the pieces finally fell into place. Destiny has a part to play in your life and in your business - so give it a chance to work.”
7. Cut Your Losses Quickly
One of the success secrets of Trump is his risk taking ability. He is never afraid of taking risk. It is on record that what makes him super successful in real estate business is that he always bought properties which others considered risky. This has caused him great loss on some occasion, but on many occasion, his risk taking ability had brought him mega success.
Though a master risk taker, Trump is saying that we should avoid taking blind risks. If we happen to take a risk that is already bringing us loss, all we need do is: CUT THE LOSSES QUICKLY TO AVOID HUGE LOSS.
8. Work, Work, Work!
The price you will pay to achieve great success is hard work. You can never get to the top and remain there without hard work. Anyone who gets to the top without hard work may crash in a short time because he needs to be hard working to remain on the top. And since he is not used to hard work, instead of remaining at the top, he will fall down to square one.
Trump, while stressing the importance of hard work, quoted Michelangelo, the world acclaimed genius, who said: “IF PEOPLE ONLY KNEW HOW HARD I WORK TO GAIN MY MASTERY, IT WOULDN’T SEEM SO WONDERFUL AT ALL.”
Dear friend, what it takes to be a champion in the game of life is to cultivate the mentality of a champion. The way to cultivate the mentality of a champion is to practice the eight lessons you have just read above.
And as you practice these lessons, it is my hope that you will start winning every battle that confronts you.
Until I come your way soon, go and live victoriously!
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