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Critical advice on successfromthe new book, Trump 101
I once hired a very qualified young man. I expected him to be great. But boy, was I ever wrong. This guy took so long to explain everything that I began to dread talking with him. He was just too slow. Yes, he was thorough and painstaking, but he couldn't keep pace. He wasted too much time.
Business is no place for stream-of-consciousness babbling, no matter how colorfully you think you speak. Whatever you do, keep it short, fast, and right to the point.
Being concise is polite. It shows that you respect other people's time. When most folks have to listen to endless discourses, they squirm, their minds wander, or they frequently don't listen. Instead of making their points, long-winded talkers turn off their audiences.
Before I went into partnership with the Brazilian entrepreneur Ricardo Bellino in Trump Realty Brazil, which will be the largest golf and residential complex in Latin America, I gave him only three minutes to explain his idea. I was extremely busy and not eager to listen to a presentation.
I expected him to decline. But not only did Ricardo accept my terms, he made such a great presentation in the allotted time that I was fascinated with the deal. Now we're partners. It's amazing what people can do when they have deadlines.
So, give yourself deadlines. Practice delivering your presentation in less than five minutes, and then chop it to three minutes. Anything longer can seem like a lecture. Edit yourself by cutting everything that isn't absolutely necessary. The people you speak to will be grateful that you distilled your pitch to its essence. If they have questions, they'll ask, which is what you want.
Extraneous information in long-winded presentations is like junk mail. Everyone hates junk mail, especially busy people. No one wants to sort through irrelevant stuff.
So instead of delivering verbal junk, limit your pitch to only necessary information.
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I am a real estate agent in Toledo OH. and I would like to thank you. I started in 2004 and as a real estate agent, I learned the key to success is marketing and business perception. I was asked
Regarding Trump's remarks about Rosie ... I don't blame him. It's his motto. You attack me I attack back. Whether you agree with it or not ... it doesn't matter.
We're all people and we play the game how we want to. Some might start hating Trump for what he said .. and others will love him for it. You loose a little, you gain a little.
P.S. Rosie does have a loud mouth and it's about time someone mentioned it to her.
P.P.S If you ingore a jerk kicking your ass while you walk ... they'll be kicking it for a long time. On the other hand, if you turn around and knock their lights out ... well, problem gone.
I can certainly profit from this blog. I only wish I would nhave read it before sending you my last E-mail, because I covered several issues in one.
I come from several generations of talkers, so I will have to work on this.
Thanks for the advice.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Iiucan2
Please, if you could tell me what is the way to reach these "KEY" people. Someone like you Mr. Trump, for example, someone who makes these decisions and get just three minutes of their time?
Thank you
M.H.
Do not allow Rosie to disparage your integrity and good name. I also applaud your decision to give Miss USA a second chance. Everybody deserves a second break if they mess up. Peace always.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Good luck in new year.
It is about time someone said it publicly. How she made it on television in the 1st place is beyond the knowledge of anyone. She is a bull dog faced, fat, rude, unfunny loser! She has zero talent and why Barbara would even consider hiring her is unbelievable.
As you said, you had words with Martha, but Martha cannot be compared to Rosie. You stated Martha is about 15 levels higher than Rosie and that is dead on. Martha is a class act, has talent, built her business from the ground up and Rosie is just a disgusting looking, terrible talking lunatic.
She is the type of person that will make your blood pressure sky rocket when you either see her on television or hear her ear bleeding voice. She has a face only a mother can love and she needs waste management in front of her at all times as every time she opens her mouth, it just spews at garbage.
Thank you Mr. Trump for lashing back at her and defending yourself. You have said what millions of people in this world are thinking but do not have the chance to express themselves to such a large audience.
I once saw this tub of lard bring Tom Selleck onto her show and publicly attack him. She threw a sucker punch and followed it with a low blow. Someone NEEDS to take this wannabe fighter out of her profession. She needs to be stripped of any money she has, placed on the street and let her work behind the counter at the local fast food joint. That is where she belongs.
In closing, I am looking forward to seeing your show coming out of California.
Keep fighting the unattractive losers Mr. Trump, you have troops behind you and we will back you up!
Apprentice 2007
No more talking myself blue-in-the-face with customers. Now, it's 123 simple:
1.
What would you like me to build?
2.
What type of wood would you like to me build it out of?
3.
This is how much it will cost for the job.
If you want to be successful, then follow the lead of successful people like Donald J. Trump.
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I think you did great, afterall you did not start is with that awful Rosie, she needs to keep her mouth shut. You were only defending yourself and what you thought your were doing. Which was a very good thing. If you never got a second chance alot of us wouldnt be here. You need to sue her butt off. And yes it would be fun to watch. Keep up the good work. I wish you could be the one to tell her she is FIRED!!!!!
The View made a mistake bringing her in and her actions and comments prove it. Why do you lower yourself to her level with on going stupid comments? Why don't you GET TO THE POINT and shut up and let Rosie continue to make a__ of herself! I thought you'd have better decorum for someone whose supposed to be so smart.
Sorry if spelling is off. Mama has to multi-task..
I am so disturbed
The thing that you can do to anticipate for deal with people. Not all people have the same path like you! You are very respect with time! In fact, not all people have same brain like you! Be compassion, Mr.Trump!!!!
First of all, I made terrible comments about the you and the Miss USA 'thing' in a chatroom only to out do Rosie O'Donnell. I dislike her probably as much or more than you do. I dislike ABC as a matter of fact. I absolutely loathe the motivations of persons involved in the media entirely. I absolutely hate their emphasis on gaining attention
"The America we deserve"-book present Trump as a super person besides what we allready knew: a super businessman.
But the fireing of miss Nevada reduces Trump to a superior businesman. he is not an interesting person anymore.
look, try to understand you with an outside eye, look at what you*ve done
and at least look live at the abc internet programs, pleaaase!! Don*t go in with that Rosie wolf! You know, some people live theyre life with they*re principles good or bad no matter as much they fight for the good, surrounding what they love with all the power they have!! live the life with the fire in is a double edge mirror, the love you put in your fight can somehow burden, not becouse of you, you know, becouse of surroundings... Is not about give the foult to the surroundings, noo, is much triest the story..and as much I love to change the classic unhappy story*es into other new with happy end, let me tell you another secret. Some people are givers, and some peoples are receivers. Peoples who care the fire inside are loial trustfully ones carying people which walk the hardest path for theyre dears to welcome them at the softly deadline and make them believe the succes was theyre!!
The receivers are happy and many of them no aware about the path somebody else walked on to do it silky..Unfortunattely, sometimes and many times happend a strange effect, the mirror effect which I recognize it today looking at the abc news, your words on the phone and that Rosie monkey sweating show, disgusting!With mirror effect I mean that are people unable to compete themselfwith a base of own principles, no matter how good or bad, we are humans so under law of errs too, but such peoples as Rosie try to mirror them in people with fire within, and you know what?! They are not able to ever dream or act the way you do, the results spoke for themself buut, they try the shortcut attacking you in your principle in what matter to you at most, and that second they provoke the overeaction in you that single second they make you dirty as theyre colour! I call this the simbiosis of the mad. Is a very quickly sneaky catch.They are glittering iron pretending to be gold, shinning outside come front of you with theyre words and savour the revenge they provoke in you..Can you see it?! Thousends or one important thing you*ve made in your life no matter when such monkey*s catch you that way!They*ve scored
for long ago what make you bloody and attack you glittering and smiling, coveringthey*re iron base, they catch you that way and sometimes succeed soo gratis!! To make the war is easy but who make the peace Mr. Trump? What is the most important for you? Persons as Rosie
the Earth and God know the best how manny as she is support them that way, GO OUT from that battle!! This person did*t desearve one single word of you!! Your words and knowledge are pearls able to change the life foor too many people which are able to receive them with the respect and joy they desearve. Avoid that person, please, ignore her!! Let his small glittering show go on and don*t go in!! Pigs with pigs, don*t desearve your attention, they will make you appear dirty as they are!! They live from this!!!
If the object of they*re venom is not available for them, they will calm them self one day. Each mirror have 2 faces, one good and one bad, as win and yang :))
They push the yang buttons, and what?!Nobody can pretend is good or saint!! We accept our bad side as we learn from our mistakes and walk carefully caring the fire within..Smile please and let Rosie to warm his soul at his small flame, is the best elegant way to ignore her simply!! In Roumania we have a nice tradition in Eastern times, at 12 o¨clock in the night the priest go front of the church and in hand with a staff(I mean one as a sheephook one :)) touch the Earth 3 times and say:Open the doors of the Heaven!! don*t laugh please, as a child is a veery nice to see it :)) and you know what? the magic start: he share the light of his big candle he care in hand with, all the people come there with they*re small candle to catch the light, a nice symbol, receive the light of God, and care it insight as good they can the whole year and the ne
Thank you for the opportunity to get right to the point.
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Secondly, with great respect to your Mar-A-Lago flag issue and your perfect response and answer of your patriotism. I recently responded to an ignorant post where the individual referred to himself as David from Goliath. Bravo for you sir, to stand up and fly the colors so bravely for all of us with the same conviction our forefathers did for us. You sir are David fighting against Goliath and we thank you.
With respect,
Scott Pierce
Generally, my comments were not laudatory of the egomaniac known as Trump...a dispicable, "win-at-all-costs", swelled head. The only way he gets away with his boorishness is that many of the hangers-ons are enamoured
Take some of your own advice and try practicing your delivery before you do another interview and spew your own verbal junk.
An important thing in business and in life is taking the time to listen to other people. Please stop talking so much about yourself.
Are you really so busy? You seem to have alot of time for press conferences, interviews, filling in for Regis or Kelly and flying down to Palm Beach. Try standing in a soup kitchen and feeding a family and then tell me you are a busy man.
You've let down alot of people!
I found your advice to be very helpful. I have a tendency to run my mouth off every now and again, and I've never realized how boring it could sound like. If it's not too late, I'd like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas.
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All the best to you and your family,
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