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If you want to make it big, you’ve got to push yourself beyond your limits. You’ve got to pump yourself up and get yourself into a hyper mental state. And you have to do this yourself. Nobody can do this for you. If I wanted to play in the same arena as him, I had to push myself to a new level. When you think big, big things come to you.
Be your own person. Demand what you want in life. If someone crosses you, do not lie down and take it; fight back, kick ass, and get even. Make your own rules, and do not care what other people think.
Trump knows his worth, and he gets people to pay him for it. He is always professional and always prepared. Be prepared. The more prepared you are, the less likely it is that problems will knock you off balance.
Be honest with yourself. To be realistic and brutally honest. It is tough, and people get hurt. People are going to try to steal from you and destroy you just for the fun of it. You have to stand up to them, fight back and kick their ass. You have to be able to bend but never break.
Wealth comes from big goals and sustained action toward those goals every day. Many people start with big goals. Yet after they run into a few problems or get distracted by other things that compete for their attention every day, they lose focus on their goals.
Finance and business are dangerous waters where vicious sharks are swimming around looking to feed on innocent novices.People get trapped in very bad situations because they did not do their homework.
You must become very good at finding creative solutions to what appear to be impossible problems. You have to love what you do. The fun I am having every day keeps me going when things get tough. I love the thrill of jumping headfirst into a big challenge, and then using all of my talents to make it successful.Find a passion that energizes you!
You have to get used to frequently hearing the word no and ignoring it.They do not want the best for you; they are looking out for themselves.Quitters do not get anywhere.What you do today will produce results tomorrow. If you want to keep the good times rolling, you have to keep on planting those seeds every day
You may have superb academic credentials, but if you do not use your instincts, you might have a hard time getting to and staying at the top.
We think we’re civilized. In truth, it’s a cruel world and people are ruthless. They act nice to your face, but underneath they’re out to kill you. You have to know how to defend yourself. People will be mean and nasty and try to hurt you just for sport. Lions in the jungle only kill for food, but humans kill for fun. Even your friends are out to get you: they want your job, they want your house, they want your money, they want your wife, and they even want your dog. Those are your friends; your enemies are even worse! My motto is “Hire the best people, and don’t trust them.” Lions in the jungle only kill for food, but humans kill for fun.
Some people are born with an exceptional talent that makes it easy for them to excel, like Mozart or Shakespeare. Most great successes weren’t born that way. It took many years of hard work and intense focus to get to the top.
There is nothing more vicious than a man or woman going through a divorce. You need a prenuptial agreement to protect yourself and your business interests.Always get a prenup. It’s just too risky not to.
So every day, at around 11:00 A.M., I’d call Robert and Sharon, and leave messages. It became a ritual. Like brushing your teeth in the morning, I would call Robert and Sharon every morning at about 11:00. I did this for about three months straight, never missing a day, and finally Sharon Lechter called me up. She said, “I’ll be in New York next week, would you like to have lunch?”