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W HEN Y OUR W ARDROBE M ALFUNCTIONS

mistake. I still wasn’t happy about it, especially since I spend a
lot of time preparing to make sure my presentations are seamless,
but I figured “what’s over, is over,” and I let it go.
The next day, on the front page of the major Las Vegas
newspaper was a photo and story about me. I shared the front
page with a story on Jay Leno. Due to the “wardrobe malfunc-
tion” that occurred the night before, they decided to give me
more coverage because it ended up being a funny story to
them—the billionaire loses his jacket! So, this goof ended up
being in my favor in the long run after all.

C OACH T RUMP
M AKE I T H APPEN IN Y OUR L IFE

Take blips in stride—instead of trying to deflect prob-
lems or obstacles and send them off in another direc-
tion, try to embrace them. Turn them into something
positive. You can often disarm people this way and get
them on your side. Don’t get too attached to your ideas.
Adjust, adapt, and take things in stride.

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