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book together," saysDonald. "I'll introduce you to Meredith. She'll help us
on the project."
At this point, I introduce Donald to Sharon and, once again, we shake

hands.
It is show time, so I turn and head for the stage where more than 24,000
Chicago fans in the main hall and satellite rooms are waiting for Donald
Trump. As soon as I am finished with my briefintroduction, the theme song
from the megahit television show, The Apprentice, comes on, thousands of
gold balloons fall from the ceiling, and the crowd erupts with applause as

Donald Trump walks onstage.

The Long Ride Home
Flying home from Chicago to Phoenix, the reality ofthe handshake set
in. "Who am I to write a book with Donald Trump?" I kept asking myself
''And what would we write about?"
"Care for a blanket?" the flight attendant asked, snapping me out ofmy
turmoil,
"No, thank you; I replied with a smile.

As soon as the flight attendant left, the idea, "We could write about real
estate;' popped into my head.
With that thought, my personal critic chimed in, the critic who had been

torturing me ever since the book idea wasproposed. My critic cynically asked,
"Youand Donald Trump write a book on real estate? When it comes to real
estate, Donald Trump isin the major leagues, and you're in the Little League.

He builds skyscrapersin New York.And what do you own? A few apartment
houses, a few low-rise commercial buildings and some raw land. Besides,he's
a billionaire, and you're only a millionaire."

Until now, I had been pretty satisfied with my accomplishments in life.
But when considering a book with Donald Trump, my successes and
accomplishments seemed very small and inconsequentiaL Instead offeeling
honored to be asked to write a book with Donald Trump, I felt miserable.
"What can we possiblywrite about?" I asked myselfover and over again asthe
plane flew from Chicago to Phoenix.

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