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22 I CHAPTER ONE

the elevator and rode it to one of the top floors where Donald runs his
empire.
Ifyou havewatched TheApprentice. you are familiar with the entrance to
Mr. Trump's office with the attractive receptionist guarding the door. (For
those ofyou with inquiring minds, Donald had a replica ofhis office built a
few floors below his office for the television show. Instead ofwalking into his
real boardroom. he takes an elevator down and walks into the replica ofhis
boardroom.) Although I had watched the program many times, never, and I
mean never, did I ever think that I might one day be walking into Donald
Trump'sworld.
It was a strange experience to feel like I was on the set of the show. My
mind continually flashed back and forth between the television show and
real life.
The first person to greet us, once the receptionist had us take a seat, was
Keith, Donald Trump's giant bodyguard. When he saw us, Keith took the
time to greet us warmly as ifwe were old friends. He sat down next to us and
made us feel completely at home. I could not believe how gracious he was as
he told us about his previous career as a New York City detective and his
current career as a personal bodyguard for Donald. He stayed with us, offered
us water and kept us company until the door to the main office opened and
Meredith walked in.
Meredith is the classic young New York City executive woman, an
attractive woman who would be perfectly at home in London, Paris, Sydney,
Tokyo, Toronto or Beijing. She extended her hand and offered us a warm
smile as she said, "Great to finally meet you."
After thanking Keith for his graciousness,Kim and I followed Meredith
through the glassdoors and into the boardroom, the real boardroom. As we
took our seats, my mind again began to flash to scenes from the television
program, with male and female apprentice candidates sitting across the table
Donald and his advisors. I silently asked myself. "What are you doing here?
How did you get here?" (Actually, the words I really used were, "What the
(bleep) am I doing here?" And, "How the (bleep) did I get here ?") I'm sure
more than one apprentice has thought the same thing.

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