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26 I CHAPTER ONE

After Rhona left, Meredith stood to lead us out of the boardroom. I
looked around the plush interior and thought back to places I had worked.
"You know:' I said, "Donald and I both had rich dads who we learned from
and often worked for. So, in many ways, we were both apprentices as
youngsters."
"So maybe what you have in common is that you really are teachers, and
you can become mentors to the world:' Meredith said aswe headed out ofthe
boardroom and across the hall to Donald Trump's office.

A Meeting OfMinds

"Welcome:' Donald Trump said, standing up from behind his desk. "My
apologies for keeping you waiting."
"Not a problem," I replied as I looked around his office, noticing all the
awards and plaques and presents from people all over the world. Beside his
desk was the radio equipment he uses for his weekly radio show. Itwas all
very impressive.
After the usual pleasantries,we got around to why we were meeting in the
first place. "So what should our book be about?" asked Donald.
"I believe we've all had the same question:' 1replied. "Since there is such
a wide gap between our respective real estate dealings as well as the size of
our respective financial statements, 1don't think we match when it comes to
money. After all, you're a billionaire, and I'm a mere millionaire."
Donald chuckled. "Don't ever put down being a millionaire. Billions of
people would love to trade places with you financially."
"I realize that, but there is a definite difference between millions and
billions. After all, today, there are many millionaires who are actually broke."
"W hat do you mean, exactly?" asked Donald.
"Well, we allknow people whose homes have increased in value but their
incomes have not. For example, 1have a classmate from Hawaii who inherited
his parents' home after they died. Since the real estate prices have skyrocketed
and the house has no debt on it, he is technically a net-worth millionaire, but
he and his wife still struggle financially because they earn less than $90,000 .
a year.They have three kids in school and are struggling to figure out how to

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