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DONALD J. TRUMP
to win the Nobel Prize? No, but his talent was certainly devel-
oped enough to make him a contender, and I might have bet on
it. I’ve written before about using your gut instincts, and some-
times that’s what prescience or foresight is. It’s a valuable ability,
especially in business, and it’s worth giving it some thought.
More recently, we experienced a historic day in the financial
sector. What happened on Wall Street was unprecedented, and it
was rightly called “the shock market” in mid-September of 2008.
Neal Cavuto asked me to make a comment about it, and he found
footage of an appearance I’d made on his show eight months prior
to this debacle in which I’d predicted something similar happen-
ing. I had seen the indications that we might be entering a very
difficult phase. Is this ESP? No, it’s just paying attention on a daily
basis and looking into the future a bit.That’s insight and foresight
working together.
We all have hidden areas of expertise. I may have instincts
when it comes to real estate, but I have also spent many years de-
veloping them. Your instincts may be more acute in another area.
There’s nothing wrong with very solid knowledge and experience
to go along with our perceptions. In fact, that is when you will be
playing with a very full deck. Experience, knowledge, and pre-
science are a formidable combination of powers. Do not under-
estimate any of them.

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