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INTRODUCTION

ver the years, I have watched many people aspire to success.
OI am one of them, and while I haven’t peaked yet, I’ve had
a good share of success already. So I’m often asked what my “se-
crets” to success are. I don’t think they’re secrets, but every one of
us needs to have a formula that works for him or her personally.
This collection of writing is an indication of the thought
process that I believe can lead people to success. It has worked for
me. It’s another side to my personality—the more reflective side
that reveals my sources and how I apply them to the big picture
that is life. The persona you so often see via the world media is
someone who is outgoing, confident, sometimes brash—but hon-
est. One reason people like me is because I’m blunt. One reason
people don’t like me is because I’m blunt. But one reason I’m suc-
cessful is that I can cut through nonsense quickly and get to the
core of things.
Think Like a Champion is an example of that approach to life
and business. I take a topic, think about it, dissect it, and put it
back into a formula that becomes what I believe is solid advice.
I have always relished putting time and energy into digging below
the surface of a problem and coming up with a unique and ef-
fective answer.
While I was in school, my father, Fred C. Trump, would send
inspirational quotes to me every week. Many of them were about

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