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How To Get Rich

4:30P.M. I have a meeting with Matthew Calamari, my chief of

operations. He’s always a busy guy, but withThe Apprentice starting up
soon, he’s busier than ever. I’m not concerned, because after knowing
Matthew for more than twenty years, I am certain he can handle anything.
My son Eric stops by to say hello. He’s in college now but is visiting
New York City for a couple of days. He sits in on my meeting with
Matthew and then we chat for a bit. He’s got a great grin. I love it when

my kids visit, and we decide to have dinner together tonight.
5:15P.M. I write a welcome-back letter to the members of the Mar-a-
Lago Club. We are finishing a new ballroom, and it will be magnificent.
One visitor to the Mar-a-Lago Club remarked that F. Scott Fitzgerald and
his friends would feel right at home there. I had to agree. I’m looking
forward to the new season, and I fly down most weekends during the
winter.

I return a few calls, including one to Larry King, one of the sharpest
interviewers of all time; another to a reporter for theStar-Ledger in New
Jersey; and one to a reporter doing a story on the wonderful and very smart
Russell Simmons.
John Myers, the president and CEO of GE Asset Management, calls in.

He’s a terrific guy in every sense of the word, and we are active together
with the Damon Runyon Cancer Foundation, along with Dale Frey, who
preceded John at GE and likewise did an absolutely fantastic job. These
are two guys worth knowing. Over the years, General Electric has been my
partner in a number of my developments, including the very successful
Trump International Hotel and Tower at 1 Central Park West.
6:00P.M. I call Melania to see where we should take Eric for dinner.
We decide on the 21 Club.

Norma comes in and we review some details of my deals, invitations,
letters, and media requests, including those from a surprising number of
international television programs and publications. Last year I did an
interview for the number one program in China, which drew a huge
audience. These facts continue to surprise me, probably because I am so