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got very good grades at school, I do not have time to be a scholar. Still, it’s
something I aspire to in my quiet time. Possibilities unfold. The world
opens up.
My sister Maryanne introduced me to the writings of Aldous Huxley.

He was such a learner that when he was faced with near-total blindness as
a young man, he learned braille and continued his studies anyway. His
description of this predicament had not a trace of self-pity. In fact, he
mentioned that it had offered some benefits: He could now read in bed at
night and his hands would never get cold because he could read with his
hands under the covers.
Learning begets learning. I’d rather be stimulated than passive.

You can’t wear a blindfold in business. A regular part of your day
should be devoted to expanding your horizons.
We live in a big world, and it is important for us to be aware of
cultures other than our own. I have always lived in the United States, but I
make an effort to be informed about other cultures. That’s easy to do in
New York City, the most diverse and exciting place on earth.

Someone who had been living abroad for a few years told me, upon
returning home, that a frequent comment about Americans is that you
always know exactly where we’re coming from. The flip side of this is that
we rarely know whereanyone else is coming from. We’re very much up to
snuff about our own national events, but we are less aware of what’s
happening in other countries. All of us need to pay more attention to
events outside our own realm. We are connected to each other in so many

ways—politically, commercially, socially. Perhaps one of the reasons I’ve
been able to sell and rent apartments to people of so many foreign
nationalities is that I’ve made an effort to understand where they’re
coming from.
Learn something new, whether you think you’re interested in it or not.

That’s the opposite of having a closed mind—or a closed door. I can thank
my father for the example he set. It was the key to his remaining young
and dynamic into his nineties. It can do the same for you, if you make the
effort.

Think Big and Live Large
This is the final rule of the Donald J. Trump School of Business and
Management. Once you have mastered it, you are ready to graduate.