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Ask Mr. Trump: Questions from Readers of the
Trump University Blog

Q: What is your advice for dealing with stress?
DJT: Stress frequently is related to focusing on problems, not
solutions. If you put all your energy into the problem, you will
have none left for the solution. Acknowledge the problem, and
move on to things that are more positive.
One night in the early 1990s, when I was about a billion dol-
lars in debt, I entered the conference room where my accountants
were working. The mood was stressful. I decided to change the
focus by describing my plans for some future projects and explain-
ing how fantastic they would be. I painted vivid pictures of the
success I saw. Although my accountants initially thought that I had
flipped out from stress, my tactic worked. It changed our focus
from agonizing over our big problem to looking at our future.
Changing the focus was a turning point on my road back.

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