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T R U M P 1 0 1 : T H E WAY T O S U C C E S S

I’ll never be a wallflower—I’d rather build walls than cling
to them.
—Donald J. Trump

The first thing to understand about momentum is that it
exists. You can’t take full advantage of this vital energy if you
don’t know it’s there. Learn to recognize it and, once you can, let
it sweep you forward. Use its force to propel you, but maintain
your course.
A hugely successful real estate developer, who I admired, was
going thorough a steep and unfortunate business decline. When
we met at a party, I asked him what brought on his hard times.
“Donald,” he said, “I lost my momentum, and I couldn’t get it
back.”
His response haunted me and taught me a great lesson. I
began to study momentum and learned what a potent force it
could be. Since then, I’ve continued studying the power of
momentum and I apply it to my life and business. I never want to
lose my momentum and slide, so I consciously think about my
momentum; I monitor it, and work hard to keep it going.

INERTIA

Inertia is the opposite of momentum. It holds you down and traps
you. When you sense the onset of inertia, fight back. Treat it like
negative thinking and zap it at its first appearance. Don’t let iner-
tia hold you back because it can be murder to shake.
People frequently lose momentum by getting in their own
way. I knew a man who always took 10 big, fast steps forward and

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