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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

Wall Street has become a very desirable business address. Some-
times you have to be stubborn, stick to your guns, and not give in.
Combine courage with passion and you’ll achieve your goals,
whether you’re dealing with corporations or your own network.

M A K E I T H A P P E N I N Y O U R L I F E

Try these tips to toughen up:

• Become a planner. Examine every project in detail before
you commit to it and plan every step you will have to
take to make it succeed. Try to limit the surprises that
will arise as the project proceeds. Don’t dismiss any
potential problem as too minor or unlikely.

• Realistically assess the greatest downside liability for each
potential problem that you face. Price the cost of dealing
with each in tomorrow’s dollars and factor in the time
and resources it could cost you.
• Build a financial cushion that will allow you to avoid
being squeezed when problems and delays occur.

Describing my workweek has been one of my favorite parts of
my books over the years, so I decided to include it in this book. It
should give you an idea of how much I have on my plate in a typi-
cal business week.
Around mid-March of 2006, I started jotting down my daily
activities for that week. Then, our baby, Barron William Trump,
arrived a week early on March 20, so you will have to excuse me if
every day isn’t entirely precise. Barron’s birth was so special that I
decided to extend the week’s notes to include it.

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