Tweet

The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative Blog

Guest post by: Donald J. Trump

Article Overview: For the first blog for The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, I'd like to start with some basics that will help anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur. My father, Fred C. Trump, who was a real estate developer, gave me some great advice, great because the advice was not only solid, but it worked. In fact, it still works.

The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative Blog

For the first blog for The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, I'd like to start with some basics that will help anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur. My father, Fred C. Trump, who was a real estate developer, gave me some great advice, great because the advice was not only solid, but it worked. In fact, it still works. 1. He always told me to "know everything you can about what you're doing." In other words, be thorough. I watched him and he definitely practiced what he preached. He knew everything about construction and could show carpenters shortcuts. He was very focused as well as thorough.

2. From an early age, my father impressed upon me that "the most important thing in life is to love what you're doing, because that's the only way you'll ever be really good at it." This is absolutely true, and that's why I so often mention that passion is necessary if you want to be successful. If you love what you're doing, the difficulties and setbacks will be much easier to handle. Passion can give you a great resiliency.

3. My father had a Four-Step Formula for work:

• Get in

• Get it done

• Get it done right

• Get out

That formula is one reason he was so efficient. It's also one reason I'm known for getting things done. Keep this formula in mind and you'll discover how much time you can save.

Related Articles
  A Great Example!
  Breaking New Ground: Trump’s Success Factors
  Why Be An Internet Business Entrepreneur?
  Lesson #3: Think Big
  Contact Donald Trump
  Build Your Reputation
  Lesson #2: Love Your Work
  Lesson #1: Be Fierce
  Perception and Reality
  Donald Trump Bankruptcy
  Lesson #4: Play On Perception
  On Being a Brand: What's in a Name?
  Sales and Marketing is 24/7
  Raising the Stakes: Trump Takes On Manhattan
  Getting Started In Real Estate Investing
  Contact Donald Trump
  Ten Questions With Donald Trump
  Biography of Donald Trump
  Entrepreneurs for Marketing
  Donald Trump's Bankruptcy

Article Tags: blog, entrepreneur, father fred, initiative, real estate developer, trump



Related Forum Posts
Re: Alexa Ranking Goals - That's great GT! What method did you use to put up the Entrepreneur Blog Network in your Wordpress Blog? We're always looking for the easiest methods to help bloggers who are not techies get involved.
Re: Best Internet Marketing Strategy - Hi David, I agree about the Blogosphere. You have a smaller group that Blog, but do so on the premise that they think they should, but have never really considered the purpose of their Blog. Then I think there are a few SEO or Internet Marketing types that see Blogging as just another link building strategy. But the largest group of Bloggers, tend to be people who enjoy writing and discussing their topics of interest. Blogging is good for link building, but the true Blogger is a breed apart from the rest. They want to dialog, to debate, to have feedback and they are very willing to link to other worthwhile conversations that are relevant to their topic. I agree with you. These group of Bloggers obviously are passionate about their writing and together, they create huge conversation trails interactive and travel from Blog to Blog. But the evidence is clear with this group that loves what they write about. With comments enabled on a Blog and having a Blog tuned to a specific purpose you already have the evidence of original Social Media.
An Entrepreneur News forum? - I posted up some info about Trump Towers recent financing acquirement for Trump Toronto. Then I thought, what about having a forum where BIG news items can be posted. This is obviously not for self-promos (unless you are in a multi-billion dollar deal...) but news clips that can be read and learned from?
Trump's Favourite Books - In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump said he enjoyed reading biographies: "I like to read about philosophers - particularly Socrates, who emphasizes you should follow the convictions of your own conscience, which basically means thinking for yourself, a philosophy I tend to agree with." Just an interesting factoid...So, even Trump looks to those who came before him for strategies of success!
EvanCarmichael.com suggestion - Maybe I missed it but I would like to suggest that a Blog be created to support the Forum. The idea is that in the blog you put in snippets of some of the biggest conversations with a 'read more' link to the forum itself. Setting up the Blog and clipping some conversations onto it wouldn't take very long.


Share this article with your friends. Fund someone's dream.

Leave a comment below or share on the left and you'll help support entrepreneurs in Africa through our partnership with Kiva. Over $50,000 raised and counting - Please keep sharing! Learn more.

Newsletter

Get advice & tips from famous business
owners, new articles by entrepreneur
experts, my latest website updates, &
special sneak peaks at what's to come!

Name:
Email:

Popular Articles

Convening a focus group for a niche product

SEO Gurus, Software and Ebooks

Suggestions

Email us your ideas on how to make our
website more valuable! Thank you Sharon
from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for
your suggestions to make the newsletter
look like the website and profile younger
entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez.