Was he just a wise butt? Or just lucky?
2006-12-15 13:34:12 · 11 answers · asked by angelikabertrand64 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I think you are forgetting something. In Donald Trump generation, not everyone went to college. High school was good enough back then. Other thing is, the meaning may have changed, but only reason that you go to college is when you feel you cannot achieve something without certain education. If you can achieve your goal without that education, then you shouldn't go and pay for that education. Trump did it without education because he is capable of doing it. He just didn't need it. perhaps, everyone has capability of doing what he does, but not everyone likes to take that chance.
P.S. if you talk to professors, most of them will tell you that today's college degree is about same as high school diploma back then.
2006-12-15 13:54:07 · answer #1 · answered by wat~ 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Anybody can be successful in business. It’s not whether or not you have book smarts or street smarts, you just need to be smart. There is a wealth of information all around us, just for the taking. It is up to each of us to maximize our potential by learning as much as we can, and then applying that education to all of our goals and pursuits. We can learn from successes and failures, but often we forget to look for the lessons, and dwell in misery and defeat. Remember Edison ’s view that each time he produced a light bulb that did not work, it was not a failure, but one step closer to finding the right way and achieving his goal.
More than once, Trump asked Apprentice candidates without college degrees if they were disadvantaged because they lacked a degree. And while they may not have been disadvantaged by lacking a formal education that produced a degree it is certain that people who have more information have a tremendous advantage over people who do not. It is easier than most people believe to increase your information. You can read, listen to tapes and CDs, attend classes and training programs, and learn from mentors and mastermind groups, not to mention learning from the school of hard knocks. There is no excuse why you cannot substantially increase your level of knowledge and therefore your level of success. If you do not commit to lifelong learning you will be left behind. The information that allows you to be successful in your career or profession is evolving at an incredible pace so you must commit to lifelong learning – improving your mind, increasing your skills, and increasing your ability to assimilate and apply what you learn. -Donald Trump
2006-12-15 21:51:17 · answer #2 · answered by JFAD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by trial and error
His father, Fred Trump, turned to real estate when his own father died young in order to support his family. Trump tagged along with his father and assisted with various business ventures while young, learning the skill of recognizing a good deal. After graduating from New York Military Academy in 1964, Trump studied finance at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, the first business school ever established in the United States.
So he continued in the family and we see his tenacity (persistence) today.
There are a lot of trumps in the world, they just have to remove their chicken feathers so that they will be recognized.
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2006-12-15 21:56:35 · answer #3 · answered by mapleavenue456 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It didnt hurt that his father, Frederick Christ Trump (d. 1999) was a multi-millionaire real estate developer. You have to understand a man's history before you can say he was lucky.
Were you surprised that Peyton and Eli Manning became NFL quarterbacks?
Were you surprised to find that Charlie Sheen became an actor?
I would not say that Donald was lucky, but having the father he did, was a real bonus. Imagine being able to get $100K in 1975, to invest in a RE project from your pops. My two cents.
2006-12-15 21:55:01 · answer #4 · answered by larrindawg 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inadequate education? He studied at Wharton Business School, which is rated over the Harvard Business School, anyways, his father owned real estate, and he was also visionary enough to purchase some property in good location at a very low price during New York City's bankrupcy.
2006-12-15 21:48:36 · answer #5 · answered by Joonbug 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He believes in himself---perhaps too much!
But one advantage he had---he learned from his older brother's mistakes in life. His older brother became an alcoholic, and warned Donald never to take a drink. Donald listened, and concentrated all his efforts and mind on real estate.
2006-12-15 21:38:06 · answer #6 · answered by papyrusbtl 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I saw a show on TV that he got a loan or free money from Government Grants..and he used this money making profit for him ever since.
2006-12-15 21:57:08 · answer #7 · answered by key715 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He made some wise investments and has worked hard all his life.
2006-12-15 21:42:13 · answer #8 · answered by SuzyBelle04 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He invested in real estate.
2006-12-15 21:36:20 · answer #9 · answered by LA LA 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he was smart.. was in Harvard and dropped out because he had a good Idea
he had a good idea and got lucky
very narrow minded question
2006-12-15 21:38:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋