Dimensions
143 x 222 x 21mm
TRUMP Never Give Up tells the stories of Trump’s biggest challenges, lowest moments, and worst mistakes—and how he overcame them and turned them into successes. Each chapter includes a dramatic, inspiring story from Trump's career, wisdom, pep talks, inspiration and advice that everyone can relate to, with additional coaching tips from adversity research expert Paul Stoltz.
EXCERPT: THE LOWEST MOMENT IN MY LIFE: A Billion Dollars in the Hole -- What do you do when the entire world tells you it's over? I had such an amazing reversal of fortune in the early 1990's that I am listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the biggest financial turnaround in history. I don't recommend anyone aim for the same goal, but when you've been on the financial high wire, it gives you a certain perspective that might be helpful to other people. It's been said that what makes me accessible to people -- aside from The Apprentice showing how I operate in the business world -- is that I've faced tremendous adversity. It's something just about everyone can relate to. The difference may be in the amount of zeros after the numbers, but the point is, people can relate to difficulties. I don't think anyone gets away with a challenge-free life experience. As one writer described the journey of life, No one gets out of this alive. That's a bit existential but when you're down a few billion dollars in the red, it can make you think in new dimensions. My situation wasn't looking great. I had billions in loans I couldn't pay, and I had personally guaranteed $975 million of that debt. I could easily have gone bankrupt. This shouldn't surprise everyone because I'd always done things in a big way, and so it follows that my highs would be followed by a suitably low low. The banks were after me. People avoided me. There was a recession, and the real estate market was almost nonexistent. This was not a good scenario. Then there was a turning point, and that turning point was my attitude ...
