What it Takes to Make it Big

“I have known many celebrities, billionaire business people, and super star sports figures. It is not easy to explain in couple of words, but I have noticed that all these successful people have traits that set them apart from the pack: their attitudes, actions, and persistence, plus a whole slew of other qualities that separate the winners from the losers.” Pg.15

In this quote above taken from the book “Think Big and Kick Ass” written by Donald Trump he explains what it takes for a great businessman to succeed. There three traits that Donald believes that can take you to the next step. The traits are your attitude, your actions, and persistence. Donald Trump believes that these are the traits that separate you from being great and from being the best. Actions is the first of the three traits that Donald Trump talks about, your actions include what deals or moves you make and how they are made. Donald strongly believes that all decisions that are made are made by you and not under the influence of others. What he means by that is sure you should listen for facts and opinions given by others which may include your employees, your friends or even some of your family members, but the final decision should be made by you. The great example that was given by Donald Trump was when he was a contractor with his father at a young age and as a contractor he would buy properties and build houses or apartments which were later on were either sold or leased for rent. Most of the properties that he owns today were located in cities in New York where there was a high crime rate and where a lot of gangs were involved but Donald Trump didn’t let this stop him. Although he was being criticized by all his friends and even sometimes by his father for buying properties in such bad neighbourhoods Donald did what he thought was right. But those very properties that he has built on are worth billions of dollars today. Although his friends had told him not to invest in these bad neighbour hoods he had gone against their advice and did what he thought what was right. The second trait is probably the most important of the three traits as it decides how far you want to go. Attitude is what decides how you look at opportunities and what actions you decide to take to take advantage of those opportunities. Donald explains that the right attitude towards others and towards your work can take you places where you thought were impossible. He also explains with the right you will right expression toward customers and business partners. Persistence is the third and last trait that can help you succeed, because it your perseverance that decides who you are. The ability to do something and stick with it till it’s done is a very hard thing to do for many people worldwide and this is why it separates winners from the losers.

In my opinion Donald’s advice is very simple and easy to understand, but it is up to the individual himself if they want to follow it and make the most of their decisions. Out of the three traits I think that persistence is the most important. In this book Donald Trump will reveal secrets that will help you climb the business ladder and help you make it big.