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Set the Standard (And Others Will Follow
Set the Standard (And Others Will Follow....
People who work for me know that my media persona of being positive and enthusiastic isn't just a façade. I really am that way, from the inside out. I have big ideas and enough energy to follow through on them. Those who are around me will eventually catch on that this is how I operate. It's a good approach that obviously works. It's contagious in the best sense of the word. One thing everyone knows about The Trump Organization is that we get things done. A big reason for this is because I've set the standard and everyone follows suit.
If you like to work hard, you will attract people with the same ethic. The people who work with me enjoy the daily challenges and set their own standards to meet those challenges. Their pattern of thinking matches mine: How do we accomplish more? How do we get to where we want to go? It's a combination of vision, courage, and discipline to realize that the possibilities are always there. But if you're thinking too small, you might miss them.
Ask yourself this question: What standard would you like to be known for? Then go about setting that standard for yourself. No one else can set it for you. I remember when my father couldn't understand why I wanted to develop properties in Manhattan. I'd had my eye on Manhattan since I was in college; it was a longstanding goal of mine. Years later, when I was describing my ideas for Trump Tower to my father, including the glass and bronze exterior, he couldn't understand why I would choose anything other than bricks to build with. Bricks worked for him, why not for me? Because I was setting my own standard. When Trump Tower opened to wonderful reviews, and became a landmark building, it was clear that my standard had been accepted, and in a big way.
I had also been advised to put up beautiful paintings in the lobby of Trump Tower. Even though I like beautiful art, to me this seemed old fashioned and unoriginal. I decided to put up a waterfall instead, which is like a sculpture in itself. It has attracted far more attention than if I had put up paintings. It's over 80 feet high and cost $2 million to build. It's absolutely spectacular. It's larger than life, and a big attraction in New York City. Once again, I was setting my own standard.
When I decided to rebuild Wollman Rink in Central Park, I did so with my own principles in mind: Do the best job as quickly as possible and for the least amount of money. The city had been trying for seven years to rebuild and restore this beautiful skating rink, then I stepped in and finished it in three months and at less than 10 percent of the City's $21 million cost. Everyone benefited. Those are my standards, and I met them.
You can do the same. Just focus on your own standards and stay with them tenaciously. You will be defining yourself and your future success in the process. Good luck!
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET RICH THE PIC WAY?
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF CONSISTENT FOCUS, YOU CAN MAKE IT. GIVE IT A TRY.
People who work for me know that my media persona of being positive and enthusiastic isn't just a façade. I really am that way, from the inside out. I have big ideas and enough energy to follow through on them. Those who are around me will eventually catch on that this is how I operate. It's a good approach that obviously works. It's contagious in the best sense of the word. One thing everyone knows about The Trump Organization is that we get things done. A big reason for this is because I've set the standard and everyone follows suit.
If you like to work hard, you will attract people with the same ethic. The people who work with me enjoy the daily challenges and set their own standards to meet those challenges. Their pattern of thinking matches mine: How do we accomplish more? How do we get to where we want to go? It's a combination of vision, courage, and discipline to realize that the possibilities are always there. But if you're thinking too small, you might miss them.
Ask yourself this question: What standard would you like to be known for? Then go about setting that standard for yourself. No one else can set it for you. I remember when my father couldn't understand why I wanted to develop properties in Manhattan. I'd had my eye on Manhattan since I was in college; it was a longstanding goal of mine. Years later, when I was describing my ideas for Trump Tower to my father, including the glass and bronze exterior, he couldn't understand why I would choose anything other than bricks to build with. Bricks worked for him, why not for me? Because I was setting my own standard. When Trump Tower opened to wonderful reviews, and became a landmark building, it was clear that my standard had been accepted, and in a big way.
I had also been advised to put up beautiful paintings in the lobby of Trump Tower. Even though I like beautiful art, to me this seemed old fashioned and unoriginal. I decided to put up a waterfall instead, which is like a sculpture in itself. It has attracted far more attention than if I had put up paintings. It's over 80 feet high and cost $2 million to build. It's absolutely spectacular. It's larger than life, and a big attraction in New York City. Once again, I was setting my own standard.
When I decided to rebuild Wollman Rink in Central Park, I did so with my own principles in mind: Do the best job as quickly as possible and for the least amount of money. The city had been trying for seven years to rebuild and restore this beautiful skating rink, then I stepped in and finished it in three months and at less than 10 percent of the City's $21 million cost. Everyone benefited. Those are my standards, and I met them.
You can do the same. Just focus on your own standards and stay with them tenaciously. You will be defining yourself and your future success in the process. Good luck!
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET RICH THE PIC WAY?
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF CONSISTENT FOCUS, YOU CAN MAKE IT. GIVE IT A TRY.
