Inspirational quotes and lessons from Donald Trump
2 min readJun 22, 2016
Donald Trump is a real estate billionaire developer and at the time of writing a U.S presidential candidate.
He’s the founder of the Trump Organization and staged a come back after going bankrupt twice.
Here are some of the best Trump quotes and investment lessons:
- Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you are generally better off sticking with
- what you know and the third is that sometimes, your best investments are the ones you don’t make.”
- “I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That’s where the fun is.”
- “If you are interested in balancing work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable.”
- “In the end, you are measured not by how much you undertake but by what you finally accomplished.
- “Money was never a big motivation for me except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.”
- “Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away. Move on to something else that’s more productive. Sometimes by losing a battle, you will find a new way to win the war.”
- “I don’t believe you can ever get hurt by buying a good location at a low price.”
- “If you want to buy something; it’s obviously in your best interest to convince the seller that what he’s got isn’t worth very much.”
- “Big problems can equal big opportunities”
- “If you don’t have major problems, you’re probably not doing something major.” [adrotate group=”25"]
- “Adversity is a fact of life. Accept that, and you will be prepared.”
- “Business is an art, whether it’s real estate or anything else. Treat it that way by developing your technique, being tenacious and remaining passionate.”
- “My father’s four-step formula is one I’ve always used because it works: get in, get it done, get it done right, and get out.”
- “When you are confronted with a problem, ask yourself this question: Is this a blip, or is it a catastrophe? That will align your thoughts and your reactions to where they should be.”
- “Reaping and sowing are directly related, but you need to know which comes first.”
- “Resilience is part of the survival of the fittest formula- make sure you remain adaptable.”
- “Real estate has a way of evening itself out. There are always ups and downs, and that’s a fact, not an aberration
Originally published at Property Update.