but they are something I was familiar with. It might be a Miró
painting or some other design or sculpture that works for you. I’ve
heard some interesting stories of what people visualized on their
path to success. One person used a photograph of bread and salt
as his inspiration, and he became vastly successful. To each his own
on this one.
Some financial courses are dry—but necessary. I was able to
handle them by making them more interesting in my own mind
by applying the principles immediately to some imaginary proj-
ect I would come up with. By doing this, I was already working
in the real world while I was in school, which I think saved me a
lot of time when I actually got started on my own. I had been
multitasking before I knew what multitasking was.
In reviewing my career, I think this aspect of my approach, on
top of having the foundation of great schooling, is largely responsi-
ble for my success. I didn’t realize I was doing it until much later,
when I would somehow know how things worked or where things
went in the big picture of any project I might be considering or ac-
tively involved in. I had already been working on it years before, and
while I still encountered problems, things would somehow fall into
place as they should. It’s one way of being prepared.
A lot of people have imagination, but it doesn’t help them be-
cause they can’t execute. I’m able to execute with the imagination.
Make sure your foundation is there to begin with and then grow
from there in your imagination. That’s how vision and transparency
work together—and results can be remarkable.
DONALD J. TRUMP