9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great insight on business, poor insight on morals and values, February 11, 2008
This review is from: Think BIG and Kick Ass in Business and Life CD (Audio CD)
I was pumped up to read this book which was referred by a good friend who is also in business. It kept me pumped up mostly through the book. The business side of it is what you need to hear in a down type of market. You need to hear about the "thinking outside the box" that occurs when the top 1% grow expenentially during a slow period as opposed to the other 99% that let fear envelope them and their businesses. There are a lot of good ideas on how to handle people, especially people that you are in close contact with day to day. I do agree with this structure around loyalty, it is my most treasured trait for my employees but I do not agree with his revenge policies. I guess doing business in downtown Manhattan for years can make you that way in order to get what you want. I am a Christian and therefore I handle my morals and values a little different in the course of business and also in the course of my marriage. His take on marriage is that you will probably get divorced and you should make sure you aren't put out in the pasture over it. I treat my marriage as business in that my wife and I have spiritual and personal goals to meet together (in business I have business and financial goals). He is also very stuck on himself. I enjoyed the "commentaries" by Larry and the insight on how he was able to get the Learning Annex up and running and the relentlessness at which he built the business. That part of it was worth buying the book. Overall a good read and something I could get a few good nuggets out of for my business.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb job on this - narration brings it to life, November 24, 2007
This review is from: Think BIG and Kick Ass in Business and Life CD (Audio CD)
As long as you're going to listen to somebody, you should listen to Trump's words... his attitude, values and business philosophy are legendary, and this latest audio cd helps bring it all to life.
Trump's books and audios and Learning Annex appearances do a terrific job of motivating us self-made entrepreneurs to achieve stunning success, and feeding my psyche a steady diet of Trump has genuinely helped me achieve the no-holds-barred kick-a$$ approach that has helped me earn millions.
I've gotta get into real estate, to take that up a few notches. Thanks Donald and team for bringing this to market, it helps. Would like to see some DVDs featuring Donald himself, on various real estate and successful entrepreneurship topics, to see you talk to us; it's truly motivational to have a modern day Carnegie/Rockefeller type like you, Trump, to provide leadership. You've got it - we want it. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Ken Calhoun, Pres.
DaytradingUniversity
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Update: added for the new "Think Big" Book release Sept 30, 2008:
Mr. Trump's work processes, style and attitude about achievement deliver a winning role model for all of us self-made entrepreneurs.
Some of his tactics such as being tough, stubborn, persistent and that "your word is golden" provide a solid foundation for getting results - fast.
In this book, I like his focus on setting the bar higher, on not giving up, on thinking larger-than-life, and continuously working to accomplish truly remarkable results. It's the "blueprint for breaking out" to help people of all walks of life think and act big, to go for higher achievement, and ultimately to have more satisfying lives.
Yet another winner from Mr. Trump ... from a millionaire (me) to a billionaire (you), I want to say thanks again for overdelivering -- your books and trump u make a solid contribution to entrepreneurial, and life, success on many levels. Making bigger winners, more often.
To achieving spectacular results,
Ken Calhoun
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Save it for the tabloids Trump!, August 27, 2009
This review is from: Think BIG and Kick Ass in Business and Life CD (Audio CD)
This is book is very entertaining. Not on purpose, mind you, but I found myself eagerly waiting for Trump to top his own arrogant statements. I think it was his exclamation that he could "negotiate peace in the middle east" that had me laughing the loudest.
He is blatantly honest which I appreciated. But he showed himself to be more of a tyrant and dictator than a savvy businessman. Unappreciative and callous, his openness to hurt people was amazing. He gives us a blurb about how Mark Burnett is a talented and passionate guy but then continually gives himself all of the credit for The Apprentice's success.
Some of his stories were downright cruel. He shared an incidence where one of his staff members refused to cower down to his whim and he subsequently (and illegally I believe) sought out to destroy her life. She was given no credit for her years of service. Her lack of allegiance to the mighty Trump was the only reason she suffered his wrath.
Maybe I'm too small of a thinker but if becoming a New York billionaire means turning myself into a cruel heartless jerk, I'll pass.
There are some intermittent bits of wisdom that are helpful. I liked his advice on interviewing. The FAQ's at the end of the book were insightful. But more than anything, the book was a means for Trump to insult celebrities he didn't like, and praise the ones he did. Save that for the tabloids!
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