Monday, July 12, 2004

The art of the deal

I'm reading Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal. It's a succinct autobiography, peppered with his beliefs. Turns out, real estate is a lot like theatre. Or rather, a lot like self-produced theatre. You've got a vision -- a really big vision -- and then there's a million factors to juggle and a lot of work to get there. And it usually comes down to a person-to-person agreement.

The two biggest commonalities are, 1) aim high, and 2) persist.

Donald's dad was in real estate. My parents did theatre. There's a comfort when you played in your path before you helped, before it became important.

The first pictures are of Donald and his family. The remaining pictures are only of his buildings. I like that.

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