this weekend, i saw this man at the dallas convention center:
this is donald trump. donald trump is rich, but he is still a sleazeball - a true businessman in all senses. he is a reminder that business is heartless; an area focused purely on making money cannot be fulfilling... yet at the same time, business is something in which one must be passionate in order to succeed. and even then, much of it comes down to luck.
one of my recent self-improvement projects involves not verbalizing my insecurities. i have a habit of making known my fears in the presence of others. for instance, when i have a passenger in the car and i am driving to someplace new, i have a habit of questioning my own choice in directions ("should i take plano parkway?" "do i turn here?" "am i going the right way?"). honestly, i have an awesome sense of direction, and rarely get lost - my questions are usually rhetorical in nature, deriving more from a force of habit than actual need. but most people who ride with me wouldn't know that, because i'm pretty insistent on vocalizing my driving insecurities. and actually, i think when i do this, it makes my fears come true. i am more likely to get lost when other people are in the car with me. this is just one of many silly examples, but i think the ability to identify one's strengths while fixing certain weaknesses is an invaluable skill. so much of success is dependent on the right mindset - confidence in oneself and the gumption to believe success is forthcoming. if i learned anything from trump's lecture, it is that it is important to be able to handle pressure. pressure from others, from oneself, and from situations.... if that ability is non-existent, it is impossible to win.
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