Most people have strong feelings about Donald Trump. He’s quite despised by some, but others of us consider him to be good entertainment, and I personally, don’t really care about his personal life. It’s been colorful, with a lot of twists and turns. He’s hurt people and made some questionable decisions, but, who am I to judge. The fact that he is a jerk, doesn’t affect my interest in the show and it also doesn’t seem to have any effect on his success or failure in life. He takes criticism well, can laugh at himself and is confident that he is making the right decisions and then stands by them. He tries to keep emotions out of the equation whenever possible and is frequently quoted as saying: “It’s not personal, it’s just business.”
I was a very smart child, but my opinion was never considered and I was always told what to do and forbidden to do otherwise. I had many talents that could have been developed, but my creativity was discouraged and any attempts at creativity were ridiculed. Since I wasn’t allowed to be who I was meant to be, I was quite unhappy. My strong will could have been channeled toward my becoming a productive decision maker, but instead, I became rebellious, making it even harder for me to be “managed.”
It took me many years before I finally sorted it all out and came full circle. I’ve always been an entrepreneur and should definitely be in business for myself. At age 38, I went back to college to finish a bachelor’s degree that I started right after high school. Instead of continuing with my original course work in Art, I was ready to take on the business world; and at age 40, finished a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management.
Even though the business courses were relatively easy for me, my real passion comes from my creativity. I am an artsy/creative/emotional person and so I feel there is much to be gleaned from Mr. Trump’s insightful business savvy and ability to put emotions to one side. And above all else—everyone needs a mentor.
His current selection of personalities has so far been very interesting. I thoroughly enjoy seeing the celebrities outside of their element. The famous and infamous—singers, entertainers, athletes, the up-and-comers and has-beens—when asked to perform a task that is totally foreign to their world, will either step up and challenge the learning curve, or take the easy way out and give up or just screw up.
On the most recent episode, a renowned athlete volunteered to be fired because, 1stly, he felt his team had given their all and none of them deserved to be fired, and 2ndly, he was tired (or bored) and ready to go home. Mr. Trump and the rest of the team were shocked. Trump doesn’t like a quitter. He’d prefer everyone go down after a righteous battle; but in the end, the other members of the team gave compelling arguments for why they should NOT be fired, so Trump fired the quitter. Whoa……..
The best part of the show, of course, is the Board Room. Like life, it is the final judgment for a life well lived, or not. We are accountable for using of our talents and skills, being able to communicate and negotiate, working well with others and exercising the patience needed to pick ourselves up after doing our best, yet failing, and then trying again to make our best efforts, better.
Sometimes there is luck involved, which comes in handy, but there is almost always a surprise ending. The point being—one just never knows unless one takes a chance and tries.
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