Why Donald Trump?
The easy answer would be to say that everybody has heard of him. Everybody knows about his success.
Right from when he hit the headlines with his high stakes divorce from Ivana through to The Apprentice, Donald is true Rock ‘& Roll. Larger than life, known as much for his personal life as for his business achievements.
Yet his business career has not always been full of gold stars. His report card has often said ’should do better’.
In 1990 journalist Mike Kelly referred to him as ‘a third world nation’ – $900m personal debt, $3.5bn business debt.
Yet he continued to dream big. And make those dreams come true.
Maybe I should spend more time researching him , maybe one day I’ll meet him. But he always strikes me as someone who always is thinking of his next big project, another landmark to put his name to but also someone who always sees things in simple terms – vision.
The Trump World Tower was a complex construction project yet when you look at it, it’s just a towerblock. So what makes it special?
The vision. Vision sees the simplicity in something and turns that into the unique appeal. The construction, production and delivery process may be complex but The Vision is simple.
The vision is what takes it beyond just being a construction project. What will its unique appeal will be? How will it compare with its neighbours? The glamour of the interior, the unique design of the exterior. The experience that the guests will enjoy and how the visitors will remember The Tower.
Vision sets an idea apart from the also rans.
And Donald Trump has vision. Even the name – eponymous & grand, ‘The Trump World Tower’. Hey Donald, shout it from the rooftops!
So I like Donald Trump. I’m sure he’ll make another guest appearance in this blog. And of course he’s not the only business person worth talking about.
Gradually, I’ll add to the Rock & Roll page with my thoughts on other business heroes but for now let ‘The Donald’ take center stage.
