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As I've warned before, China is the power to watch, and for a variety of reasons. It has recently replaced Japan as the 2nd largest global economy after the USA. From the gymnasts caught cheating at the Olympics to the singer caught lip-synching on international television, I don't have the highest esteem for their ethics. It's all a charade. I also don't like the fact that we look like fools-I know for a fact they laugh at the stupidity of our leaders, and for good reason. They can't believe they're getting away with what they're getting away with-and we're allowing it. We more...

George Steinbrenner was not only an icon, he was a friend and a very great man. He also knew what winning is and what winning meant. It meant everything--and everything is what it took to achieve it. If you know anything about George, you’ll know he was focused and incredibly tenacious. He knew what he wanted, what his vision for the Yankees was, and he went at it 100% on every level. Every detail mattered to him and the bottom line is that his tenacity worked. He refused to give in under any circumstances and he made the Yankees a great more...

For the first blog for The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, I'd like to start with some basics that will help anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur. My father, Fred C. Trump, who was a real estate developer, gave me some great advice, great because the advice was not only solid, but it worked. In fact, it still works. He always told me to "know everything you can about what you're doing." In other words, be thorough. I watched him and he definitely practiced what he preached. He knew everything about construction and could show carpenters shortcuts. He was very focused as well more...

 I like signing my own checks and not pressing a computer button. I have many friends who press computer buttons and often times they end up going out of business. I had one job that for some reason the pricing seemed very high and I was very unhappy with costs. I was not signing the checks at that job. I got very angry at the people running the job and ultimately said to them, “Dammit, I want to personally sign every single check.” The minute I suggested this, my costs went down automatically, without negotiating, by 15%. I guess they knew I more...