Set the Standard | Think Like a Champion Chapter Review

Book: Think Like a Champion: An Informal Education in Business and Life Author: Donald J. Trump ISBN: 978-0-78674-757-3

People around Trump know his positive energy is real. He has big ideas and the drive to finish them. The group picks up the pace. Energy helps get things done. He sets the standard.

Hard workers attract the same. They enjoy challenges and set their own bars. The question is how to do more. It takes vision, courage, discipline. Think too small and you miss chances.

Ask what standard you want to be known for. Set it yourself. His father did not get why he built in Manhattan or chose glass and bronze for Trump Tower. Bricks worked for the father. Trump set his own. The building became a landmark.

He was told to hang paintings in the lobby. He put up a big waterfall instead. It cost two million and drew more notice.

He fixed Wollman Rink in months for a fraction of what the city planned after years. He used four steps from his father. Get in. Get it done. Get it done right. Get out.

What is your creative capital. What have you gathered that makes you useful. Know your potential so you are ready when the time comes.

He mentions Coach Mike Leach who liked the books. They shared views on focus. Leach develops players and teaches new thinking.

Set your standards. Know your value. Stay positive inside. That points forward.

The standard idea is the strongest. Trump Tower choices show sticking to your view instead of copying.

The four steps are clear. Get in, do it, do it right, get out.

Creative capital question makes you list what you bring.

The limit is scale. Most people will not build towers. Standards still apply at small level. Finish your work on time and well. The book skips how this looks without big resources.

Energy level assumes you have it. Not everyone runs at that pace.

The coach story shows the idea in another field.

Decide your bar. Once set, others often rise to it.

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