Donald Trump

He did not let this get in his way. He wanted to be part of the group and in doing this, he succeeded. He played sports, stayed out late, went to parties, dated girls, but in a well mannered way. But by the end of his sophomore year he was ready to move on. He was interested in business development, and a place where he could learn more about this would be the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. At this business school Donald studied finance, mortgages, accounting, and money and banking. Trump worked together with his classmates analyzing neighborhoods and making appraisals by walking around to bars. "For the first time in his life, what he was studying seemed relevant. Finally there was a classroom competition he wanted to win." (Blair, 242) He was finally being challenged and put to the test. Trump's attitude and conduct that he acquired in his school years influenced the type of person he is today. .
             "There is an old saying that if you put a lot into something, chances are, you will get a lot out of it." (Bohner, 219) Trump took this quote to heart. Trump believes that ordinary hard work is the key component for achieving success. He learned the difficult, and maybe the best way. During the late 1980s and early 90s, Trump found himself not working nearly as hard as he had worked before. He could not stay focused and thought that everything would just come to him on a silver platter. He thought he was on top of everyone else. This is when things began to plunge. "I am convinced that if I had maintained the same work ethic I had during the 1970s and most of the 1980s, there would have been no recession for me." (Bohner, 220) Trump mentions another ingredient of success: luck. He thinks that people are born lucky or try to entice luck into your life. Luck may consist of being born into a wealthy family, inheriting intelligence from a parent, or having access to high privileges. However, there is another side to having luck.