TRUMP : The way to the Top
Donald TrumpSo I asked the brightest, most successful businessmen and women I know—and some I don’t know —what was the best business advice they have ever received. I decided to pose the question to people who run both large and small companies. After all, it’s definitely not the big guys who have cornered the market in business smarts. Indeed, to run a small company in America takes as much— perhaps more—work, intelligence, and perseverance than it takes to be a Fortune 500 CEO with more resources at his or her disposal.
I was both pleased and humbled by the depth and thoughtfulness of the responses I received. Barbara Berger, President of her family-run business Food City Markets, gave a seemingly dark warning as the best business advice she ever received: The sun doesn’t shine forever. Anyone who’s ever been in business needs to heed Barbara’s words, because every business has its dark days, and you need to be prepared for that. Knowing that this is part of the life of every company is vital to overcoming the inevitable problems and disasters that businesses face and surviving to see the sun again.