Trump Never Give Up

Source and verification limitations (2026-11-02): This is a Chinese summary of Trump Never Give Up, whose publisher credits Donald J. Trump and Meredith McIver. Only selected chapters were compared; the whole book was not read. Accounts such as three hours of filming becoming thirty are autobiographical claims in the book, not independent records. Ratings rankings, the discovery of human remains, and the timing of work resuming have not been independently verified. The inference about the show's effect on the election result is not a verifiable fact. Sources and reference links (see the explanation above for the scope of verification): https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Trump+Never+Give+Up%3A+How+I+Turned+My+Biggest+Challenges+into+Success-p-9780470190845 ---- #NeverGiveUp #AuthorTrump Trump says that people often told him things could not be done throughout his entrepreneurial career. When he entered Manhattan in the 1970s, for example, everyone thought real estate had entered a slump. Some even said New York's government was about to go bankrupt. He treated those negative judgments as a challenge, firmly believing that the more serious the problem, the greater the opportunity for a major achievement. So do not let yourself sink into negativity and discouragement. Complaining for a few minutes is human, but remaining negative for a long time does no good. It is a skill: only confidence enables you to remain undaunted and defy difficulties. Trump really is not someone who readily admits defeat. He is full of stubbornness. The early 1990s were his lowest point. Billions of dollars in loans remained unpaid, and many people thought he might go bankrupt any day. His aggressive expansion had caused these difficulties, coinciding with an economic downturn and a depressed property market. Banks chased him for repayment every day, and nobody wanted to lend him more. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times kept reporting his predicament, making things even harder. Only then did he begin reflecting on the many earlier mistakes that had brought him there. But the one thing he never considered was giving up. He did not believe he would go bankrupt like that. Other people's eagerness to see him fail instead fueled his fighting spirit. After he refused to give up, things really did turn around. He told the people in his company that several major projects were coming and energetically rallied the team. His enthusiasm seemed contagious. It proved a genuine turning point: employees began focusing their energy on solutions. When everyone was solving problems, there was less complaining. Trump subsequently concluded that success depends on how we handle pressure. Spend your energy finding solutions, not complaining endlessly. Heaven helps those who help themselves. Good things often happen when you actively tackle problems. You find that when your attitude changes, good fortune follows. Trump attributes the present predicament not to intelligence or luck, but to the courage with which difficulties are faced. Difficulties are an unavoidable part of life. Even outside business or politics, you encounter just as many. The bigger your business and the higher you aim, the harder the challenges naturally become. Prepare yourself mentally so you do not panic. Only losers keep choosing to give up. In short, difficulties are normal. First try to solve them yourself rather than expecting help. Do these things, and success will follow. ---- Trump became widely known through a television show: “You're fired!” The reality show's team approached him with an idea to reflect New York's real business world. Young people would undergo a thirteen-week job interview, and the winner would get a job with the Trump Organization. The idea appealed to him. Reality television was still an entirely new concept then. But many people opposed this idea too. They thought it risky: if something went wrong, his reputation might be ruined, and the whole group's focus might shift. But if he readily took others' advice, he would not be Trump. Once he believed in something, he would not change his mind. Then came the details, with time the biggest problem. He agreed with the director to devote three hours a week to filming. At first he thought it a good deal, but he had oversimplified it. Once production began, three hours proved impossible; it took as many as thirty hours every week. This worried him. Money could be dealt with, but everyone has only twenty-four hours a day. He was already working twelve hours daily, with no more time to spare. Yet he had made a commitment and would persevere, however painful. In the end, he did coordinate his work and filming and complete the reality show. The reception was overwhelmingly positive, and it soon ranked first in the ratings. He later thought how fortunate it was that he had persisted, or he would have missed an enormous opportunity to become a celebrity. That is true: without the show, his later presidential campaign might have been much less effective. That is the kind of person Trump is. He listens carefully to everyone's views, but makes the final decision himself. He regards this as a positive mindset. ------- Trump's hotels are found in many places, and construction of these skyscrapers has always involved surprises, sometimes opposition from local politicians. The biggest obstacle is usually local reluctance to allow such tall buildings. People worry about the risks. Many Trump towers would even be the tallest buildings in their locations, so there is no precedent, inevitably creating conflict. Some residents feel he is encroaching on their rights to space and protest that he has ulterior motives. But Trump has never changed his plans. He is not someone who readily compromises. He confronts each obstacle stubbornly and eventually wins. During construction, human remains were even unearthed, and the media sensationalized the story, saying a Trump hotel would become a Trump funeral hall. Yet he cooperated with the heritage authorities' investigation and resumed work a week later under enormous pressure. Residents continued protesting, and construction continued amid those conditions. Trump is good at reassuring himself. He said the uproar was not entirely bad: now the whole city, even the whole country, knew a building was going up, saving him substantial publicity costs. He clearly knows how to talk himself through things. As he says, a troubled fate is normal. You worry about many things all day long. Get used to accepting such challenges; that is normal life.