To the extent I can, I try to maintain a laser focus on what needs to get done from a priority standpoint. And not just from an urgency standpoint, but from a value-added standpoint. So where can I add the most value? Where is my time best spent?
IVANKA TRUMPIn both business and personal life, I’ve always found that travel inspires me more than anything else I do.
More Ivanka Trump Quotes
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Everything about mediocrity kills me.
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Working in a family business, which obviously The Trump Organization is, is an incredible thing, but it’s complicated. It’s complex.
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I probably not as likely to say what’s on my mind, and I think most people aren’t. It’s not something I would want to always be doing. So that’s why I’m not a politician.
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I obviously have a great love and appreciation of jewelry, thanks to my mother, much to the dismay of both my father and my boyfriends.
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I try not to be too hard on myself. My husband reminds me that life is a marathon, not a sprint.
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So it’s exciting for me to be able to be with him [my father, Donald trump] for major moments and stand by his side, and I’m very proud of him as a daughter and as somebody who’s worked beside him for the past decade at The Trump Organization.
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Attention to detail is crucial in my roles as a real estate developer and principal of a lifestyle brand. Fine jewelry is especially intricate and requires a very well trained eye.
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I’m not a clone, and I’m not a minion.
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Modeling was not an endgame for me. I didn’t particularly enjoy the act of it.
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If there’s one single thing that I do every single time, it’s require references and, ideally, at least one reference from every company they’ve worked at.
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Politicians talk about wage equality, but my father has made it a practice at his company throughout his entire career. He will fight for equal pay for equal work, and I will fight for this too right alongside of him.
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I’m so grateful to my parents for my upbringing and for all of the opportunities that I was provided with, but I also learned at a young age that success is not given, it is earned and that has always been something that motivates me.
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I’ve never had a sense of entitlement. I saw how hard my father worked for his money, and it was always made very clear to me that things wouldn’t just be given to me.
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People underestimate me, and that’s fine. I prefer to go into negotiations being underestimated.
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My mom grew up in the Soviet Bloc, and she was a Tiger Mom. We didn’t get away with much.
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