How The Art of The Deal teaches us to listen to our guts and tell our brains to STFU.

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He doesn't let his lack of experience or facts hold him back from stating his opinion. He flies by the seat of his pants and somehow still lands on his feet.

A year ago, the lamestream media mocked his chances of winning the GOP nomination. But Trump never doubted himself. When challenged, Trump whips out his machismo, and slaps you in the face with it.

You can't deny he gets results. They might be exaggerated or fake, but he still gets them. Trump has said insane things about grabbing pussy and banning Muslims, and he still has a solid base. His confidence is like a big bright light; it lures us in and we cannot look away.

Is it possible for anyone to obtain that kind of confidence? How does Trump keep it up? There's only one way to find out: follow Donald Trump's teachings.

So I picked up his masterpiece: The Art of The Deal.

The greatest #1-selling business book of all time, if time ended in 1987.

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Trump's confidence is unattainable to the average Joe because it's not something you can learn — it's genetic. "More than anything else, I think deal-making is an ability you’re born with," wrote Trump.

Most of us will never be billionaires or run for President, so it makes sense we will never attain Trump levels of bombast. But that doesn't mean that The Art of The Deal isn't packed full of teachings to help the rest of us become crazy confident in our own right.

Here's what I learned:

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