People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.
BARBARA CORCORANMost great entrepreneurs I know are nothing like the other kids. They’re almost like tangent lines – those lines that seem to go nowhere. Nothing connects them, until they get out in the real world. Then they connect just fine.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Especially if you’re over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
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If your house has been on the market for more than four months, take it off the market and re-list it in two months as ‘new.’
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The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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The worst that could happen is I lose my company and go back to being a waitress. I don’t think money’s a great aspiration for a lot of people that succeed. They they have other motivations that turn them on. And money was not one of mine.
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When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
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Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.
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I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately…it’s everything.
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