My mother’s genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.
BARBARA CORCORANHarebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Refinancing doesn’t reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.
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I like to wake up and just feel gratitude. Gratitude for waking up, for my health, for my kids, for my family. A lot of times in the evening, I’ll write down what my goals are for the next day; When I wake up, I look at that list again. I meditate.
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I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
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Confidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
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I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you’re quoted in the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ the ‘New York Times,’ constantly as the expert in the business people assume you’re a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.
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I hadn’t learned to read by third grade, which wasn’t unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn’t see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn’t the least bit bothered – until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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Don’t be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It’s when you’re uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.
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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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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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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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