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.
BARBARA CORCORANEvery single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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When you’re a big money earner and your husband isn’t, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or ‘Mrs. Higgins.
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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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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.
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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 stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!
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Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
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I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn’t want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn’t want a boss.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.
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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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The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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Refinancing your mortgage usually makes sense if you can lower your interest rate by at least two points. But the most important question to ask yourself is, how long will it take you to break even?
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In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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