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Barbara Corcoran

I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.
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Average Media Past
If someone doesn’t fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you’re holding them back from excelling elsewhere.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Company Fit Obligation
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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Break Even Long Two
The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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Billions Dollars Stories
The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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Best People Time Wheel
Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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Employee Motivate Employees
Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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Dollars Sharks Tales
I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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Death Love Myself Names Tickle
I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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Innovation Money More Simple
When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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Chemistry Employee Great
Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
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Attitude Choices Motivational
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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Feels Should Way
Confidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
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Answers Grows Uncomfortable
Failure is my specialty.
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Failure Motivational Specialty
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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Motivational Overcome People
Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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Building Crucial Hiring

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