In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
BARBARA CORCORANI wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% – still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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 most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don’t build ‘wiggle room’ into the asking price. There’s a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.
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Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn’t like that very much.
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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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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 gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it’s a phantom chase.
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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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Don’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.
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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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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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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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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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