That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
BARBARA CORCORANYour people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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If you’ve got the money, you need people to make money with your money. And if you have the talent, you can always merchandise your talent to someone who’s got the money and make money. There’s two pieces to it: talent and money.
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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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Everybody thinks that they’re going to time the market, they’re going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.
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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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I 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.
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Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.
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In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There’s no way I can control him. I wouldn’t stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don’t jump on something right away, it’s like a bird flying by-it flies off.
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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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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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Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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If I could set a world record, it would be that I have 150 business partners, all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.
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When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
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In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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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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A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
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The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it… but they come back up and say ‘hit me again.’
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Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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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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All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
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The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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