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.
BARBARA CORCORANIf you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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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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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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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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Failure is my specialty.
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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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The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
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I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.
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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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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 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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In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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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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