That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
BARBARA CORCORANMake sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Confidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
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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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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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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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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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I’ve never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing outside.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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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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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.
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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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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I’m not saying that’s the only calling card, but it’s a whole crayon box.
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A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of ‘curb appeal.’
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