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.
BARBARA CORCORANIf you want to be noticed, dress the part.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!
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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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Most great entrepreneurs I know are nothing like the other kids. They’re almost like tangent lines – those lines that seem to go nowhere. Nothing connects them, until they get out in the real world. Then they connect just fine.
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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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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.
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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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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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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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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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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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I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.
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Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they’re interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds.
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Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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