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.
BARBARA CORCORANThe difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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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I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.
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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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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
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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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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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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 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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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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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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Take some time to sit down and figure out how your big rival is promoting their brand and plan something smarter and more creative for yours!
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