Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
BARBARA CORCORANWhen 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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
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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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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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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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I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.
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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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No loan is free. The costs are in your loan somewhere, maybe rolled into the amount to be refinanced or even coming at a higher interest rate.
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The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
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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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Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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