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.
BARBARA CORCORANI 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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.
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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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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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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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Refinancing your mortgage usually makes sense if you can lower your interest rate by at least two points. But the most important question to ask yourself is, how long will it take you to break even?
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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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My mother’s genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.
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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
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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.
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Failure is my specialty.
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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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