Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
BARBARA CORCORANIf you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately…it’s everything.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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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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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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That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
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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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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
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I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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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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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.
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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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I like to wake up and just feel gratitude. Gratitude for waking up, for my health, for my kids, for my family. A lot of times in the evening, I’ll write down what my goals are for the next day; When I wake up, I look at that list again. I meditate.
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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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