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 CORCORANConfidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.
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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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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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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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The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it… but they come back up and say ‘hit me again.’
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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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Refinancing doesn’t reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.
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When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
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A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I’m not saying that’s the only calling card, but it’s a whole crayon box.
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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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Confidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
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Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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