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.
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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I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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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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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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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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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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A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of ‘curb appeal.’
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Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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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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The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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