The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
BARBARA CORCORANHome staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.
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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There’s no way I can control him. I wouldn’t stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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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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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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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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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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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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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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If your house has been on the market for more than four months, take it off the market and re-list it in two months as ‘new.’
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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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People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.
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I’ve never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing outside.
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