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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.

Barbara Corcoran

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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Feet Jobs People
Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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Flavor Leadership Team Two
Especially if you’re over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
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Mortgage Pay Retirement
The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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Billions Dollars Stories
The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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Business Entrepreneur Thinking
You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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Limelight Share Stealing
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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Motivational Overcome People
I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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Control During never Time Workday
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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Gratitude Kids Writing
Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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Depression Guilt Procrastination Put Stop
The most effective way to build a brand is not by spending millions in advertising, but by finding a clever way to keep your name in the press.
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Clever Names Way
I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don’t jump on something right away, it’s like a bird flying by-it flies off.
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Bird Flying Tiny
When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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Chemistry Employee Great
Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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Determine People Percent
I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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Innovation Money More Simple
The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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Best People Time Wheel

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