I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
BARBARA CORCORANI 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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
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I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% – still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
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I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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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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Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
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Buy with your heart, not your head. You can look at all the aspects that make a purchase practical, but that kind of thinking makes it an investment rather than a home.
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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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That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
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Don’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.
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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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When you feel stuck and can’t seem to move ahead, always remember that you don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going!
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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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Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it’s a phantom chase.
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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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When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
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Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
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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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Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.
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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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If someone doesn’t fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you’re holding them back from excelling elsewhere.
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