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.
BARBARA CORCORANInsecurity is a wonderful motivator.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
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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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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn’t like that very much.
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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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If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately…it’s everything.
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The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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Failure is my specialty.
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All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
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In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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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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Don’t be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It’s when you’re uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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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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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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