In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
BARBARA CORCORANYour business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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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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In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!
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A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
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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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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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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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I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you’re quoted in the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ the ‘New York Times,’ constantly as the expert in the business people assume you’re a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.
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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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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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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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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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