The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
BARBARA CORCORANFigure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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Refinancing your mortgage usually makes sense if you can lower your interest rate by at least two points. But the most important question to ask yourself is, how long will it take you to break even?
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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
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Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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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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When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
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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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The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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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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The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
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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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Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
BARBARA CORCORAN