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.
BARBARA CORCORANGreat sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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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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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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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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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
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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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The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it… but they come back up and say ‘hit me again.’
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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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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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My mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the entire household, she noticed a gift in each of her kids and instilled confidence in all of us that that gift would take us wherever we wanted to go.
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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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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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