That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
BARBARA CORCORANI love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn’t want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn’t want a boss.
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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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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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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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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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Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
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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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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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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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When you’re a big money earner and your husband isn’t, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or ‘Mrs. Higgins.
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The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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My mother’s genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.
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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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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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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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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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Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they’re interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds.
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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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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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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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The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don’t build ‘wiggle room’ into the asking price. There’s a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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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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