Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
BARBARA CORCORANPeople want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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Failure is my specialty.
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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It’s rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn’t find that was true of my top super stars either.
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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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You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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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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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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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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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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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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Take some time to sit down and figure out how your big rival is promoting their brand and plan something smarter and more creative for yours!
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Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.
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People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.
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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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