My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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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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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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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
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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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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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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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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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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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I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it’s a phantom chase.
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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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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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I like to wake up and just feel gratitude. Gratitude for waking up, for my health, for my kids, for my family. A lot of times in the evening, I’ll write down what my goals are for the next day; When I wake up, I look at that list again. I meditate.
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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When you feel stuck and can’t seem to move ahead, always remember that you don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going!
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Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
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I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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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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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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When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
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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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Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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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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In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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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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