If I could set a world record, it would be that I have 150 business partners, all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.
BARBARA CORCORANWhen you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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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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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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 have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it 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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You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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Failure is my specialty.
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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’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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In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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