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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.

Barbara Corcoran

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.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Boss Dog Jobs
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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Eight Home Shoes
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Business Jobs Learning
I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.
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Average Media Past
Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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Discovery Schemes
In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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Entrepreneur Motivational Waiting
Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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Flavor Leadership Team Two
I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you’re quoted in the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ the ‘New York Times,’ constantly as the expert in the business people assume you’re a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.
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Country Journal Running Street Wall
The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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Inspiring Sorry Strong Women
The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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Business Entrepreneur Thinking
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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Mortgage Pay Retirement
The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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Justice Squares Wheels
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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Effort Labels Past
Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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Asks Assuming Plenty
Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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Building Crucial Hiring
In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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City Country Earth Mouth

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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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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