So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
BARBARA CORCORANThe 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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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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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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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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There’s no way I can control him. I wouldn’t stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the 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 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.
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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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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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The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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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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Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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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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