I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don’t jump on something right away, it’s like a bird flying by-it flies off.
BARBARA CORCORANEvery single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Don’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.
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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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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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If your house has been on the market for more than four months, take it off the market and re-list it in two months as ‘new.’
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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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I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
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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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Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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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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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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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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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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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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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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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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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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I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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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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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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