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.
BARBARA CORCORANI wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% – still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!
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I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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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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Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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I hadn’t learned to read by third grade, which wasn’t unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn’t see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn’t the least bit bothered – until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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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.
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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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I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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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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