Don’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.
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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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I’m not saying that’s the only calling card, but it’s a whole crayon box.
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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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All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
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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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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’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.
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Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
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Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.
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Every 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.
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