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.
BARBARA CORCORANIf 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.’
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
-
-
The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
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.
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 -
So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
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 -
I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
My best successes came on the heels of failures.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
Especially if you’re over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
Confidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
BARBARA CORCORAN






