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.
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
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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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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
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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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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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Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
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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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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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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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Failure is my specialty.
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A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of ‘curb appeal.’
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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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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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