If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
BARBARA CORCORANThe difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it… but they come back up and say ‘hit me again.’
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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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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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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I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
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When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
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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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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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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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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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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you’re quoted in the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ the ‘New York Times,’ constantly as the expert in the business people assume you’re a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.
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Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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