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 CORCORANAll the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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The most effective way to build a brand is not by spending millions in advertising, but by finding a clever way to keep your name in the press.
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I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn’t want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn’t want a boss.
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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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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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Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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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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It’s rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn’t find that was true of my top super stars either.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
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Refinancing doesn’t reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.
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If you’ve got the money, you need people to make money with your money. And if you have the talent, you can always merchandise your talent to someone who’s got the money and make money. There’s two pieces to it: talent and money.
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