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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.

Barbara Corcoran

Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Book People Smart
I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Beautiful Entrepreneur Hate
I 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.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Entrepreneur Hard Mom Times
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

Business Jobs Learning
Refinancing doesn’t reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Achieve Debt Want
Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Instinct Motivational Natural Underestimate
Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Building Crucial Hiring
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Making Money People Talent
The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Advertising Important Publicity
I’ve never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing outside.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Differences Ideas Outside Play
The 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.’
BARBARA CORCORAN

Differences Real Sorry
The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Hobbies House Men
Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Lesson Talent Teach
In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
BARBARA CORCORAN

City Country Earth Mouth
The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
BARBARA CORCORAN

Business Entrepreneur Thinking
Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Believe Motivational Opportunity

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