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 you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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If 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.’
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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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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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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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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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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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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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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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Everybody thinks that they’re going to time the market, they’re going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.
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A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
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In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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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.
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