Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
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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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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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I’m not saying that’s the only calling card, but it’s a whole crayon box.
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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
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Most great entrepreneurs I know are nothing like the other kids. They’re almost like tangent lines – those lines that seem to go nowhere. Nothing connects them, until they get out in the real world. Then they connect just fine.
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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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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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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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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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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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I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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