I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
BARBARA CORCORANI’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Confidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
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The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.
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Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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I like to wake up and just feel gratitude. Gratitude for waking up, for my health, for my kids, for my family. A lot of times in the evening, I’ll write down what my goals are for the next day; When I wake up, I look at that list again. I meditate.
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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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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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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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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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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.
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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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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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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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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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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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Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of ‘curb appeal.’
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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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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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I hadn’t learned to read by third grade, which wasn’t unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn’t see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn’t the least bit bothered – until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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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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I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don’t jump on something right away, it’s like a bird flying by-it flies off.
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