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Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.

Barbara Corcoran

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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Able Real Stars
I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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Innovation Money More Simple
If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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Dress Motivational Want
When you feel stuck and can’t seem to move ahead, always remember that you don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going!
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Moving Remember Stuck
Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
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Effort Labels Past
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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Empathy Needs People
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.
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Feet Jobs People
If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.
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Book Creative Reading
You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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Limelight Share Stealing
In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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City Country Earth Mouth
Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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Lesson Talent Teach
Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
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Book People Smart
I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.
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Average Media Past
In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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Entrepreneur Motivational Waiting
I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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Agents Real Seven
The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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Business Entrepreneur Thinking

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