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

Barbara Corcoran

Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Empathy Needs People
The worst that could happen is I lose my company and go back to being a waitress. I don’t think money’s a great aspiration for a lot of people that succeed. They they have other motivations that turn them on. And money was not one of mine.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Motivation People Thinking
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Calling Cards Sex
Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Believe Motivational Opportunity
Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Building Marketing Mom
The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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Billions Dollars Stories
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
People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Motivational Overcome People
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
Confidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Answers Grows Uncomfortable
I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Innovation Money More Simple
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
Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Effort Labels Past
The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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Advertising Important Publicity
I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Beautiful Entrepreneur Hate

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