If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.
BARBARA CORCORANLeaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There’s no way I can control him. I wouldn’t stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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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 wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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Refinancing your mortgage usually makes sense if you can lower your interest rate by at least two points. But the most important question to ask yourself is, how long will it take you to break even?
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Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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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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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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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it… but they come back up and say ‘hit me again.’
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Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
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Don’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.
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When you’re a big money earner and your husband isn’t, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or ‘Mrs. Higgins.
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Especially if you’re over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
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If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!
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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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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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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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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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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.
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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.
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I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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