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.
BARBARA CORCORANIf you want to be noticed, dress the part.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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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Buy with your heart, not your head. You can look at all the aspects that make a purchase practical, but that kind of thinking makes it an investment rather than a home.
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I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you’re quoted in the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ the ‘New York Times,’ constantly as the expert in the business people assume you’re a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.
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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.
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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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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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I’ve never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing outside.
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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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Refinancing doesn’t reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.
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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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