If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
BARBARA CORCORANMy mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the entire household, she noticed a gift in each of her kids and instilled confidence in all of us that that gift would take us wherever we wanted to go.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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Most great entrepreneurs I know are nothing like the other kids. They’re almost like tangent lines – those lines that seem to go nowhere. Nothing connects them, until they get out in the real world. Then they connect just fine.
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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
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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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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn’t like that very much.
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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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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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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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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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If I could set a world record, it would be that I have 150 business partners, all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.
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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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