I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
BARBARA CORCORANThat ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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If your house has been on the market for more than four months, take it off the market and re-list it in two months as ‘new.’
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they’re interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds.
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If someone doesn’t fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you’re holding them back from excelling elsewhere.
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The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don’t build ‘wiggle room’ into the asking price. There’s a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.
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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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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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Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
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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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Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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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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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.
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The most effective way to build a brand is not by spending millions in advertising, but by finding a clever way to keep your name in the press.
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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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