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.
BARBARA CORCORANThe difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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 building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
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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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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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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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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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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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Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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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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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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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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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
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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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