If you’ve got the money, you need people to make money with your money. And if you have the talent, you can always merchandise your talent to someone who’s got the money and make money. There’s two pieces to it: talent and money.
BARBARA CORCORANWhen 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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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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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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.
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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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I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.
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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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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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My 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.
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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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When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
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