It’s rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn’t find that was true of my top super stars either.
BARBARA CORCORANI 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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don’t jump on something right away, it’s like a bird flying by-it flies off.
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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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Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.
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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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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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The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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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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Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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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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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
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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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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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Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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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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