Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
BARBARA CORCORANIf 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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
-
-
A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of ‘curb appeal.’
BARBARA CORCORAN -
A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn’t want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn’t want a boss.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% – still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
BARBARA CORCORAN -
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN






