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.
BARBARA CORCORANIf you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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.
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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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When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
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Everybody thinks that they’re going to time the market, they’re going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.
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In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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No loan is free. The costs are in your loan somewhere, maybe rolled into the amount to be refinanced or even coming at a higher interest rate.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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Especially if you’re over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
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Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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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.
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Failure is my specialty.
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If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!
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The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it… but they come back up and say ‘hit me again.’
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