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If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.

Barbara Corcoran

Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Effort Labels Past
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

Motivational Overcome People
Failure is my specialty.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Failure Motivational Specialty
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Boss Dog Jobs
In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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Entrepreneur Motivational Waiting
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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Forever Gut Way
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Building Marketing Mom
Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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Flavor Leadership Team Two
Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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Employee Motivate Employees
All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
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All Best Past Rejected
My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There’s no way I can control him. I wouldn’t stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Home Husband Strong
If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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Amount House Percent
Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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Creativity Innovation Running
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

Clever Names Way
That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
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Fields Motivational Succeed
People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Example Leader People

If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.

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If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.

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