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 CORCORANSex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I’m not saying that’s the only calling card, but it’s a whole crayon box.
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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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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I’ve never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing outside.
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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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If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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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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Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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My mother’s genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.
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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately…it’s everything.
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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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I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.
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