You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
BARBARA CORCORANI hadn’t learned to read by third grade, which wasn’t unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn’t see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn’t the least bit bothered – until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
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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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The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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Don’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.
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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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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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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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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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Failure is my specialty.
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