Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
BARBARA CORCORANThe most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
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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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I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
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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.
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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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If 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.
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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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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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I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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The worst that could happen is I lose my company and go back to being a waitress. I don’t think money’s a great aspiration for a lot of people that succeed. They they have other motivations that turn them on. And money was not one of mine.
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Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.
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Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
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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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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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