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.
BARBARA CORCORANThe story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
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A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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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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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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If your house has been on the market for more than four months, take it off the market and re-list it in two months as ‘new.’
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Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.
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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.
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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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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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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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.
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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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