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.
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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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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Failure is my specialty.
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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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I 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.
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Take some time to sit down and figure out how your big rival is promoting their brand and plan something smarter and more creative for yours!
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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
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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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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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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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I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you’re quoted in the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ the ‘New York Times,’ constantly as the expert in the business people assume you’re a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.
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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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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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I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it’s a phantom chase.
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I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% – still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
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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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A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of ‘curb appeal.’
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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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