Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
BARBARA CORCORANI 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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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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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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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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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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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In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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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’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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The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it… but they come back up and say ‘hit me again.’
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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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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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The most effective way to build a brand is not by spending millions in advertising, but by finding a clever way to keep your name in the press.
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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 want to be noticed, dress the part.
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