My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There’s no way I can control him. I wouldn’t stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
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 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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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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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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Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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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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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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I 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.
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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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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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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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I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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