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.’
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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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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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
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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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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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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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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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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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When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
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Confidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
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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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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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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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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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