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.
BARBARA CORCORANAlways choose attitude over experience. Always.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.
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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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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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Refinancing doesn’t reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.
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I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.
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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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Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don’t build ‘wiggle room’ into the asking price. There’s a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.
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I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn’t want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn’t want a boss.
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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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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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