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.
BARBARA CORCORANA funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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Most great entrepreneurs I know are nothing like the other kids. They’re almost like tangent lines – those lines that seem to go nowhere. Nothing connects them, until they get out in the real world. Then they connect just fine.
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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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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 difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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If your house has been on the market for more than four months, take it off the market and re-list it in two months as ‘new.’
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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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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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Everybody thinks that they’re going to time the market, they’re going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.
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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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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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Refinancing your mortgage usually makes sense if you can lower your interest rate by at least two points. But the most important question to ask yourself is, how long will it take you to break even?
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If someone doesn’t fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you’re holding them back from excelling elsewhere.
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