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.
BARBARA CORCORANInsecurity is a wonderful motivator.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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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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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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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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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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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 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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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.
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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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The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.
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Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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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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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I’m not saying that’s the only calling card, but it’s a whole crayon box.
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