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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.

Barbara Corcoran

Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
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Book People Smart
Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.
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Beauty Contest Eight Great Lighting
Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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Employee Motivate Employees
If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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Amount House Percent
The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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Justice Squares Wheels
People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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Example Leader People
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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Motivation People Thinking
The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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Inspiring Sorry Strong Women
It’s rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn’t find that was true of my top super stars either.
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Able Real Stars
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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Hobbies House Men
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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Entrepreneur Hard Mom Times
My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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Empowering Inspirational Strong Women
If you’ve got the money, you need people to make money with your money. And if you have the talent, you can always merchandise your talent to someone who’s got the money and make money. There’s two pieces to it: talent and money.
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Making Money People Talent
In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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City Country Earth Mouth
Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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Asks Assuming Plenty
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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Differences Real Sorry

Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.

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