Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
BARBARA CORCORANThe biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head
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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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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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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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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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I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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Don’t be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It’s when you’re uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.
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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
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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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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn’t like that very much.
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