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The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head

Barbara Corcoran

Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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Discovery Schemes
Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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Lesson Talent Teach
I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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Control During never Time Workday
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.
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Differences Ideas Outside Play
Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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Maximizing Minimizing Negative
The most effective way to build a brand is not by spending millions in advertising, but by finding a clever way to keep your name in the press.
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Clever Names Way
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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Boss Dog Jobs
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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Business Jobs Learning
My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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Empowering Inspirational Strong Women
The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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Advertising Important Publicity
I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.
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Family Investment Thinking
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
Failure is my specialty.
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Failure Motivational Specialty
When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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Chemistry Employee Great
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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Feels Should Way
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

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