Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
BARBARA CORCORANThe power of publicity is more important than advertising.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
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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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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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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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When you’re a big money earner and your husband isn’t, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or ‘Mrs. Higgins.
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The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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Especially if you’re over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
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When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
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If I could set a world record, it would be that I have 150 business partners, all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.
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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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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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Instead of assuming everything you’re being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
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I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it’s a phantom chase.
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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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