Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
BARBARA CORCORANWhen you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
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In New York City, the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately…it’s everything.
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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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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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Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
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Failure is my specialty.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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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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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don’t build ‘wiggle room’ into the asking price. There’s a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.
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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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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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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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My mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the entire household, she noticed a gift in each of her kids and instilled confidence in all of us that that gift would take us wherever we wanted to go.
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