I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
BARBARA CORCORANMy husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There’s no way I can control him. I wouldn’t stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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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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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
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All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
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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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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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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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In business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they’re going to want to do business with you. And if they don’t you’re going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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