Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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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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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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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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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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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I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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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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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they’re interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds.
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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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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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Empathy for the people you’re working with and being aware of their needs…that’s the “big kahuna” in managing people.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
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I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn’t want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn’t want a boss.
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