Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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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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Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.
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If your house has been on the market for more than four months, take it off the market and re-list it in two months as ‘new.’
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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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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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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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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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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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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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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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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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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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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