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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.

Barbara Corcoran

Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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Discovery Schemes
When you feel stuck and can’t seem to move ahead, always remember that you don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going!
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Moving Remember Stuck
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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Fire Ideas Moving
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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Clever Names Way
I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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Agents Real Seven
Don’t teach talent that isn’t there.
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Lesson Talent Teach
My 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.
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Home Husband Strong
Buy with your heart, not your head. You can look at all the aspects that make a purchase practical, but that kind of thinking makes it an investment rather than a home.
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Heart Home Thinking
Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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Employee Motivate Employees
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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Balance Thinking Years
If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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Amount House Percent
Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I’m not saying that’s the only calling card, but it’s a whole crayon box.
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Calling Cards Sex
If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.
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Book Creative Reading
People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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Example Leader People
Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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Insecurity Motivator Wonderful
I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.
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Feet Jobs People
I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don’t jump on something right away, it’s like a bird flying by-it flies off.
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Bird Flying Tiny
I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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Control During never Time Workday
I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you’re quoted in the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ the ‘New York Times,’ constantly as the expert in the business people assume you’re a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.
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Country Journal Running Street Wall
You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you’re moving out. But it’s demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don’t have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.
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Home Moving Rip
Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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Instinct Motivational Natural Underestimate
When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
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Advantage Gimmicks Huge
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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Kids Motivational Real
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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Motivational Overcome People
That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
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Fields Motivational Succeed
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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Bottom Matter Thinking
Home staging used to be optional. Today, it’s a necessity in selling a house.
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Home House Today

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