When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.
BARBARA CORCORANIf you’ve got the money, you need people to make money with your money. And if you have the talent, you can always merchandise your talent to someone who’s got the money and make money. There’s two pieces to it: talent and money.
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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Refinancing doesn’t reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.
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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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I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.
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The wheels of justice – they’re square wheels.
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Failure is my specialty.
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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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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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It’s rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn’t find that was true of my top super stars either.
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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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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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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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I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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No loan is free. The costs are in your loan somewhere, maybe rolled into the amount to be refinanced or even coming at a higher interest rate.
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When you’re a big money earner and your husband isn’t, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or ‘Mrs. Higgins.
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I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.
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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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I hadn’t learned to read by third grade, which wasn’t unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn’t see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn’t the least bit bothered – until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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I don’t invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don’t have charisma.
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If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!
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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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