That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
BARBARA CORCORANThat ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
BARBARA CORCORANI had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
BARBARA CORCORANIt’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.
BARBARA CORCORANAll the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
BARBARA CORCORANYou can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
BARBARA CORCORANI 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.
BARBARA CORCORANRefinancing doesn’t reduce your debt, it just restructures it, so be clear about what you want to achieve with a refi.
BARBARA CORCORANThe 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.
BARBARA CORCORANMost 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.
BARBARA CORCORANIf 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.’
BARBARA CORCORANIf someone doesn’t fit in your company, you have an obligation to get rid of them, because you’re holding them back from excelling elsewhere.
BARBARA CORCORANDon’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.
BARBARA CORCORANI have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
BARBARA CORCORANDon’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
BARBARA CORCORANI 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.
BARBARA CORCORANI’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.
BARBARA CORCORAN