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Barbara Corcoran

My mother’s genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.
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Believe Inspirational Mother
If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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Dress Motivational Want
Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Determine People Percent
I like to wake up and just feel gratitude. Gratitude for waking up, for my health, for my kids, for my family. A lot of times in the evening, I’ll write down what my goals are for the next day; When I wake up, I look at that list again. I meditate.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Gratitude Kids Writing
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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Empathy Needs People
Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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Flavor Leadership Team Two
I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.
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Family Investment Thinking
Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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Chance Ending Happy Take
I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.
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Giving Jobs Parent
When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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Chemistry Employee Great
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
A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.
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Estates Funny Real
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
Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
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Book People Smart
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.
BARBARA CORCORAN

Home Husband Strong
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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Able Real Stars

Failure is my specialty.

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