Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
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.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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If 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.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.
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Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.
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Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.
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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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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn’t like that very much.
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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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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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Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.
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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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The 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.
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Confidence is overrated. It’s when we’re uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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