The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
BARBARA CORCORANThe difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
BARBARA CORCORANYour people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can’t get.
BARBARA CORCORANIf you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.
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 CORCORANGood salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
BARBARA CORCORANI’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
BARBARA CORCORANMy 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.
BARBARA CORCORANIn business, you’re the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
BARBARA CORCORANThe most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don’t build ‘wiggle room’ into the asking price. There’s a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.
BARBARA CORCORANEvery 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 CORCORANNo 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.
BARBARA CORCORANDon’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
BARBARA CORCORANIf a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
BARBARA CORCORANGreat sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
BARBARA CORCORANI 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.
BARBARA CORCORANTake some time to sit down and figure out how your big rival is promoting their brand and plan something smarter and more creative for yours!
BARBARA CORCORAN