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Become better at firing than hiring – it’s crucial for building a business.

Barbara Corcoran

I 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.
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Country Journal Running Street Wall
I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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Believe Thinking Weakness
Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your “not to do” list. Post the list where you’ll see it.
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Effort Labels Past
A complainer is like a Death Eater because there’s a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.
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Attitude Death Eaters People
I’ve seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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Innovation Money More Simple
If I could set a world record, it would be that I have 150 business partners, all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.
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Differences Record
If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately…it’s everything.
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Fire Ideas Moving
If 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.’
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Four House Two
You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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Limelight Share Stealing
I love myself. Anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.
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Death Love Myself Names Tickle
Failure is my specialty.
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Failure Motivational Specialty
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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Feet Jobs People
I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.
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Family Investment Thinking
I’m never in control of my time during the workday.
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Control During never Time Workday
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
So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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Finish Good People Start
You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you’re moving out. But it’s demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don’t have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.
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Home Moving Rip
That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.
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Fields Motivational Succeed
Most 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.
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Kids Motivational Real
You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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Entrepreneur Sometimes Study
Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.
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Discovery Schemes
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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Home Husband Strong
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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Book Creative Reading
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.
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Gratitude Kids Writing
Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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Depression Guilt Procrastination Put Stop
If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
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might People Winner
When you’re in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it’s a huge advantage.
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Advantage Gimmicks Huge

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