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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.

Barbara Corcoran

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Barbara Corcoran
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: March 10
Businessperson
Businesswoman
Journalist
Television Producer
Edgewater
New Jersey
Barbara Ann Corcoran
Motivational
Power
Underestimate
Dare
Instinct

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I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.
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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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I 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.
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In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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I'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.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of 'curb appeal.' Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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Don't get cocky just because you've had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you've earned it.
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A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
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The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you're in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... don't miss it.
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The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it's what goes on inside your own head
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Especially if you're over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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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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The 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.
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