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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I'm not saying that's the only calling card, but it's a whole crayon box.

Barbara Corcoran

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Barbara Corcoran
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: March 10
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Edgewater
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Barbara Ann Corcoran
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Great sales people [don't] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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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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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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Everybody thinks that they're going to time the market, they're going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.
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If 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.
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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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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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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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I've seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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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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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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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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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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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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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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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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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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