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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.

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
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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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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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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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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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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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People want to do business with someone they like. If people like you, they're going to want to do business with you. And if they don't you're going to have an almost insurmountable obstacle to overcome.
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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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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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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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The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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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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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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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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Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.
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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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I've seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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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 gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase.
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