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You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.

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
Jump
Entrepreneur
Study
Sometimes

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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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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 power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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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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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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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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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 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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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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My 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.
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Don't be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It's when you're uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it's there.
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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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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 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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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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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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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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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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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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