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My best successes came on the heels of failures.

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
Empowerment
Failures
Heels
Empowering
Came
Inspirational
Women
Best
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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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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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Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they're interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds.
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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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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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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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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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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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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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In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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Great sales people [don't] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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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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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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Don't teach talent that isn't there.
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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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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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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.
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