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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it's there.

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
Believe
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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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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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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.
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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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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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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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Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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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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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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