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Great sales people [don't] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
Barbara Corcoran
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Barbara Corcoran
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: March 10
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Edgewater
New Jersey
Barbara Ann Corcoran
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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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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 biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it's what goes on inside your own head
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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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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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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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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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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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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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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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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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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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Don't teach talent that isn't there.
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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 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 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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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.
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