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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
Barbara Corcoran
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Barbara Corcoran
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: March 10
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Edgewater
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Barbara Ann Corcoran
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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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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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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.
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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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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 difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it... but they come back up and say 'hit me again.'
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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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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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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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A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.
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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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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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I've never had a really creative idea sitting at my desk. All the big ideas that made a difference happened when I was playing outside.
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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it's there.
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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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