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Don't teach talent that isn't 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
Talent
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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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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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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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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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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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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I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don't jump on something right away, it's like a bird flying by-it flies off.
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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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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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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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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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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Great sales people [don't] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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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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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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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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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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