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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.

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
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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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Great sales people [don't] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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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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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I'm not saying that's the only calling card, but it's a whole crayon box.
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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 best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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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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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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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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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it's a necessity in selling a house.
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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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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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I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% - still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
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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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