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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.

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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Example
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People

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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it's there.
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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 can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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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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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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Don't teach talent that isn't there.
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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'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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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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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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I've seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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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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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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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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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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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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If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately...it's everything.
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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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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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