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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!

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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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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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.
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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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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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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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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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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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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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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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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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In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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Don't teach talent that isn't there.
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Especially if you're over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
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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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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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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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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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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it's a necessity in selling a house.
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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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