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Confidence is overrated. It's when we're uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.

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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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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Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.
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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 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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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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Empathy for the people you're working with and being aware of their needs...that's the big kahuna in managing people.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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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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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 steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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When you feel stuck and can't seem to move ahead, always remember that you don't have to get it right, you just have to get it going!
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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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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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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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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.
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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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