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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
Confidence
Grow
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Looking
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Overrated
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