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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.

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
Move
Fire
Start
Idea
Moving
Ideas
Everything
Immediately
Burning

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Don't teach talent that isn't there.
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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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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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Everybody thinks that they're going to time the market, they're going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.
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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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The worst that could happen is I lose my company and go back to being a waitress. I don't think money's a great aspiration for a lot of people that succeed. They they have other motivations that turn them on. And money was not one of mine.
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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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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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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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Buyers decide in the first eight seconds of seeing a home if they're interested in buying it. Get out of your car, walk in their shoes and see what they see within the first eight seconds.
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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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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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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've seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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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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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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