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I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don't jump on something right away, it's like a bird flying by-it flies off.

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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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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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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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it's a necessity in selling a house.
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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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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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A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.
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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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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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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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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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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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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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Don't teach talent that isn't there.
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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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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.
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People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
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