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Leaders come in two flavors, expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.

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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Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.
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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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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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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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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 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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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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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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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 used to be optional. Today, it's a necessity in selling a house.
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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.
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Confidence is overrated. It's when we're uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.
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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 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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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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If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
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You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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