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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.

Barbara Corcoran

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Barbara Corcoran
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: March 10
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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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You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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The power of publicity is more important than advertising.
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My best successes came on the heels of failures.
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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.
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My mother's genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Don't be afraid to go for positions, jobs or take on clients just outside of your knowledge base. It's when you're uncomfortable that you learn and grow the most.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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