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If you've got the money, you need people to make money with your money. And if you have the talent, you can always merchandise your talent to someone who's got the money and make money. There's two pieces to it: talent and money.

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
People
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Talent
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It's rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn't find that was true of my top super stars either.
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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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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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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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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it's what goes on inside your own head
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When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.
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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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You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
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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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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.
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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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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 wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% - still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
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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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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 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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