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So many people are good at starts and not so good at finishing.

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
Finishing
Starts
Many
Good
People

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I like to wake up and just feel gratitude. Gratitude for waking up, for my health, for my kids, for my family. A lot of times in the evening, I'll write down what my goals are for the next day When I wake up, I look at that list again. I meditate.
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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.
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Home staging used to be optional. Today, it's a necessity in selling a house.
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The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I'm not saying that's the only calling card, but it's a whole crayon box.
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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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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 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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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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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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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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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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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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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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You can't study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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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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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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Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it's there.
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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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