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Barbara Ann Corcoran (born March 10, 1949) is an American business woman, investor, syndicated columnist, and television personality. She founded The Corcoran Group, a real estate brokerage in New York City, which she sold to NRT for $66 million in 2001 and shortly thereafter exited the company.
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Everyone recognizes and responds well to people who act like themselves. You don’t have to be fancy, you just have to be yourself.
Your heart must always be in it. That’s part of an entrepreneurs DNA.
When you think you’re failing, you feel like people are watching you. I found that nobody is watching and all they care about is themselves.
I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it’s a phantom chase.
If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.
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.
Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
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.
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.
In business, you’re the chief salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.
You don’t need an MBA to launch a business. You need street smarts and grit.
Just go for it. You don’t want to end up with regret.
My best successes came on the heels of failure.
Leaders come in two flavors. Expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.
“Everyone will hear the call, and everyone will be out looking for a house again,”
“If you’re older and you’re letting that get in your way, simply look your best and put [your age] to the side,”
You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump
I consider rejection a lucky charm.
All the best things that happened to me after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
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