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The biggest challenge in business isn’t your competition, it's what goes on inside your own head.Barbara Corcoran
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In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.Barbara Corcoran
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I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you're quoted in the 'Wall Street Journal', the 'New York Times', constantly as the expert in the business people assume you're a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.Barbara Corcoran
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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.Barbara Corcoran
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I built the business exactly the way my mother built and ran her family. I wanted a replication of the big, happy family I grew up in. I wanted happy people having fun.Barbara Corcoran
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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.Barbara Corcoran
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The most influential factor in selling a home is always price. Don't build 'wiggle room' into the asking price. There's a price war out there and you have to win it from the get-go.Barbara Corcoran
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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.Barbara Corcoran
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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.Barbara Corcoran
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A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of 'curb appeal.' Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.Barbara Corcoran
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A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.Barbara Corcoran
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My greatest strength as a child, I realize now, was my imagination. While every other kid was reading and writing, I had seven whole hours a day to practice my imagination. When do you get that space in your life, ever?Barbara Corcoran
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Buy with your heart, not your head. You can look at all the aspects that make a purchase practical, but that kind of thinking makes it an investment rather than a home.Barbara Corcoran