Barbara Corcoran Quotes

I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.

My best successes came on the heels of failures.

Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it's there.

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!

Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.

Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.

Confidence is overrated. It's when we're uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.

The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.

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.

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!

Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.

Always choose attitude over experience. Always.

The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it's what goes on inside your own head

Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.

People imitate their leader. Lead by example.

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.

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

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.

Don't get cocky just because you've had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you've earned it.

Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It's about making them happy.

If you have an idea, immediately move on it. To start that fire and get it burning immediately...it's everything.

Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.

The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.

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.

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.