Barbara Corcoran Quotes

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.

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.

My best successes came on the heels of failures.

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

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.

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!

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

Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!

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

I don't invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don't have charisma.

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.

Home staging used to be optional. Today, it's a necessity in selling a house.

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

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

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.

Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.

I hate entrepreneurs with beautiful business plans.

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

The most expensive hobby a rich man could have is a boat, and the second most expensive hobby he could have is a very old house.

Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct. Instinct is a lifesaver for sharks and entrepreneurs alike. Most people can recall times they ignored their gut only to regret it later. Learning to actually listen to your instinct is a great form of self-preservation. It's both incredibly easy and tough at the same time, but worth the effort to master.

People imitate their leader. Lead by example.

Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.

When you're building a business, you're either all in, or you're not.

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

Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can't get.

If you're having fun, you wind up innovating.

You steal the limelight, you steal the market share

The most effective way to build a brand is not by spending millions in advertising, but by finding a clever way to keep your name in the press.

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

In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.

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.

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

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!

Always choose attitude over experience. Always.

Instead of assuming everything you're being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.

Take some time to sit down and figure out how your big rival is promoting their brand and plan something smarter and more creative for yours!

Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they'll determine 80 percent of your success.

Harebrained schemes often lead to great discoveries.

Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.

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

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

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.

Especially if you're over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.

A funny thing happens in real estate. When it comes back, it comes back up like gangbusters.

You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you're moving out. But it's demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don't have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.

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.

I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.

Insecurity is a wonderful motivator.

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.

Empathy for the people you're working with and being aware of their needs...that's the "big kahuna" in managing people.