Barbara Corcoran
Barbara Corcoran
Barbara Ann Corcoranis an American businesswoman, investor, speaker, consultant, syndicated columnist, author, and television personality. As a television personality, she is a "Shark" investor on ABC's Shark Tank...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth10 March 1949
CityEdgewater, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
people leader example
People imitate their leader. Lead by example.
people determine picks
Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they'll determine 80 percent of your success.
thinking people house
What people ask for has nothing to do with the value of a property. You might see a listing for $300,000 and think you should make a $250,000 bid. But hyper-focus on what the house is worth. You should know what the house is worth by looking at comparable properties. Base your bid on that.
house ifs amount
If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.
stealing share limelight
You steal the limelight, you steal the market share
sharks dollars tales
Shark Tales: How I turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business
assuming asks plenty
Instead of assuming everything you're being told is the truth, ask plenty of questions.
past media average
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.
motivational attitude
Always choose attitude over experience. Always.
motivational natural-instinct underestimate
Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
creative rivals down-and
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!
playing-outside ideas differences
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.
heart home thinking
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.
competition challenges goes-on
The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it's what goes on inside your own head