Barbara Corcoran is a well recognized author, investor, entrepreneur, and regular shark on the hit show Shark Tank. However, this success comes from the humblest of origins. As a child, Barbara was told she would never succeed after realizing that she had a learning disability. After continuous setbacks, Barbara hustled and rose to the top of New York’s ambitious real estate market where she remains an all-star.
Here are Barbara Corcoran’s best quotes:
1. “Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.” – Barbara Corcoran
2. “I have a theory and I really believe it. I think you’re worse weakness can become your greatest single strength.” – Barbara Corcoran
3. “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
4. “In New York City the meek don’t inherit the earth. The big mouth does.” – Barbara Corcoran
5. “The best time to expand is when people are asleep at the wheel.” – Barbara Corcoran
6. “The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.” – Barbara Corcoran
7. “Always choose attitude over experience. Always.” – Barbara Corcoran
8. “Good leaders are not born, they are people who try hard to be exceptional.” – Barbara Corcoran
9. “The joy is in 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 focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that…don’t miss it.” – Barbara Corcoran
10. “It’s normal to get stuck, but stupid to stay stuck.” – Barbara Corcoran
11. “My best successes came of the heels of failure.” – Barbara Corcoran
12. “If you want to t have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.” – Barbara Corcoran
13. “When you’re building a business, you’re either all in or you’re not.” – Barbara Corcoran
14. “Use your imagination to fill in the blanks.” – Barbara Corcoran
15. “I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it’s a phantom chase.” – Barbara Corcoran
16. “I wanted to be 150 percent entrepreneur and 150 percent mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75 percent and 75 percent – still better than 100 percent, but not what I was accustomed to at work.” – Barbara Corcoran
17. “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.” – Barbara Corcoran
18. “Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.” – Barbara Corcoran
19. “Don’t get cocky just because you’ve had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you’ve earned it.” – Barbara Corcoran
20. “Just go for it. You don’t want to end up with regret.” – Barbara Corcoran
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21. “Forget about perfection; it doesn’t exist.” – Barbara Corcoran
22. “If you get labeled a winner, people come along for the ride. Might as well enjoy it and they should too.” – Barbara Corcoran
23. “Taking chances almost always makes for happy endings.” – Barbara Corcoran
24. “Leaders come in two flavors; expanders and containers. The best leadership teams have a mix of both.” – Barbara Corcoran
25. “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.” – Barbara Corcoran
26. “Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.” – Barbara Corcoran
27. “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.” – Barbara Corcoran
28. “If you’re working for the love of money, you won’t ever get any” – Barbara Corcoran
29. “The truth is you can teach any skill, but you cannot change a bad attitude.” – Barbara Corcoran
30. “Luck is a byproduct of hard work and good judgement.” – Barbara Corcoran
31. “I love myself and anything that has my name I’m tickled to death.” – Barbara Corcoran
32. “My biggest 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
33. “You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.” – Barbara Corcoran
34. “That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.” – Barbara Corcoran
35. “Its your game; make up your own rules.” – Barbara Corcoran
36. “I had twenty-two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty-three and I didn’t want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn’t want a boss.” – Barbara Corcoran
37. “Procrastination is the enemy of success and the guilt of not doing something always steals your energy.” – Barbara Corcoran
38. “The hardest lessons to learn is that you’re more capable than you think you are.” – Barbara Corcoran
39. “My best advice is to play up what you’re good at instead of sitting around criticizing yourself for all the things you don’t do well.” – Barbara Corcoran
40. “Everyone recognizes and responds well to people who act like themselves. You don’t have to be fancy, you just have to be yourself.” – Barbara Corcoran
