Barbara Corcoran
That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.Collection: Motivational
When you're in business, if you have some sort of gimmick it's a huge advantage.Collection: Gimmicks
I think of my business and investments as extension of my family.Collection: Thinking
Failure is my specialty.Collection: Motivational
I have found, whether you have a tiny business or a big business, if you don't jump on something right away, it's like a bird flying by-it flies off.Collection: Bird
Innovation and creativity are the juiciest parts of running a business.Collection: Running
When you're a big money earner and your husband isn't, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or 'Mrs. Higgins.Collection: Husband
The difference between the real winners is how long they take to feel sorry for themselves. My winners feel it... but they come back up and say 'hit me again.'Collection: Sorry
Don't teach talent that isn't there.Collection: Talent
Your business is a part of yourself. Should it be? Who knows, but it sure feels that way. You can never really leave it.Collection: Way
My mother's genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.Collection: Inspirational
The productiveness of any meeting depends on the level of thought given to the agenda in advance, and you should never leave a meeting without writing a follow-up list with each item assigned to one person. And go outside. All the big ideas are on the outside. You'll never have a creative idea at your desk.Collection: Writing
The wheels of justice - they're square wheels.Collection: Squares
The worst that could happen is I lose my company and go back to being a waitress. I don't think money's a great aspiration for a lot of people that succeed. They they have other motivations that turn them on. And money was not one of mine.Collection: Motivation
If you've got the money, you need people to make money with your money. And if you have the talent, you can always merchandise your talent to someone who's got the money and make money. There's two pieces to it: talent and money.Collection: People
I like to wake up and just feel gratitude. Gratitude for waking up, for my health, for my kids, for my family. A lot of times in the evening, I'll write down what my goals are for the next day; When I wake up, I look at that list again. I meditate.Collection: Gratitude
I always work out first thing in the morning, because if I don't, it won't get done. To me, it really comes down to my priorities. Because those are the things that are important to me: my spirituality, centering with the universe and God, and then getting my workout in and putting my health first. That makes everything else feel easy. Anything that comes up, I feel like I can conquer it throughout the day.Collection: Workout
I hadn’t learned to read by third grade, which wasn’t unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn’t see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn’t the least bit bothered – until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.Collection: Reading
If you’re having fun, you wind up innovating.Collection: Fun
My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There’s no way I can control him. I wouldn’t stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.Collection: Strong
If you want to have a creative culture, you can’t get it by reading books. You get it by example.Collection: Reading