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I built the business exactly the way my mother built and ran her family. I wanted a replication of the big, happy family I grew up in. I wanted happy people having fun.

~Barbara Corcoran

Topics: Big Built Business Exactly Exactly The Way Family Fun Grew Happy Happy People Having Having Fun Her Mother People Ran Up Wanted Way

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I got along with people very well at every job I had, people liked me and I liked them and I loved being on my feet.

~Barbara Corcoran

Topics: Along Being Every Feet Got Had Job Liked Loved Me People Them Very Well

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People stayed with me and worked extra hard for me because I could see the potential in them - I'm not so sure they could see the potential in me.

~Barbara Corcoran

Topics: Because Could Extra Hard Me People Potential See Stayed Sure Them Worked

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I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% - still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.

~Barbara Corcoran

Topics: About Accustomed Better Both Doing Entrepreneur Found Hard Hard Time Having Mom Still Than Time Very Wanted Work

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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.

~Barbara Corcoran

Topics: About Been Building Business Every Every Single Thing Great Had Just Learned Marketing Mom Never Practical Sense She Single Single Thing Thing Workforce

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Whatever you got you have to accentuate. I ran my female card up and down the ladder my whole career, because I was in a man's world. It was worked by women but owned by men. I was the only female owner in my field at that time.

~Barbara Corcoran

Topics: Accentuate Because Card Career Down Female Field Got Ladder Man Men Only Owned Owner Ran Time Up Up And Down Whatever Whole Women Worked World You

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

~Barbara Corcoran

Topics: Become Believe Greatest Really Single Strength Theory Think Weakness Worst Your I Think

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I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. 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

Topics: Age Because Before Boss Business Had Jobs Me More Motivated Myself Simply Started Telling Three Twenty Two Want Wanted Well Work

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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.

~Barbara Corcoran

Topics: Basically Bosses Did Good Hop Jobs Just Lady Like Much Orphan Stand Those Times Very Waitress You

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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

Topics: Actually Balance Chase Concept Could Gave Life Phantom Think Up Years Years Ago You Your I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businesswoman

Born: March 10th, 1949

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