Most of us are familiar with Barbara Corcoran as a real estate mogul and star of ABC's Shark Tank. Barbara made her fortune at first leasing and then selling NYC real estate when she owned The Corcoran Group. I had the pleasure of meeting Barbara recently at the Real Estate Staging Association's annual convention in Las Vegas; Barbara was our keynote speaker, and her story was so inspirational!
Barbara Corcoran is one of ten children, and she learned a lot from her mother's practical way of raising all those kids that she later applied to business. Although Barbara admits to not being a great student, she certainly had 'street smarts' and knew that perception creates reality (kind of like "fake it until you make it"). A few of Barbara's great tips for us included:
- Be great at failure ... you'll learn a lot when faced with failure and it will spur you on to greater things
- You have the Right to be there! Never think that you don't or can't fit in with a particular client, or committee, or meeting. You can!
- FUN is good for business! Remember to have as much fun as you can ... people will love working with you!
- There's really no "balancing" your work life and personal life. Do the best you can, and remember that your family is #1. Barbara shared a touching story that her proudest moment in life happened when her son was born -- not when she sold her real estate company for many millions.
After Barbara's talk, I was thrilled to be able to chat with her in person! Here she's complimenting my business card (which my son Brendan designed :-)
Barbara's new book "Shark Tales" tells the story of her real estate career and how she became a star of "Shark Tank."
~ Barbara is a strong proponent of home staging as a marketing tool and believes that it's becoming the norm in today's market, rather than the exception ~
The night before, I was honored to receive two awards at our annual convention: One of the Top Ten Home Stagers in the United States for 2014; and National Board Member of the Year for the Real Estate Staging Association
About 5 years ago I picked up Barbara's book 
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