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.
Barbara CorcoranRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood can lead to compromises in both areas.
Barbara Corcoran expresses the challenge of managing dual roles as a committed entrepreneur and a dedicated mother. She reflects on her struggle to give her best to both responsibilities, acknowledging that striving for excellence in each role often leads to a dilution of effort, resulting in a sense of inadequacy despite performing at a level higher than average.
Themes
EntrepreneurMotherhoodBalanceCommitmentChallenges
In practice
Example use cases
A speaker at a women’s leadership conference discussing work-life balance.
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