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 CorcoranRead
I don't invest anymore in entrepreneurs who don't have charisma.
Interpretation
Charisma is a crucial trait for effective entrepreneurship and leadership.
In this quote, Barbara Corcoran emphasizes the importance of charisma in entrepreneurship. She suggests that success in business often depends on an entrepreneur's ability to connect with others, inspire confidence, and lead effectively, indicating that a lack of charisma can hinder one's potential for success.
In practice
During a leadership workshop, I quoted Barbara Corcoran to highlight the importance of charisma in successful entrepreneurs.
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.
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.
Everybody thinks that they're going to time the market, they're going to sharpshoot the market, and buy right at the bottom. The truth of the matter is that nobody is good at it.
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.
The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it's what goes on inside your own head
I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
Ironically, when a bunch of very smart people are sitting around a table for hours trying to figure out whether they should do something, that tends to not necessarily lead to the best results.
An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community - as SNCC does - must work to provide that community with a position of strength from which to make its voice heard. This is the significance of black power beyond the slogan
You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.
Any smart executive understands that to find the best talent she has to explore new territory that lies beyond familiar geography. That applies not only to gender, but also to race, religion, background and age.
Leaders must be tough enough to fight, tender enough to cry, human enough to make mistakes, humble enough to admit them, strong enough to absorb the pain, and resilient enough to bounce back and keep on moving.
I respect coaches; I respect what good coaches do. I know that you don't learn to be a coach in an hour and a half.
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