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
Your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can't get.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills are more important than academic knowledge.
This quote emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence, or 'people smarts', over traditional academic knowledge, or 'book smarts'. It suggests that understanding and connecting with others can lead to greater success and fulfillment in life than simply having academic credentials or knowledge.
Themes
Emotional IntelligenceInterpersonal SkillsSuccessKnowledgePeople Smarts
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about career success, one could say, 'Remember, your people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can't get.'
More from Barbara Corcoran
All quotes βBuy 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
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.
Barbara CorcoranRead
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.
Barbara CorcoranRead
The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it's what goes on inside your own head
Barbara CorcoranRead
I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
Barbara CorcoranRead
Similar quotes
It is a virtue to admit ignorance when you don't know, but not to wallow in ignorance as an end in itself._x000D_ _x000D_ People say if we don't believe god is watching over us, we abandon morality. Are they right?
Richard DawkinsRead
The analysis of data will not by itself produce new ideas.
Edward De BonoRead
The truth knocks on the door and you say, go away, I'm looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling.
Robert M. PirsigRead
It is the way of weakened minds to see everything through a black cloud. The soul forms its own horizons; your soul is darkened, and consequently the sky of the future appears stormy and unpromising
Alexandre DumasRead
The tantalizing discomfort of perplexity is what inspires otherwise ordinary men and women to extraordinary feats of ingenuity and creativity; nothing quite focuses the mind like dissonant details awaiting harmonious resolution.
Brian GreeneRead
I think when we don't know what to do it's wise to do nothing. Sit down quietly; quiet our hearts and minds and breathe deeply.
Maya AngelouRead