25 Empowering Barbara Corcoran Quotes

Barbara Corcoran is a successful businesswoman, investor, speaker, author and television personality. Barbara famously borrowed $1,000 in 1973 and quit her job as a waitress to start a tiny real estate company in New York City. She would later sell this business for $66 million.

Barbara Corcoran is now well known as a television personality as a “Shark” investor on ABC’s Shark Tank.

Barbara Corcoran has built up an amazing amount of business experience over the years. She is a great source of inspiration to many entrepreneurs.

I hope that you will enjoy the following Barbara Corcoran Quotes and that they will empower you to follow your dreams.

Barbara Corcoran Quotes

1. “Always choose attitude over experience. Always.” ― Barbara Corcoran

2. “I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest strength.” ― Barbara Corcoran

3. “Forget about perfection; it doesn’t exist.” ― Barbara Corcoran

4. “Stop putting it off! Procrastination breeds guilt, guilt breeds depression, and depression breeds failure.” ― Barbara Corcoran

5. “People stayed with me and worked extra hard for me because I could see the potential in them.” ― Barbara Corcoran

6. “If you stand back and analyze the best way to do something, you’ll be standing there forever. Follow your gut and jump right in!” ― Barbara Corcoran

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“Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.” ― Barbara Corcoran

8. “Fun is the most underutilized tool in business today. Happy people always make good employees.” ― Barbara Corcoran

9. “Take some time to sit down and figure out how your big rival is promoting their brand and plan something smarter and more creative for yours!” ― Barbara Corcoran

10. “The truth is you can teach any skill, but you cannot change a bad attitude.” ― Barbara Corcoran

11. “When you’re building a business, you’re either all in, or you’re not.” ― Barbara Corcoran

12. “Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative.” ― Barbara Corcoran

13. “A good organization is like a box of crayons. You need different colors of the spectrum, but all the crayons should fit in the box.” ― Barbara Corcoran

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“You can catch a great attitude from great people.” ― Barbara Corcoran

15. “The biggest challenge in business is not the competition, it’s what goes on inside your own head.” ― Barbara Corcoran

16. “Never be ashamed of who you are. People always recognize and appreciate authenticity.” ― Barbara Corcoran

17. “Every time you push through failure there’s always a prize for you on the other side.” ― Barbara Corcoran

18. “In business, you’re the chief salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.” ― Barbara Corcoran

19. “When you feel stuck and can’t seem to move ahead, always remember that you don’t have to get it right, you just have to get it going!” ― Barbara Corcoran

20. “Finding opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there.” ― Barbara Corcoran

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“Your heart must always be in it. That’s part of an entrepreneur’s DNA.” ― Barbara Corcoran

22. “Make sure you pick good people to build your business with, as they’ll determine 80 percent of your success.” ― Barbara Corcoran

23. “The difference between successful people and others is how long they feel sorry for themselves.” ― Barbara Corcoran

24. “The hardest lessons to learn is that you’re more capable than you think you are.” ― Barbara Corcoran

25. “If you’re minding someone else’s business, no one is minding yours.” ― Barbara Corcoran

Damien Thomas

Damien Thomas is the founder of Your Positive Oasis, a personal growth website focused on uplifting and inspiring quotes. Since 2016, he has helped readers build a more positive mindset, strengthen their self-belief and stay motivated. Damien’s mission is to inspire people to live each day with greater purpose, confidence and happiness. He is also the recipient of the Best Health and Well-Being Blog Award.