All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.

Confidence is overrated. It's when we're uncomfortable and looking for answers that we learn and grow the most.

When you're a big money earner and your husband isn't, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or 'Mrs. Higgins.

I sat down and collected all of our eleven sales for the past six months and I added them all together and divided by eleven. I then took that average and presented it as the average price for a Manhattan apartment. The media ate it up.

Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your "not to do" list. Post the list where you'll see it.

A whopping 89 percent of buyers start their home search online. How your house looks online is the modern equivalent of 'curb appeal.' Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.

I've seen innovation come from something as simple as a resourceful multibillionaire who wanted to make even more money.