Figure out what past efforts amounted to nothing and label them your "not to do" list. Post the list where you'll see it.
Barbara CorcoranYour people smarts will prove ten times more valuable than all the book smarts you can't get.
Barbara CorcoranThe worst that could happen is I lose my company and go back to being a waitress. I don't think money's a great aspiration for a lot of people that succeed. They they have other motivations that turn them on. And money was not one of mine.
Barbara CorcoranWhen 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.
Barbara Corcoran